Supernatural and Philosophy (eBook)

Metaphysics and Monsters ... for Idjits

Galen A. Foresman (Herausgeber)

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2013
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-118-61599-7 (ISBN)

Infos

No doubt the years hunting monsters and saving the universe have had their toll on the Winchesters, but their toughest and most gruesome battles are contained in this book. Think Lucifer was diabolically clever? Think again. No son is more wayward than the one who squanders his intellect and academic career pursuing questions as poignant as Half-awesome? That s full-on good, right? Gathered here for the first time since the formation of Purgatory, a collection of research so arcane and horrific that it would make even the late, great Bobby Singer blush. Supernatural and Philosophy tackles all the big ideas in the long-running hit show Supernatural, covering thorny issues in a fun and accessible way. Even those unfamiliar with the show will find fascinating insights into Heaven, Hell, Angels, Demons, God, and Lucifer. A unique collection of insights into the many philosophical, religious, and paranormal topics in the hit TV show, Supernatural Accessible treatment of thorny issues for a general audience Written by philosophical fans of the show, for philosophical fans of the show Those unfamiliar with the show will still find fascinating insights into Heaven, Hell, Angels, Demons, God, Lucifer, and Good and Evil Contributors tackle issues ranging from the biological classifications of monsters, to the epistemological problems of ghost hunting

Autor

Galen A. Foresman is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, where he teaches ethics and critical thinking. He is the author of "Why Batman Is Better than Superman" in Batman and Philosophy (Wiley, 2008) and "What's Wrong with Camping?" in Halo and Philosophy (2011). William Irwin is Professor of Philosophy at King's College. He originated the philosophy and popular culture genre of books as coeditor of the bestselling The Simpsons and Philosophy and has overseen recent titles including Superman and Philosophy, Black Sabbath and Philosophy, and Spider-Man and Philosophy.

Inhalt

Acknowledgments vii

Introduction: Codename: GhostPhacers 1

Part One Of Monsters and Morals 5

1 Are Monsters Members of the Moral Community? 7

Nathan Stout

2 Aristotle's Metaphysics of Monsters and Why We Love
Supernatural 16

Galen A. Foresman and Francis Tobienne, Jr.

3 Hunters, Warriors, Monsters 26

Shannon B. Ford

4 Team Free Will: Something Worth Fighting For 37

Devon Fitzgerald Ralston and Carey F. Applegate

Part Two Life, Liberty, and the Apocalypse 47

5 What the Hell Is Going On? 49

Galen A. Foresman

6 Try Hell, It's a Democracy and the Weather Is Warm
62

Dena Hurst

7 Hunting the American Dream: Why Marx Would Think It's a
Terrible Life 74

Jillian L. Canode

8 Mothers, Lovers, and Other Monsters: The Women of Supernatural
83

Patricia Brace

9 Night of the Living Dead Demons and a Life Worth Living
95

John Edgar Browning

Part Three Evil by Design 109

10 Dean Winchester and the Supernatural Problem of Evil
111

Daniel Haas

11 Angels and Atheists 125

Fredrick Curry

12 Oh God, You Devil 139

Danilo Chaib

Part Four It's Supernatural 151

13 Naturally Supernatural 153

James Blackmon with Galen A. Foresman

14 Masculinity and Supernatural Love 169

Stacey Goguen

15 Naturalizing Supernatural 179

Joseph L. Graves, Jr.

Contributors: Bona Fide, Card Carrying Wisdom Lovers and
GhostPhacers 189

Index 195

Rezensionen

"Saying that, what is covered should be enough here for
the 'Supernatural' fan to think about. Don't get
spooked." (SFCrowsnest.org.uk, 1 December
2013)

"All in all, through reading this book, I realized
philosophical and religious examinations are a lot more fun when
they're done side by side with the adventures of Sam and Dean
Winchester rather than traditional sources. The correlations
make for a very good read. It will certainly change the way we fans
see episodes both past and future. Thanks to pop culture,
philosophy just isn't for scholars anymore."
(The Winchester Family Business, 22 October 2013)

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 7.8.2013
• Reihe/Serie: The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series
• Reihe/Serie: The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series
• Reihe/Serie: The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series
• Mitarbeit: Herausgeber (Serie): William Irwin
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Schlagworte: Übernatürliches • accessible way • Allg. populäre Kultur • Allg. populäre Kultur • Atheists • big philosophical topics • classifications • Democracy • Fans • Fun • hell • Hit • Issues • lifestyle • lifestyles • longrunning • natural different • Philosophical • Philosophie • Philosophy • Point • Popular Culture (general) • Show • Supernatural • Themselves • thorny • Übernatürliches • warm • Weather
• ISBN-10: 1-118-61599-9 / 1118615999
• ISBN-13: 978-1-118-61599-7 / 9781118615997