Joss Whedon as Philosopher (eBook)

Dean Kowalski (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2017
278 Seiten
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-0-7391-9666-3 (ISBN)

Infos

In this book, Dean Kowalski argues that filmmakers can "e;do"e; philosophy when creating a fictional narrative film, and utilizes a careful and extensive analysis of Joss Whedon's fictive creations-Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly, Dollhouse, and The Cabin in the Woods (among others)-to establish this thesis.This book appeals to many different readers. For the many admirers of Whedon's fictive creations, it offers one of the most comprehensive analyses of his corpus. It reprises many examples and dialogue passages from the far corners of the so-called "e;Whedonverse."e; You'll get a chance to re-experience your favorite dramatic moments, and think about them in novel ways. For popular culture scholars, it offers illustrations of various philosophical theories, explains how those theories pertain to relevant data points in Whedon's oeuvre, and assesses whether, or to what extent, they have real-world application. For philosophers of film, it explicates crucial issues germane to the film-as-philosophy debate, but also expands them to television-all in the attempt to demonstrate why it is that Whedon ought to be included among those rare filmmakers who engage the philosophical process via their artistry.

Autor

Dean A. Kowalski is professor of philosophy at the University of Wisconsin-Waukesha.

Inhalt

AcknowledgementsDedicationIntroductionPhoto Credits and CaptionsPart I: Philosophy in the WhedonverseChapter 1: Seeking Authenticity in the WhedonverseChapter 2: On Being Horrible (and an Angel)Chapter 3: Ethics in an Atheistic WhedonverseChapter 4: Religious Ambivalence in the WhedonverseChapter 5: Freedom of the Will: A Whedonverse Paradox (or Not)Part II: Film-as-Philosophy, Whedonesquely Chapter 6: Mulhall and His DetractorsChapter 7: The Russell-Wartenberg DebateChapter 8: Exploring The Cabin in the Woods Chapter 9: Angel, Angelus, and Personal IdentityConclusion: The Whedonverse, Television, and PhilosophyBibliography

Produkt-Details

• Reihe/Serie: The Philosophy of Popular Culture
• Zusatzinfo: 20 Illustrations including: - 20 Halftones, Black & White including Black & White Photographs.
• Verlagsort: Lanham
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Ethik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft
• Schlagworte: Angel • Aristotle • Atheism • authenticity • Avengers • Bertrand Russell • Bruce Russell • Buffy the Vampire Slayer • cabin in the woods • Care Ethics • Community • Cultural Studies • Determinism • Dollhouse • Dr. Horrible • ethics • Existentialism • Faith • film as philosophy • Firefly • freedom • Free Will • Friendship • Heidegger • Julian Baggini • Kant • Locke • moral agents • Morality • Nel Noddings • Personal Identity • Personhood • Philosophy of film • Philosophy of Religion • philosophy of television • Plato • Pop culture • property • Rawls • Sartre • Sin • Socrates • Stephen Mulhall • Thomas Wartenberg • Utilitarianism • virtue
• ISBN-10: 0-7391-9666-9 / 0739196669
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7391-9666-3 / 9780739196663