Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Philosophy

Fear and Trembling in Sunnydale
Herausgeber: South, James B; Irwin, William

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In the tradition of classic horror films, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" addresses ethical issues that have long fascinated audiences. This collection features 23 essays by young professional philosophers that examine crucial ethical and metaphysical aspects of the "Buffyverse" (the world of Buffy).

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How can Buffy's religious symbolism be squared with creator Joss Whedon's professed atheism? Is Buffy truly a Kierkegaardian knight of faith? Do Faith's corruption and return to the good life demonstrate Platonic eudaimonism? Or do they illustrate the flaws in Nietzsche's superman concept? What does the show's treatment of vampires, demons, and other entities say about ethical attitudes toward nonhumans? These are some of the questions asked and answered in this lively collection of essays that link classical philosophy to the long-running series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Buffy's status as the leading vehicle for exploring the evil underlying everyday life has made it ripe for the kind of witty, penetrating philosophical analysis this book delivers -- fully disintering the intellectual issues that underlie this cult favorite.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Open Court
• Seitenzahl: 350
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. März 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 230mm x 154mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 463g
• ISBN-13: 9780812695311
• ISBN-10: 0812695313
• Artikelnr.: 21554467

Autorenporträt

James B. South is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
His primary research interests are in Renaissance Philosophy and Social and Political Philosophy, and he is contributor, and editorial board member for the online Buffy journal SLAYAGE.