Serial Killers - Philosophy for Everyone

Being and Killing
Ed.: Waller, S.

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Serial Killers - Philosophy for Everyone investigates ourprofound intrigue with mass-murderers. Exploring existential,ethical and political questions through an examination of real andfictional serial killers, philosophy comes alive via an explorationof grisly death.

Presents new philosophical theories about serial killing, andrelates new research in cognitive science to the minds of serialkillers
Includes a philosophical look at real serial killers such asIan Brady, Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy, Jeffrey Dahmer and theZodiac killer, as well as fictional serial killers such as Dexterand Hannibal Lecter
Offers a new phenomenological examination of the writings ofthe Zodiac Killer
Contains an account of the disappearance of one of Ted Bundy svictims submitted by the organization Families and Friends ofMissing Persons and Violent Crime Victims
Integrates the insights of philosophers, academics, crimewriters and police officers

Produktdetails

• Philosophy for Everyone
• Verlag: Wiley & Sons / Wiley-Blackwell
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 1A405199630
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: September 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 380g
• ISBN-13: 9781405199636
• ISBN-10: 1405199636
• Artikelnr.: 29572150

Autorenporträt

Editor S. Waller is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Montana State University Bozeman. Her areas of research are philosophy of neurology, philosophy of cognitive ethology (especially dolphins, wolves, and coyotes), and philosophy of mind, specifically the parts of the mind we disavow. Series Editor Fritz Allhoff is an Assistant Professor in the Philosophy Department at Western Michigan University, as well as a Senior Research Fellow at the Australian National University's Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics. In addition to editing the Philosophy for Everyone series, Allhoff is the volume editor or co-editor for several titles, including Wine & Philosophy (Wiley-Blackwell, 2007), Whiskey & Philosophy (with Marcus P. Adams, Wiley, 2009), and Food & Philosophy (with Dave Monroe, Wiley-Blackwell, 2007).

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction: Meditations on Murder, or What is so
Philosophical about Serial Killers? Part I: I Think Therefore I Kill: The
Philosophical Musings of Serial Killers Part II: Can You Blame Them?
Ethics, Evil, and Serial Killing Part III: Dangerous Infatuations: The
Public Fascination with Serial Killers Part IV: A Eulogy for Emotion: The
Lack of Empathy and the Urge to Kill Part V: Creepy Cognition: Talking and
Thinking about Serial Killers Part VI: Psycho-ology: Killer Mindsets and
Meditations on Murder A Timeline of Serial Killers Notes on Contributors

Rezensionen

"If you're a Dexter fan looking for someplace to start in learning about real-life serial killers, this is a solid and fairly complete volume to start with. At a slim 248 pages, it's also ideal for those who don't have the time to invest in a larger volume. As the title of the series implies, this really is a book that's accessible to everyone." -- Digital Air Waves, November 2010

"There is very little to complain about here. The language used is simple and it certainly leaves the reader with plenty of food for thought." -- Curious Book Fan, November 2010

"One thing I can say about this book, is it stays in your head, at least parts of it. Weeks after reading Serial Killers, Philosophy for Everyone, I still can't help but come back to the section concerning Dexter and how peoples outlook on a serial killer changes based on what they know of a serial killers background and family life. The book is definitely a conversation starter, having many since adding it to my coffee table books. You can always tell whose interested and who tries to pretend they don't see it." -- Gatekeeper Chronicles blog, November 2010

"I found this book enlightening in many ways and on some things I'm not going to make too many mistakes if I use such people in any of my stories. I should also point out that none of the material is too graphic and centres mostly on what makes serial killers tick even if there is no precise pattern." (SFCrowsnest.co.uk, 1 April 2011)

"If you're a Dexter fan looking for someplace to start in learning about real-life serial killers, this is a solid and fairly complete volume to start with. At a slim 248 pages, it's also ideal for those who don't have the time to invest in a larger volume. As the title of the series implies, this really is a book that's accessible to everyone." (Digital Air Waves, November 2010)

"There is very little to complain about here. The language used is simple and it certainly leaves the reader with plenty of food for thought." (Curious Book Fan, November 2010)

"One thing I can say about this book, is it stays in your head, at least parts of it. Weeks after reading Serial Killers, Philosophy for Everyone, I still can't help but come back to the section concerning Dexter and how peoples outlook on a serial killer changes based on what they know of a serial killers background and family life. The book is definitely a conversation starter, having many since adding it to my coffee table books. You can always tell whose interested and who tries to pretend they don't see it." (Gatekeeper Chronicles blog, November 2010)