William Irwin, Sharon Kaye

Ultimate Lost and Philosophy

Series ed.: William Irwin. Ed. by Sharon Kaye

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Produktbeschreibung

Expanded and up-to-date-the ultimate guide that explores meaning and philosophy of all six seasons of Lost

Lost is more than just a popular television show; it's a complex examination of meaningful philosophical questions. What does good versus evil mean on the island? Is it a coincidence that characters John Locke and Desmond David Hume are named after actual philosophers? What is the ethics of responsibility for Jack?

An action-adventure story with more than a touch of the metaphysical, Lost forces viewers to ask difficult questions of themselves just as the story asks difficult questions of its characters. Ultimate Lost and Philosophy helps you explore the deeper meaning and philosophical questions hidden within every complex twist and turn in the historic show's entire six-season run.
Includes every season of Lost, including 2010's final, highly anticipated season
Connects events on the show to core philosophical issues such as truth, identity, and morality
Explores a host of intriguing topics such as time travel, freedom, love, and loss

For fans of Lost who are interested in what the show reveals about ourselves and the human condition, Ultimate Lost and Philosophy is an entertaining, informative, and enlightening resource.

Produktdetails

• The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series
• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 2. Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Oktober 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 495g
• ISBN-13: 9780470632291
• ISBN-10: 0470632291
• Artikelnr.: 30368792

Autorenporträt

SHARON KAYE is professor of philosophy at John Carroll University and edited the original Lost and Philosophy. WILLIAM IRWIN is a professor of philosophy at King's College in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. 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 Batman and Philosophy, House and Philosophy, and Mad Men and Philosophy. To learn more about the Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture series, visit www.andphilosophy.com

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Lost and F.O.U.N.D. PART ONE: F IS FOR FORTUNE. 1 Lost in
Lost's Times (Richard Davies). 2 Imaginary Peanut Butter: The Puzzles of
Time Travel in Lost (William J. Devlin). 3 It Doesn't Matter What We
Do: From Metaphysics to Ethics in Lost's Time Travel (Jeremy Pierce). 4 If
Sawyer Weren't a Con Man, Then He Would Have Been a Cop: Counterfactual
Reasoning in the Last Season of Lost (Deborah R. Barnbaum). PART TWO: O IS
FOR ORIGIN. 5 Lost in Different Circumstances: What Would You Do? (Charles
Taliaferro and Dan Kastrul). 6 "Don't Mistake Coincidence for Fate": Lost
Theories and Coincidence (Briony Addey). 7 Lost and the Question of Life
after Birth (Jeremy Barris). 8 See You in Another Life, Brother: Bad Faith
and Authenticity in Three Lost Souls (Sander Lee). PART THREE: U IS FOR
UNITY. 9 Lost's State of Nature (Richard Davies). 10 Friends and Enemies in
the State of Nature: The Absence of Hobbes and the Presence of Schmitt
(Peter S. Fosl). 11 Ideology and Otherness in Lost: "Stuck in a Bloody Snow
Globe" (Karen Gaffney). PART FOUR: N IS FOR NECESSITY. 12 Escaping the
Island of Ethical Subjectivism: Don't Let Ben Bring You Back (George
Wrisley). 13 Lost Together: Fathers, Sons, and Moral Obligations (Michael
W. Austin). 14 Should We Condemn Michael? (Becky Vartabedian). 15 The
Ethics of Objectifi cation and the Search for Redemption in Lost (Patricia
Brace and Rob Arp). PART FIVE: D IS FOR DESTINY. 16 The New Narnia: Myth
and Redemption on the Island of Second Chances (Brett Chandler Patterson).
17 I Once Was Lost: Aquinas on Finding Goodness and Truth (Daniel B.
Gallagher). 18 The Tao of John Locke (Shai Biderman and William J. Devlin).
19 Lost Metaphysics: Keeping the Needle on the Record (Donavan S. Muir).
APPENDIX: Who Are Locke, Hume, and Rousseau? The Losties' Guide to
Philosophers (Scott F. Parker). CONTRIBUTORS: Jacob's Candidates. INDEX:
Oceanic Flight 815 Manifest.