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By: Mark Ralkowski
ISBN: 9780812697667
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2012
Publisher: Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
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What makes Larry a monster, and why doesn't he know that he's a monster This title discusses philosophical answers to these questions. It also discusses the ethical and existential issues, such as whether Larry is a bad apple or perhaps worth emulating.
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By: Thorsten Botz-Bornstein
ISBN: 9780812697339
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2011
Publisher: Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
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"Inception", starring Leonardo DiCaprio, is the one of the most philosophical and disturbing movie since "The Matrix". The very idea that our dreams and reality are one and the same has caused many sleepless nights and deep, vexing conversations around the world. This title examines the complicated dream theme from various angles.
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By: Theodore G. Ammon
ISBN: 9780812699562
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2018
Publisher: Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
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Philosophical feedback on the messiah of electric rock
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By: Courtland Lewis
ISBN: 9780812699005
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2016
Publisher: Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
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By: Richard Greene
ISBN: 9780812698992
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Dec 2015
Publisher: Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
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By: Robert Arp
ISBN: 9780812699715
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2017
Publisher: Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
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Philosophers probe the popular TV spy show.
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By: Rachel Robison-Greene
ISBN: 9780812699920
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2019
Publisher: Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
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Philosophers look beyond the sea of red dresses to reveal insights about gender inequality, religious oppression, power, and violence.
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By: William Irwin
ISBN: 9780812694338
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2001
Publisher: Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
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A light-hearted introduction to philosophy through the antics of the Simpsons, television's animated family. The contributors discuss the thought of key philosophers including Aristotle, Sartre and Kant, and tackle issues like irony and the meaning of life, and American anti-intellectualism.
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By: Richard Greene
ISBN: 9780812699913
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2019
Publisher: Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
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A posse of philosophers chases after the most exciting philosophical ideas in Westworld.
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By: Richard Greene
ISBN: 9780812696837
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2010
Publisher: Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
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Why do vampires and vegetarians share a similar worldview Why is understanding zombies the key to health care reform What does 'healthy in mind and body' mean for the undead This book addresses these questions.
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By: David Bzdak
ISBN: 9780812698237
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2013
Publisher: Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
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By many accounts, HBO's The Wire was and remains the greatest and most important television drama of all time. The Wire was able to reveal the overlapping, criss-crossing, and colliding realities that shape - if not control - the people, institutions, and culture of the modern American city. This book celebrates this show's realism.
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By: Randall E. Auxier
ISBN: 9780812696479
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2008
Publisher: Cricket Books, a division of Carus Publishing Co
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By: James B. South
ISBN: 9780812695311
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Mar 2003
Publisher: Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
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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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By: Theodore G. Ammon
ISBN: 9780812699210
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Dec 2016
Publisher: Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
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By: Richard Greene
ISBN: 9780812697179
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2011
Publisher: Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
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Although Dexter Morgan kills only killers, he is not a vigilante but a charming psychopath. His gory appetite is controlled by 'Harry's Code', which limits his victims to those who have gotten away with murder, and his job as a blood-spatter expert for the Miami police department gives him the inside track on those targets.
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By: Jeffery Nicholas
ISBN: 9780812697155
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2011
Publisher: Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
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By: Jon Cogburn
ISBN: 9780812697964
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2012
Publisher: Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
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Shows readers that the swift ascent of the tabletop role-playing game Dungeons and Dragons to worldwide popularity event in popular culture since the invention of the motion picture. This title explores what D&D has to teach us about ethics and about how results from philosophical study of morality that can enrich and transform the game itself.
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By: Joseph Westfall
ISBN: 9780812699043
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2016
Publisher: Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
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By: Erin McKenna
ISBN: 9780812696592
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2009
Publisher: Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
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By: Nicolas Michaud
ISBN: 9780812698473
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2014
Publisher: Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
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Twenty-one philosophers investigate the implications of the Jurassic Park franchise for our lives, our values, and our future. Human beings live and thrive by modifying nature, but when do the risks of changing nature outweigh the likely benefits
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By: Jason Holt
ISBN: 9780812698565
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2014
Publisher: Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
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By: Graham Priest
ISBN: 9780812696844
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Dec 2010
Publisher: Cricket Books, a division of Carus Publishing Co
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By: William Irwin
ISBN: 9780812695724
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2005
Publisher: Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
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A follow-up to The Matrix and Philosophy considers issues of freedom, causation, metaphysics, race, violence, and the definition of humanity as seen through the lens of the Matrix movies and its Animatrix anime spinoff.
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By: John Huss
ISBN: 9780812698220
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2013
Publisher: Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
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Genetic engineering is changing humans, animals, and plants, raising new questions about the morality of such interventions. Planet of the Apes is the most resonant of all scientific apocalypse myths. This book looks at all the deeper issues involved in the Planet of the Apes stories.
