Red Rising and Philosophy: Break the Chains!
By (Author) Courtland Lewis
Edited by Kevin McCain
Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
10th November 2016
United States
General
Non Fiction
Popular culture
100
Paperback
288
Width 152mm, Height 228mm
311g
Red Rising and Philosophy has gathered together a crew of the wisest Helldivers philosophy can offer. Could humanity's love of physical enhancements cause its extinction Do people doom humanity by trying to all be the same Can a person love someone, while at the same time wanting that person destroyed Is equality always the best principle on which to organize society What is evil, and how does it exist in contemporary life Does one remain the same person, even after changing every physical aspect of one's body Is it moral to sell oneself into slavery, whether its through sex or manual labor Is it ethical to sell one's children into slavery, on the promise that their children will live in peace and tranquility
These questions and more are what make Browns Red Rising trilogy such an impactful story. Brown pulls no punches, and philosophy works best in such an environment. Red Rising and Philosophy is not for the timid or the faint at heart. Its not The Passage, since no one will die from reading it, but reading it could be a life-changing experience.
Courtland Lewis is an Instructor of Philosophy at Owensboro Community and Technical College and co-editor of Doctor Who and Philosophy and More Doctor Who and Philosophy. He lives in Owensboro, KY. Kevin McCain is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He is the author of several books, including Evidentialism and Epistemic Justification. He lives in Birmingham, AL.