Star Wars and Philosophy: More Powerful than You Can Possibly Imagine
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Star Wars and Philosophy: More Powerful than You Can Possibly Imagine
By (Author) Kevin S. Decker
Edited by Jason T. Eberl
Edited by William Irwin
Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
23rd March 2005
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Popular culture
Film history, theory or criticism
791.43684
Physical Properties
Paperback
320
Width 152mm, Height 228mm
354g
Description
The Star Wars films continue to revolutionize science fiction, creating new standards for cinematographic excellence, and permeating popular culture around the world. The films feature many complex themes ranging from good versus evil and moral development and corruption to religious faith and pragmatism, forgiveness and redemption, and many others.
The essays in this volume tackle the philosophical questions from these blockbuster films including: Was Anakin predestined to fall to the Dark Side Are the Jedi truly role models of moral virtue Why would the citizens and protectors of a democratic Republic allow it to descend into a tyrannical empire Is Yoda a peaceful Zen master or a great warrior, or both Why is there both a light and a dark side of the Force Star Wars and Philosophy ponders the depths of these subjects and asks what it truly means to be mindful of the "living force."
