True detective and philosophy : a deeper kind of darkness / edited by Jacob Graham and Tom Sparrow.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Graham, Jacob, editor.

Sparrow, Tom, 1979- editor.

Series:

Blackwell philosophy and popculture series

The Blackwell philosophy and popculture series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

True detective (Television program).

Physical Description:

x, 201 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ; Chichester, West Sussex : John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2018.

Summary:

As arguably one of the most existential flagship series in modern times, True Detective's spine-chilling storylines have attracted a fervently questioning fan-base, alongside significant online coverage and fan sites, inspiring substantial philosophical debate from both fans and serious philosophers alike. True Detective and Philosophy delves into the many existential and ethical questions that arise in this darkly complex, character-driven series. Investigating the deep philosophical issues behind the show's characters and engrossing narratives, these eighteen original essays explore questions that include: Why Life Rather Than Death? Cosmic Horror and Hopeful Pessimism, the Illusion of Self, Noir, Tragedy, Philosopher-Detectives, and more. Essential reading for fans and philosophers, the stimulating chapters in True Detective and Philosophy accessibly explore the deeper meanings behind this genre-expanding crime show. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I "It's All One Ghetto, Man ... a Giant Gutter in Outer Space": Pessimism and Anti-natalism 1

1 Why Life Rather than Death? Answers from Rustin Cohle and Arthur Schopenhauer / Sandra Shapshay Shapshay, Sandra 3

2 Grounding Carcosa: Cosmic Horror and Philosophical Pessimism in True Detective / Christopher Mountenay Mountenay, Christopher 11

3 Hart and Cohle: The Hopeful Pessimism of True Detective / Joshua Foa Dienstag Dienstag, Joshua Foa 22

4 Loving Rust's Pessimism: Rationalism and Emotion in True Detective / Rick Elmore Elmore, Rick 31

5 Rust's Anti-natalism: The Moral Imperative to "Opt Out of a Raw Deal" / Chris Byron Byron, Chris 42

Part II "We Get the World We Deserve": Cruelty, Violence, Evil, and Justice 53

6 Where Is the Cruelty in True Detective? / G. Randolph Mayes Mayes, G. Randolph 55

7 Nevermind: Subjective and Objective Violence in Vinci / Luke Howie Howie, Luke 65

8 Naturalism, Evil, and the Moral Monster: The Evil Person in True Detective / Peter Brian Barry Barry, Peter Brian 76

9 "But I Do Have a Sense of Justice": Law and Justice in the Bleak World of Vinci / Beau Mullen Mullen, Beau 87

Part III "Everybody's Nobody": Consciousness, Existence, and Identity 97

10 A Dream Inside a Locked Room: The Illusion of Self / Evan Thompson Thompson, Evan 99

11 I Am Not Who I Used to Be, But Am I Me? Personal Identity and the Narrative of Rust / Andrew M. Winters Winters, Andrew M. 108

12 "The Light Is Winning" / Sarah K. Donovan Donovan, Sarah K. 120

13 The Tragic Misstep: Consciousness, Free Will, and the Last Midnight / Daniel P. Malloy Malloy, Daniel P. 132

Part IV "This Is My Least Favorite Life": Noir, Tragedy, and Philosopher-Detectives 143

14 The Tragedy of True Detective Season Two: Living Our "Least Favorite Lives" / Alison Horbury Horbury, Alison 145

15 The Noir Detective and the City / Chuck Ward Ward, Chuck 158

16 Cohle and Oedipus: The Return of the Noir Hero / Daniel Tutt Tutt, Daniel 169

Part V "Time Is a Flat Circle": Time in True Detective 177

17 Time Is a Flat Circle: Nietzsche's Concept of Eternal Recurrence / Lawrence J. Hatab Hatab, Lawrence J. 179

18 Eternal Recurrence and the Philosophy of the "Flat Circle" / Paul A. DiGeorgio DiGeorgio, Paul A. 186.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: True detective and philosophy

ISBN:

9781119280781

1119280788

OCLC:

990057226