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Dune and philosophy : weirding way of the Mentat / edited by Jeffery Nicholas.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Popular culture and philosophy ; v. 56.
- Popular culture and philosophy ; v. 56
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Dune (Imaginary place)--Philosophy.
- Dune (Imaginary place).
- Philosophy in literature.
- Philosophy in motion pictures.
- Dune (Motion picture).
- Herbert, Frank. Dune series.
- Herbert, Frank.
- Herbert, Frank--Philosophy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (245 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago, Ill. : Open Court, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Frank Herbert's Dune is the biggest-selling science fiction story of all time; the original book and its numerous sequels have transported millions of readers into the alternate reality of the Duniverse. Dune and Philosophy raises intriguing questions about the Duniverse in ways that will be instantly meaningful to fans. Those well-known characters?Paul Atreides, Baron Harkkonen, Duncan Idaho, Stilgar, the Bene Gesserit witches?come alive again in this fearless philosophical probing of some of life's most basic questions. Dune presents us with a vast world
- Contents:
- Contents; Invitation; Ecology of Muad'Dib; Politics of Muad'Dib; Ethics of Muad'Dib; Self of Muad'Dib; Heroism of Muad'Dib; Appendixes; References; The Almanak en-Ashraf; Killing and Healing Words
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-281-60518-2
- 9786613785879
- 0-8126-9727-8
- OCLC:
- 713010206
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