The ultimate Star Wars and philosophy : you must unlearn what you have learned / edited by Jason T. Eberl and Kevin S. Decker.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Eberl, Jason T., editor.

Decker, Kevin S., editor.

Series:

Blackwell philosophy and popculture series.

Blackwell philosophy and popculture series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science fiction films.

Philosophy in motion pictures.

Philosophy in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (337 p.)

Place of Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Malden, MA : John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Does it take faith to be a Jedi? Are droids capable of thought? Should Jar Jar Binks be held responsible for the rise of the Empire? Presenting entirely new essays, no aspect of the myth and magic of George Lucas's creation is left philosophically unexamined in The Ultimate Star Wars and Philosophy. * The editors of the original Star Wars and Philosophy strike back in this Ultimate volume that encompasses the complete Star Wars universe * Presents the most far-reaching examination of the philosophy behind Star Wars - includes coverage of the entire film catalogue to date as well as the Expanded Universe of novels, comics, television series, games and toys * Provides serious explorations into the deeper meaning of George Lucas's philosophically rich creation * Topics explored include the moral code of bounty-hunter favourite Boba Fett, Stoicism and the Jedi Order, the nature of the Dark Side, Anakin and Achilles in a nihilism face-off, feminism and being chained to a giant slug, cloning, de-extinction, fatherhood, Wookiees, loyalty, betrayal, guardians, republics, tyrants, terrorism, civic duty, friendship, family, and more!

Contents:

Episode I : the philosophical menace. The platonic paradox of Darth Plagueis : how could a sith lord be wise? / Terrance MacMullan

You are asking me to be rational : stoic philosophy and the Jedi order / Matt Hummel

The Jedi knights of faith : Anakin, Luke, and Soren (Kierkegaard) / William A. Lindenmuth

Anakin and Achilles : scars of nihilism / Don Adams

Dark times : the end of the republic and the beginning of Chinese philosophy / Kevin S. Decker

Episode II : attack of the morals. Chasing Kevin Smith: was it immoral for the rebel alliance to destroy Death Star II? / Charles C. Camosy

The ballad of Boba Fett : mercenary agency and amoralism in war / David LaRocca

How guilty is Jar Jar Binks? / Nicolas Michaud

Know the dark side : a theodicy of the force / Jason T. Eberl

Episode III: revenge of the alliance

Like my father before me : loss and redemption of fatherhood in Star Wars / Charles Taliaferro and Annika Taylor Beck

The friends of a Jedi : friendship, family, and civic duty in a galaxy at war / Greg Littmann

Light side, dark side, and switching sides : loyalty and betrayal in Star Wars / Daniel Malloy

Guardians and tyrants in the republics of Star Wars and Plato / Adam Barkman and Kyle Alkema

Episode IV : a new hermeneutic

Pregnant Padme and slave Leia : Star Wars female role models / Cole Bowman

Docile bodies and a viscous force : fear of the flesh in return of the Jedi / Jennifer L. McMahon

Of battle droids and zillo beasts : moral status in the Star Wars galaxy / James M. Okapal

Episode V : metaphysics strikes back

Why the force must have a dark side / George A. Dunn

What is it like to be a Jedi? : a life in the force / Marek McGann

Never tell me the odds : an inquiry concerning Jedi understanding / Andrew Zimmerman Jones

Episode VI : return of the non-human

Mindless philosophers and overweight globs of grease : are droids capable of thought? / Dan Burkett

Can Chewie speak? : Wittgenstein and the philosophy of language / Rhiannon Grant and Myfanwy Reynolds

Can the zillo beast strike back? : cloning, de-extinction, and the species problem / Leonard Finkelman

Episode VII : the fandom awakens

In that time in a galaxy far, far away : epic myth-understandings and myth-appropriation in Star Wars / John Thompson

Star Wars, emotions, and the paradox of fiction / Lance Belluomini

The mind of blue snaggletooth : the intentional stance, vintage Star Wars action figures, and the origins of religion / Dennis Knepp

Gospel, gossip, and Ghent : how should we understand the new Star Wars? / Roy T. Cook and Nathan Kellen.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781119038085

1119038081

9781119038092

111903809X

9781119038078

1119038073

OCLC:

908287096