false 2284275 0 0 5316466 0470413409 9780470413401 1 <![CDATA[X-Men and Philosophy: Astonishing Insight and Uncanny Argument in the Mutant X-Verse (The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series)]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5316466.X_Men_and_Philosophy_Astonishing_Insight_and_Uncanny_Argument_in_the_Mutant_X_Verse 3.50 8 Is mind reading an invasion of privacy?

What's wrong with genetic experimentation?

How many identities can one person have?

Are the X-Men advocates of civil rightsand social change?

Do mutants have "human" rights?

X-Men is one of the most popular comic-book franchises ever, captivating millions with its teeming X-Verse of genetic mutants who have been unleashing their unique special powers in the service of both good and evil since 1963. Focusing on identity and personal conflict as much as action and adventure, this bestselling series is full of complex characters and storylines that are deeply influenced by important philosophical questions. Through philosophical greats like Aristotle, Sartre, Camus, Levinas, and others, X-Men and Philosophy shows how this remarkable series speaks not only to generations of pop culture audiences, but to the very heart of the human condition.

]]> 17870 3.55 1457 185 845558 3.69 51 11 2284275 3.50 8 1 2009 7292380 3527505245 9783527505241 0 <![CDATA[Philosophie in Twilight]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7292380-philosophie-in-twilight 0.0 0 2284275 3.50 8 1 845558 3.69 51 11 17870 3.55 1457 185 1905364 0.0 0 0 2010 5603618 1847180310 9781847180315 0 <![CDATA[From Camera Lens to Critical Lens: A Collection of Best Essays on Film Adaptation]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5603618.From_Camera_Lens_to_Critical_Lens_A_Collection_of_Best_Essays_on_Film_Adaptation 0.0 0 2284275 3.50 8 1 2006 5603619 1571281789 9781571281784 0 <![CDATA[The High Seas]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5603619.The_High_Seas 0.0 0 2284275 3.50 8 1 2001 7190250 0470597720 9780470597729 0 <![CDATA[True Blood Philosophy: We Want to Think Bad Things with You (The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series)]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7190250-true-blood-philosophy 0.0 0 New York Times bestsellers The Southern Vampire Mysteries and the True Blood television series

Teeming with complex, mythical characters in the shape of vampires, telepaths, shapeshifters, and the like, True Blood, the popular HBO series adapted from Charlaine Harris's bestselling The Southern Vampire Mysteries, has a rich collection of themes to explore, from sex and romance to bigotry and violence to death and immortality. The goings-on in the mythical town of Bon Temps, Louisiana, where vampires satiate their blood lust and openly commingle with ordinary humans, present no shortages of juicy metaphysical morsels to sink your teeth into.

Now True Blood and Philosophy calls on the minds of some of history's great thinkers to perform some philosophical bloodletting on such topics as Sookie and the metaphysics of mindreading; Maryann and sacrificial religion; werewolves, shapeshifters and personal identity; vampire politics, evil, desire, and much more. <ul> <li>The first book to explore the philosophical issues and themes behind the True Blood novels and television series <li>Adds a new dimension to your understanding of True Blood characters and themes <li>The perfect companion to the start of the third season on HBO and the release of the second season on DVD

Smart and entertaining, True Blood and Philosophy provides food—or blood—for thought, and a fun, new way to look at the series.

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