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Twilight and Philosophy: Vampires, Vegetarians, and the Pursuit of Immortality (Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture)
The first look at the philosophy behind Stephenie Meyer's bestselling Twilight series Bella and Edward, and their family and friends, have faced countless dangers and philosophical dilemmas in Stephenie Meyer's Twilight novels. This book is the first to explore them, drawing on the wisdom of philosophical heavyweights to answer essential questions such as: What do the stru...more
Paperback, 259 pages
Published
September 1st 2009
by John Wiley & Sons
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Manny
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(From the introduction I offered to write for them, which they inexplicably turned down. Honestly, what's wrong with these people?)
The idea that everything is crap was familiar even to the Pre-Socratics. Anaximander's ομνικοπρος outlined the initial form of a theory eagerly embraced by so many of his contemporaries that Sophocles saw fit to satirize it in The Turds: our choice is between being a "worm", burrowing through the world's shit, or a "fly", perching prec...more
The idea that everything is crap was familiar even to the Pre-Socratics. Anaximander's ομνικοπρος outlined the initial form of a theory eagerly embraced by so many of his contemporaries that Sophocles saw fit to satirize it in The Turds: our choice is between being a "worm", burrowing through the world's shit, or a "fly", perching prec...more
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Twilight and Philosophy, was an interesting read, but moreso for the philosophy than for the Twilight analysis.
For starters, I liked that the book wasn't entirely filled with essays either pro or con in regards to the books, but a healthy mixture of both. It's almost completely half - the book clearly changes tone starting with Naomi Zack's essay.
Also, it seemed that the pro essays used more actual philosophy in their essays, as opposed to cultural anecdotes, quotes from...more
For starters, I liked that the book wasn't entirely filled with essays either pro or con in regards to the books, but a healthy mixture of both. It's almost completely half - the book clearly changes tone starting with Naomi Zack's essay.
Also, it seemed that the pro essays used more actual philosophy in their essays, as opposed to cultural anecdotes, quotes from...more
This book was both interesting and challenging for me to read. Although it is in pop culture philosophy genre, this book incorporates many ancient texts, thinkers, and ideas that were difficult to understand at times. But besides my experience of reading my first book on philosophy, I somewhat enjoyed the actual book, but did not love it. Part of the reason for my dislike is I felt like the author would make many false statements about factual things in the Twilight book series and at times I w...more
At first I was skeptical of a book that's obviously hoping to cash-in on Twi-mania. But I could not resist some critical analysis of this book series, which is sometimes good and other times problematic.
There is a great essay (and the high point of the book, imho) by Bonnie Mann addressing Bella's lack of life interest outside of Edward--comparing her domesticity and identity through men to Simone de Beauvoire's The Second Sex. But some of the essays are less interesting and othe...more
There is a great essay (and the high point of the book, imho) by Bonnie Mann addressing Bella's lack of life interest outside of Edward--comparing her domesticity and identity through men to Simone de Beauvoire's The Second Sex. But some of the essays are less interesting and othe...more
So I can't remember why exactly I was pulled into wanting to read this book since it was so long ago. It's not that I'm a slow reader (because I am definitely not) but the fact the book could be so boring. It was like reading a textbook for English class. Some things sparked genuine interest and were easy to breeze through but the other 75% percent of the book is as appealing as gritting my teeth for more than a hour.
I loved the topics that really analysed and compare Bella and Edwa...more
I loved the topics that really analysed and compare Bella and Edwa...more
You definitely don't need to have watched the twilight series to appreciate this book, but reading the series would definitely help. It's more a primer on all major philosophies using examples from the series than actually about the series. I thought it was pretty good, and would be great for teaching a pop culture/philosophy course.
i damn love this book. it is an impossible love relation of a teenage named bella with a vampire named edward. it was just soooooooooooo wonderful to read. i can read it thousand times. the cullen family is the best and the last james part was so cool . i might ve read it a million times. so blossum. love it love it love it
Fascinating take on the characters and events of the Twilight saga books. Some of the essays sound like they were written by high school students, and it is clear that some authors didn't read the complete series (some factual errors in their examples), but overall thought-provoking and timely.
LB
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Recommends it for:
Fans of the Twilight series and fans of Wiley's Philosophy and Pop Culture series
As the production editor for this book, I can attest that fans of the Twilight series will delight in all of the philosophical and moral goodies contained in the pages of this well-written and entertaining collection of essays by academics (and fans of the series).
I think this book was very interesting because it compares and contrast specific things from the books with philosophy.In this book They don't just compare the big specific things but also the little details you don't pay attention to.
If I could give 0.5 of a star, I would. Neither Twilight and Philosophy or Twilight and History analyze Twilight as much as write companion guides connecting Twilight through tenuous means to Kant.
An interesting review of the Twilight "saga". It isn't really for or against Twilight, although some of the chapters do a great job in pointing out the very obvious flaws in character development and relationships. I fall into the "Anti-Twilight" crowd, so I got a kick out of that.
In a word, rubbish. I am so glad I did not have to pay for this book or I would have felt robbed.
An interesting look at the philosophy of Twilight...though honestly it felt more like a book written to make money off the Twilight hype.
A present from someone who thought I would enjoy it.
This book is more interesting than the series...
Some of the essays were really quite interesting.
And sometimes a cigar is just a cigar!
A deeper view on the themes presented in Twilight. It is an easy way of wrapping your head around other complex theories.
Andrea Tharp
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this book was interesting in a way...but also sorta confusing...
Pretty elementary. If you've never studied philosophy before, this might have something to offer. Some of the entries were mildly interesting. But I can't say this book made me think anything new. (Not that I'm an expert on philosophy, but my 101 class in college gave me just enough insight to find this book fairly useless.)
I've read a few of these essays and find the book interesting. I'm a closeted Twilight fan and progressing into a theory/criticism junkie, so this is a pleasing combination for me.
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