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Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Philosophy: Fear and Trembling in Sunnydale Paperback - 2003

by James B. South (Editor); William Irwin (Editor)

This lively collection of essays links classical philosophy to the hit television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"--a show that explores the evil underlying everyday life, making it ripe for the kind of witty, penetrating philosophical analysis this book delivers.


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How can Buffy's religious symbolism be squared with creator Joss Whedon's professed atheism? Is Buffy truly a Kierkegaardian knight of faith? Do Faith's corruption and return to the good life demonstrate Platonic eudaimonism? Or do they illustrate the flaws in Nietzsche's superman concept? What does the show's treatment of vampires, demons, and other entities say about ethical attitudes toward nonhumans? These are some of the questions asked and answered in this lively collection of essays that link classical philosophy to the long-running series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Buffy's status as the leading vehicle for exploring the evil underlying everyday life has made it ripe for the kind of witty, penetrating philosophical analysis this book delivers -- fully disintering the intellectual issues that underlie this cult favorite.

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First, this project could not have come about without the enthusiastic participation of the contributors.

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  • Title Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Philosophy: Fear and Trembling in Sunnydale
  • Author James B. South (Editor); William Irwin (Editor)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Edition. s
  • Pages 350
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Open Court, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
  • Date 2003-03-13
  • Features Bibliography, Index
  • ISBN 9780812695311 / 0812695313
  • Weight 1.05 lbs (0.48 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.8 in (22.61 x 14.99 x 2.03 cm)
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2003001134
  • Dewey Decimal Code 791.457

Media reviews

Citations

  • Commonweal, 11/07/2003, Page 38
  • Entertainment Weekly, 05/09/2003, Page 82
  • Women's Review of Books, 10/01/2003, Page 18
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