Dean Kowalski

Joss Whedon as Philosopher

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In this book, Dean Kowalski argues that filmmakers can "do" philosophy when creating a fictional narrative film, and utilizes a careful and extensive analysis of Joss Whedon’s fictive creations—Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly, Dollhouse, and The Cabin in the Woods (among others)—to establish this thesis.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 278
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. November 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 557g
• ISBN-13: 9780739196656
• ISBN-10: 0739196650
• Artikelnr.: 49312622

Autorenporträt

Dean Kowalski

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements
Dedication
Introduction
Photo Credits and Captions
Part I: Philosophy in the Whedonverse
Chapter 1: Seeking Authenticity in the Whedonverse
Chapter 2: On Being Horrible (and an Angel)
Chapter 3: Ethics in an Atheistic Whedonverse
Chapter 4: Religious Ambivalence in the Whedonverse
Chapter 5: Freedom of the Will: A Whedonverse Paradox (or Not)
Part II: Film-as-Philosophy, Whedonesquely
Chapter 6: Mulhall and His Detractors
Chapter 7: The Russell-Wartenberg Debate
Chapter 8: Exploring The Cabin in the Woods
Chapter 9: Angel, Angelus, and Personal Identity
Conclusion: The Whedonverse, Television, and Philosophy
Bibliography