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Since 1968's "Night of the Living Dead," zombie culture has
steadily limped and clawed its way into the center of popular
culture. Today, zombies and vampires have taken over TV shows,
comic books, cartoons, video games, and movies. "Zombies, Vampires,
and Philosophy" drags the theories of famous philosophers like
Socrates and Descartes into the territory of the undead, exploring
questions like: Why do vampires and vegetarians share a similar
worldview? Why is understanding zombies the key to health care
reform? And what does "healthy in mind and body" mean for vampires
and zombies? Answers to these questions and more await readers
brave enough to make this fun, philosophical foray into the undead.
The films of Quentin Tarantino are ripe for philosophical
speculation, raising compelling questions about justice and ethics,
violence and aggression, the nature of causality, and the flow of
time. In this witty collection of articles, no subject is too taboo
for the writers to tackle. From an aesthetic meditation on the use
of spraying blood in "Kill Bill" to the conundrum of translation
and reference in Vincent and Jules' discussion about French Big
Macs in "Pulp Fiction, " "Tarantino and Philosophy" shies away from
nothing. Is The Bride a heroic figure, even though she's motivated
solely by revenge? How is Tarantino able to create a coherent story
when he jumps between past, future, and present? The philosophers
in this book take on those questions and more in essays as
provocative as the films themselves.
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