Star Wars and Philosophy: More Powerful than You Can Possibly ImagineThe Star Wars films continue to revolutionize science fiction, creating new standards for cinematographic excellence, and permeating popular culture around the world. The films feature many complex themes ranging from good versus evil and moral development and corruption to religious faith and pragmatism, forgiveness and redemption, and many others. The essays in this volume tackle the philosophical questions from these blockbuster films including: Was Anakin predestined to fall to the Dark Side? Are the Jedi truly role models of moral virtue? Why would the citizens and protectors of a democratic Republic allow it to descend into a tyrannical empire? Is Yoda a peaceful Zen master or a great warrior, or both? Why is there both a light and a dark side of the Force? Star Wars and Philosophy ponders the depths of these subjects and asks what it truly means to be mindful of the "living force." |
Contents
The Far East of Star Wars | |
Moral Ambiguity in a BlackandWhite Universe | |
The Aspiring Jedis Handbook of Virtue | |
Star Wars and | |
Environmental Ethics in Star Wars | |
Droids as Slaves and Persons | |
The Force as the Causal Power of the Jedi | |
Hegels Philosophy of Spirit Strikes Back | |
Star Wars and the Hegelian | |
Tyranny Democracy Republic | |
Flesh and Machine in Aristotle and | |
Lying Jedi Honest Sith and | |
Religious Pragmatism through the Eyes of Luke Skywalker | |
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Star Wars and Philosophy: More Powerful Than You Can Possibly Imagine Kevin S. Decker Limited preview - 2010 |
Star Wars and Philosophy: More Powerful Than You Can Possibly Imagine Kevin S. Decker,Jason T. Eberl No preview available - 2005 |
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