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E-raamat: Supernatural and Philosophy - Metaphysics and Monsters... for Idjits: Metaphysics and Monsters ... for Idjits [Wiley Online]

Edited by (North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, USA), Series edited by (King's College, USA)
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No doubt the years hunting monsters and saving the universe have had their toll on the Winchesters, but their toughest and most gruesome battles are contained in this book. Think Lucifer was diabolically clever? Think again. No son is more wayward than the one who squanders his intellect and academic career pursuing questions as poignant as “Half-awesome? That’s full-on good, right?” Gathered here for the first time since the formation of Purgatory, a collection of research so arcane and horrific that it would make even the late, great Bobby Singer blush.

Supernatural and Philosophy tackles all the big ideas in the long-running hit show Supernatural, covering thorny issues in a fun and accessible way. Even those unfamiliar with the show will find fascinating insights into Heaven, Hell, Angels, Demons, God, and Lucifer.
  • A unique collection of insights into the many philosophical, religious, and paranormal topics in the hit TV show, Supernatural
  • Accessible treatment of thorny issues for a general audience
  • Written by philosophical fans of the show, for philosophical fans of the show
  • Those unfamiliar with the show will still find fascinating insights into Heaven, Hell, Angels, Demons, God, Lucifer, and Good and Evil
  • Contributors tackle issues ranging from the biological classifications of monsters, to the epistemological problems of ghost hunting
Acknowledgments vii
Introduction: Codename: GhostPhacers 1(4)
Part One Of Monsters and Morals
5(42)
1 Are Monsters Members of the Moral Community?
7(9)
Nathan Stout
2 Aristotle's Metaphysics of Monsters and Why We Love Supernatural
16(10)
Galen A. Foresman
Francis Tobienne, Jr.
3 Hunters, Warriors, Monsters
26(11)
Shannon B. Ford
4 Team Free Will: Something Worth Fighting For
37(10)
Devon Fitzgerald Ralston
Carey F. Applegate
Part Two Life, Liberty, and the Apocalypse
47(62)
5 What the Hell Is Going On?
49(13)
Galen A. Foresman
6 Try Hell, It's a Democracy and the Weather Is Warm
62(12)
Dena Hurst
7 Hunting the American Dream: Why Marx Would Think It's a Terrible Life
74(9)
Jillian L. Canode
8 Mothers, Lovers, and Other Monsters: The Women of Supernatural
83(12)
Patricia Brace
9 Night of the Living Dead Demons and a Life Worth Living
95(14)
John Edgar Browning
Part Three Evil by Design
109(42)
10 Dean Winchester and the Supernatural Problem of Evil
111(14)
Daniel Haas
11 Angels and Atheists
125(14)
Fredrick Curry
12 Oh God, You Devil
139(12)
Danilo Chaib
Part Four It's Supernatural
151(38)
13 Naturally Supernatural
153(16)
James Blackmon
Galen A. Foresman
14 Masculinity and Supernatural Love
169(10)
Stacey Goguen
15 Naturalizing Supernatural
179(10)
Joseph L. Graves, Jr.
Contributors: Bona Fide, Card Carrying Wisdom Lovers and GhostPhacers 189(6)
Index 195
Galen A. Foresman is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, where he teaches ethics and critical thinking. He is the author of Why Batman Is Better than Superman in Batman and Philosophy (Wiley, 2008) and "Whats Wrong with Camping?" in Halo and Philosophy (2011). William Irwin is Professor of Philosophy at Kings College. He originated the philosophy and popular culture genre of books as coeditor of the bestselling The Simpsons and Philosophy and has overseen recent titles including Superman and Philosophy, Black Sabbath and Philosophy, and Spider-Man and Philosophy.