Housel / Wisnewski Twilight and Philosophy

Vampires, Vegetarians, and the Pursuit of Immortality
1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-0-470-55412-8
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 272 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series

The first look at the philosophy behind Stephenie Meyer'sbestselling Twilight series
Bella and Edward, and their family and friends, have facedcountless dangers and philosophical dilemmas in Stephenie Meyer'sTwilight novels. This book is the first to explore them,drawing on the wisdom of philosophical heavyweights to answeressential questions such as: What do the struggles of "vegetarian"vampires who control their biological urge for human blood sayabout free will? Are vampires morally absolved if they kill onlyanimals and not people? From a feminist perspective, is Edward aromantic hero or is he just a stalker? Is Jacob "better" for Bellathan Edward?
As absorbing as the Meyer novels themselves, Twilight andPhilosophy:
* Gives you a new perspective on Twilight characters,storylines, and themes
* Helps you gain fresh insights into the Twilight novelsand movies
* Features an irresistible combination of vampires, romance, andphilosophy
Twilight and Philosophy is a must-have companion forevery Twilight fan, whether you're new to the series or havefollowed it since the beginning.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Housel, Rebecca

Wisnewski, J. Jeremy

Weitere Mitwirkende

Irwin, William

Inhaltsverzeichnis

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: Supernatural Humans
We Can't Live Without xi
Introduction: Undead Wisdom 1
PART ONE TWILIGHT
1 You Look Good Enough to Eat: Love, Madness, and the Food Analogy 7
George A. Dunn
2 Dying to Eat: The Vegetarian Ethics of Twilight 25
Jean Kazez
3 Can a Vampire Be a Person? 39
Nicolas Michaud
4 Carlisle: More Compassionate Than a Speeding Bullet? 49
Andrew Terjesen and Jenny Terjesen
PART TWO NEW MOON
5 Vampire-Dämmerung: What Can Twilight Tell Us about God? 63
Peter S. Fosl and Eli Fosl
6 To Bite or Not to Bite: Twilight, Immortality, and the Meaning of Life 79
Brendan Shea
7 Mind Reading and Morality: The Moral Hazards of Being Edward 93
Eric Silverman
8 Love and Authority among Wolves 107
Sara Worley
PART THREE ECLIPSE
9 Bella Swan and Sarah Palin: All the Old Myths Are Not True 121
Naomi Zack
10 Vampire Love: The Second Sex Negotiates the Twenty-first Century 131
Bonnie Mann
11 Edward Cullen and Bella Swan: Byronic and Feminist Heroes . . . or Not 147
Abigail E. Myers
12 Undead Patriarchy and the Possibility of Love 163
Leah McClimans and J. Jeremy Wisnewski
13 The "Real" Danger: Fact vs. Fiction for the Girl Audience 177
Rebecca Housel
PART FOUR BREAKING DAWN
14 Twilight of an Idol: Our Fatal Attraction to Vampires 193
Jennifer L. McMahon
15 Bella's Vampire Semiotics 209
Dennis Knepp
16 Space, Time, and Vampire Ontology 219
Philip Puszczalowski
17 For the Strength of Bella? Meyer, Vampires, and Mormonism 227
Marc E. Shaw
18 The Tao of Jacob 237
Rebecca Housel
CONTRIBUTORS: Ladies and Gentlemen, Introducing the Stars of Our Show, Humans, Vampires, and Shape-Shifters Alike 247
INDEX: For Those Who Can't Read Minds 253

Über Autor(innen)

Rebecca Housel coedited X-Men and Philosophy. A formerprofessor of English and popular culture in western New York, shenow serves on editorial advisory boards for the Journal of PopularCulture and the Journal of American Culture. Also an author ofmiddle-grade fiction, she is currently working on a new young adultnovel.
J. Jeremy Wisnewski is an assistant professor ofphilosophy at Hartwick College, the coeditor of X-Men andPhilosophy, and the editor of Family Guy and Philosophy and TheOffice and Philosophy.
William Irwin is a professor of philosophy at King'sCollege. He originated the philosophy and popular culture genre ofbooks as coeditor of the bestselling The Simpsons and Philosophyand has overseen recent titles, including Batman and Philosophy,House and Philosophy, and Watchmen and Philosophy.