The Walking Dead and Philosophy: Shotgun. Machete. Reason.

William Irwin · Christopher Robichaud

mar. de 2012 · Vendido por John Wiley & Sons

Sobre este e-book

The story of The Walking Dead chronicles the lives of a group of survivors in the wake of a zombie apocalypse. The Walking Dead is an Eisner-award winning comic book series by writer Robert Kirkman. Started in 2003, the comic book continues to publish monthly and has published a total of 92 issues. The popularity of this comic book series led to graphic novel publications (see competing titles) as well as the critically acclaimed TV adaptation on AMC. The Walking Dead is AMC's highest-rated show ever surpassing even Mad Men's ratings at its peak. Both the comic book series and TV show force us to confront our most cherished values and ask: would we still be able to hold onto these things in such a world? What are we allowed to do? What aren't we? Are there any boundaries left? The Walking Dead and Philosophy will answer these and other questions: Is it ok to "opt out?" Is it morally acceptable to abandon Merle? What happens to law in a post-zombie world? Does marriage have any meaning anymore? What duty do survivors have to each other?

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Hated that kind of philosophy because it is very obvious! Anyone who watches or reads The Walking Dead know what you'll find there but always in case people become that (the zombies) but Kirkman portrayed us that when they saw that kind of stuff they no longer people! This is a horror and horror book! Because they would be making a huge book on critical scenes that it is fiction! Thankfully, there is a preview

Sobre o autor

Volume Editor:
Christopher Robichaud (Boston, MA) is Lecturer in Ethics and Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and a regular contributor to the series.

Series Editor:
William Irwin (Wilkes-Barre, PA) is Professor of Philosophy at King's 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 House and Philosophy, Batman and Philosophy, and Alice in Wonderland and Philosophy.