Battlestar Galactica and Philosophy: Mission Accomplished or Mission Frakked Up?
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- Synopsis
- In this book for students in pop culture and philosophy, Steiff (film and video, Columbia College, Chicago) and Tamplin (philosophy) present 33 essays from scholars in philosophy, media studies, screenwriting, and military intelligence, among other fields, dissecting the science fiction TV series Battlestar Galactica and its movie spin-offs in terms of the philosophical questions they confront. The contributors demonstrate how the show tackles such issues as who counts as human, the implications of the killing of an intelligent non-human, democracy and bad decisions, occupation or resistance in war, the balancing of security and democracy, free will and determinism, and colonialism, among others.
- Copyright:
- 2008
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 423 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780812696431
- Publisher:
- Open Court Publishing Company
- Date of Addition:
- 03/21/11
- Copyrighted By:
- Carus Publishing Company
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Entertainment, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Philosophy
- Submitted By:
- Daproim Africa
- Proofread By:
- Daproim Africa
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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