Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Philosophy: Fear and Trembling in Sunnydale

Title: Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Philosophy: Fear and Trembling in Sunnydale
Author: James B South
F: 1702682
ISBN: 0812695313
Publisher: Open Court
Published: 2003
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Edition: First Edition (stated)
Number of Pages: 350
Section: Philosophy | Good & Evil
Condition Note: Clean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.
Publisher Description: How can Buffy's religious symbolism be squared with creator Joss Whedon's professed atheism? Is Buffy truly a Kierkegaardian knight of faith? Do Faith's corruption and return to the good life demonstrate Platonic eudaimonism? Or do they illustrate the flaws in Nietzsche's superman concept? What does the show's treatment of vampires, demons, and other entities say about ethical attitudes toward nonhumans? These are some of the questions asked and answered in this lively collection of essays that link classical philosophy to the long-running series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Buffy's status as the leading vehicle for exploring the evil underlying everyday life has made it ripe for the kind of witty, penetrating philosophical analysis this book delivers -- fully disintering the intellectual issues that underlie this cult favorite.