All articles by: Ellen

Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Philosophy

Can Lisbeth Salander be our guide to a postgender world?
To catch a criminal, can Lisbeth and Mikael be criminals themselves?
Would Aristotle read Larsson’s mystery books on a beach?
Can revenge be ethical?
What’s the deal with all that coffee?
Drawing a thin moral line between their own actions and the criminal schemes they seek to unravel in the ... Read More

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Arrested Development and Philosophy

Is George Michael’s crush on his cousin unnatural?
Is it immoral for Lindsay to lie about stealing clothes to hide her job?
Is Gob better off living his life in bad faith?
What inferences can we draw from Tobias’s double entendres?
Are the pictures really of bunkers or balls?
The Bluth family’s faults, foibles, and character flaws are so excruciatingly ... Read More

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Green Lantern and Philosophy

Is Hal Jordan a murderer?
What kind of strength is willpower?
Do emotions help or hurt a Green Lantern?
Can a Green Lantern power ring do anything imaginable—and should we worry if it can?
How can insects, mathematical equations, and planets be Green Lanterns?
Green Lanterns and their awesome power rings inspire a sense of possibility and wonder that can ... Read More

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