Battlestar Galactica and Philosophy

Knowledge Here Begins Out There

William Irwin (Series Editor), Jason T. Eberl (Editor)

What’s the point of living after your whole world has been destroyed?

Can Starbuck be free if she has a special destiny?

Is Baltar’s scientific worldview superior to Six’s religious faith?

Are Cylons persons?

Is humanity a “flawed creation”?

More than just an action-packed “space opera,” Syfy’s critically acclaimed series Battlestar Galactica offers a dramatic character study of the human survivors and their Cylon pursuers as they confront existential, moral, metaphysical, theological, and political crises.  This thought-provoking book examines these issues and more, revealing how the ragtag fleet’s outward journey to Earth is also an inward exploration for human and Cylon alike.

Book Information
ISBN: 978-1-405-17814-3
Paperback
288 pages
January 2008
US $21.95
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