The Force Awakens Philosophy
Read what Kevin Decker and Jason Eberl, the editors of The Ultimate Star Wars and Philosophy, have to say about The Force Awakens at the Daily Nous. Click here to read all about it.
Charlie Brown and Existentialism
Charlie Brown and Existentialism Check out this article about Peanuts and existentialism published by Vanity Fair. It’s pretty good, but the focus on Kierkegaard misses the more important existentialist connections. I would have liked to read a discussion of the Great Pumpkin and Waiting for Godot. And what about The Myth of Sisyphus and Charlie…
Black Mirror, “Be Right Back,” and Philosophy
Black Mirror, “Be Right Back,” and Philosophy Matteo Grasso Black Mirror is without a doubt one of the most philosophical TV series of the last decade. Like a modern day Twilight Zone, every episode has a different cast and a different setting. “Be Right Back” tells the story of a woman’s grief for the…
Inside Out and Philosophy: What Does it Mean to be Okay?
Inside Out and Philosophy What Does it Mean to be Okay? By Roberto Sirvent and Duncan Reyburn Pixar’s Inside Out (2015) hinges on a tough adjustment faced by eleven-year-old Riley when her parents decide to move the family from Minnesota to San Francisco. This is a very simple event, a change from one place…
Could the Jedi Be the Bad Guys?
Here’s something to read while you wait for your copy of The Ultimate Star Wars and Philosophy to arrive from Amazon. Could the Jedi be the bad guys? Jonathan V. Last thinks so. Click here for 9 reasons to answer yes.
Beavis and Butt-head Take Over Silicon Valley
Beavis and Butt-head Take Over Silicon Valley At Mises.org Paul Cantor discusses Silicon Valley, the new show from the Creator of Beavis and Butt-head. Click here to read all about it.
Star Trek and Scarcity
Over at Mises.org Jonathan Newman takes up an issue that will be discussed in The Ultimate Star Trek and Philosophy (to be published in 2016). Click here to read “Star Trek is Wrong: There Will Always be Scarcity.”
Louis C.K. and Plato
Check out Mark Edmundson on Louis C.K. and Plato over at VQR. Click here.
Noël Carroll on the Paradox of Horror
Check out philosopher Noël Carroll discussing the paradox of horror in a video interview at Aeon magazine. Why do we watch horror movies that give rise to feelings of fear and disgust? Noël Carroll has the answer. Click here
Call for Abstracts: Wonder Woman and Philosophy
Call for Abstracts Wonder Woman and Philosophy Edited by Jacob M. Held The Blackwell Philosophy and Popular Culture Series Please circulate and post widely. Apologies for cross posting. To propose ideas for future volumes in the Blackwell series please contact the Series Editor, William Irwin, at williamirwin@kings.edu If you have comments or criticisms for the…
The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series 