Zombies, Vampires and Philosophy

These books teach philosophical wisdom by looking closely at entertainment icons. In each volume of this best-selling series, a team of sharp philosophical brains puts one pop culture icon (movie, TV show, or other topic) under the microscope, exposing its hidden philosophical implications in an ins [...]
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These books teach philosophical wisdom by looking closely at entertainment icons. In each volume of this best-selling series, a team of sharp philosophical brains puts one pop culture icon (movie, TV show, or other topic) under the microscope, exposing its hidden philosophical implications in an instantly readable way. Since 1968's "Night of the Living Dead", zombie culture has continued to limp and claw its way into the center of popular culture. Zombies and Vampires now thrive in TV shows, comic books, cartoons, video games, and movies. Still, the zombies and vampires in our midst are thirsting for an even higher cultural profile. "Zombies, Vampires, and Philosophy" will do for Socrates and Descartes what "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" has done for Jane Austen. Philosophers will sink their teeth into the ideas and concepts that drive our fascination and unquenchable thirst for Zombiedom: Why do vampires and vegetarians share a similar worldview? Why is understanding zombies the key to health care reform? What does 'healthy in mind and body' mean for the undead? Those waiting for answers should be sanguine about this book!This is an expanded and re-titled edition of Open Court's "The Undead and Philosophy: Chicken Soup for the Soulless". It includes two new chapters and a new introduction.