Product Description: Comprised of thirteen articles by well-known authors, this book makes the case to philosophers that popular culture is worthy of their attention. Issues of concern include the distinction between high culture and popular culture, the aesthetic and moral value of popular culture, allusion and identification in popular culture, and special problems posed by the interpretation of popular culture...read more

A thought-provoking collection of essays explores the philosophical side of the comic book world, collecting the contributions of sixteen philosophers on a variety of subjects, including evil, justice, metaphysics, and the limits of violence. Original.

A follow-up to The Matrix and Philosophy considers issues of freedom, causation, metaphysics, race, violence, and the definition of humanity as seen through the lens of the Matrix movies and its Animatrix anime spinoff. Original. 25,000 first printing.

Urging readers of the Harry Potter series to dig deeper than wizards, boggarts, and dementors, the authors of this unique guide collect the musings of seventeen philosophers on the series, who cover a wide range of Potter-related philosophical issues, including the difference between good and evil, the ethics of sorcery, and Aristotle's own school for wizards. Original.

Presents essays exploring the philosophical themes of the motion picture 'The Matrix,' which portrays a false world created from nothing but perceptions. (view table of contents)

Product Description: Have the reports of the author's death been greatly exaggerated? When Roland Barthes famously announced the death of the author, he heralded a major new debate in modern literary criticism and aesthetics. This volume is a dialogical collection of key essays discussing the nature of authorship and the place, if any, of authorial intention in the interpretation of literary texts...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: The tension between the roles of authorial intention and the text itself is a basic concern of contemporary hermeneutics. Challenging much of the current thinking in the field, this volume argues that the text itself, in its various forms, is an untenable criterion for correct interpretation, and through compelling moral and epistemological arguments defends an intentionalist approach to interpretation...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

A giddy, humorous introduction to philosophy through the lens of 'Seinfeld' asks, is it rational for George to do the opposite? and is there really anything wrong with that? among other important topics.

Product Description: By retaining a strong focus on policy, Environmental Economics and Management: Theory, Policy, and Applications, 2e provides an applied, practical approach to environmental economic theory accessible to students with small or vast economic knowledge...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)