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Informationen zum Autor SHARON KAYE is professor of philosophy at John Carroll University and edited the original Lost and Philosophy. WILLIAM IRWIN is a professor of philosophy at King's College in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He originated the philosophy and popular culture genre of books as coeditor of the bestselling The Simpsons and Philosophy and has overseen recent titles including Batman and Philosophy, House and Philosophy , and Mad Men and Philosophy. To learn more about the Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture series, visit www.andphilosophy.com Klappentext Expanded and up-to-date-the ultimate guide that explores meaning and philosophy of all six seasons of LostLost is more than just a popular television show; it's a complex examination of meaningful philosophical questions. What does good versus evil mean on the island? Is it a coincidence that characters John Locke and Desmond David Hume are named after actual philosophers? What is the ethics of responsibility for Jack?An action-adventure story with more than a touch of the metaphysical, Lost forces viewers to ask difficult questions of themselves just as the story asks difficult questions of its characters. Ultimate Lost and Philosophy helps you explore the deeper meaning and philosophical questions hidden within every complex twist and turn in the historic show's entire six-season run.* Includes every season of Lost, including 2010's final, highly anticipated season* Connects events on the show to core philosophical issues such as truth, identity, and morality* Explores a host of intriguing topics such as time travel, freedom, love, and lossFor fans of Lost who are interested in what the show reveals about ourselves and the human condition, Ultimate Lost and Philosophy is an entertaining, informative, and enlightening resource. Zusammenfassung Expanded and up-to-date-the ultimate guide that explores meaning and philosophy of all six seasons of Lost Lost is more than just a popular television show; it's a complex examination of meaningful philosophical questions. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Lost and F.O.U.N.D. 1 Part One F is for Fortune 1 Lost in Lost's Times 9 Richard Davies 2 Imaginary Peanut Butter: The Puzzles of Time Travel in Lost 32 William J. Devlin 3 It Doesn't Matter What We Do: From Metaphysics to Ethics in Lost's Time Travel 47 Jeremy Pierce 4 If Sawyer Weren't a Con Man, Then He Would Have Been a Cop: Counterfactual Reasoning in the Last Season of Lost 63 Deborah R. Barnbaum Part Two O is for Origin 5 Lost in Different Circumstances: What Would You Do? 75 Charles Taliaferro and Dan Kastrul 6 "Don't Mistake Coincidence for Fate": Lost Theories and Coincidence 91 Briony Addey 7 Lost and the Question of Life after Birth 107 Jeremy Barris 8 See You in Another Life, Brother: Bad Faith and Authenticity in Three Lost Souls 120 Sander Lee Part Three U is for Unity 9 Lost's State of Nature 145 Richard Davies 10 Friends and Enemies in the State of Nature: The Absence of Hobbes and the Presence of Schmitt 164 Peter S. Fosl 11 Ideology and Otherness in Lost: "Stuck in a Bloody Snow Globe" 187 Karen Gaffney Part Four N is for Necessity 12 Escaping the Island of Ethical Subjectivism: Don't Let Ben Bring You Back 207 George Wrisley 13 Lost Together: Fathers, Sons, and Moral Obligations 220 Michael W. Austin 14 Should We Condemn Michael? 233 Becky Vartabedian 15 The Ethics of Objectification and the Search for Redemption in Lost 241 Patricia Brace and Rob Arp Part Five D is for Destiny ...
