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Zombies, Vampires, and Philosophy: New Life for the Undead

By Dale Jacquette , Robert Arp , Manuel Vargas , Matthew Walker , Wayne Yuen , William S. Larkin , Hamish Thompson , Larry Hauser , Adam Barrows , John Draeger

Book information

Publisher
Open Court
Year
2010
ISBN
0812696832, 9780812696837
Language
english
Format
MOBI
Filesize
652 kB (667650 bytes)
Series
Popular Culture and Philosophy
Pages
320\0
Time added
2013-11-06 07:52:14

Description

Since 1968's Night of the Living Dead, zombie culture has steadily limped and clawed its way into the center of popular culture. Today, zombies and vampires have taken over TV shows, comic books, cartoons, video games, and movies. Zombies, Vampires, and Philosophy drags the theories of famous philosophers like Socrates and Descartes into the territory of the undead, exploring questions like: Why do vampires and vegetarians share a similar worldview? Why is understanding zombies the key to health care reform? And what does "healthy in mind and body" mean for vampires and zombies? Answers to these questions and more await readers brave enough to make this fun, philosophical foray into the undead.

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