{"product_id":"mad-max-and-philosophy-isbn-9781119870487","title":"Mad Max and Philosophy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplore the philosophy at the core of the apocalyptic future of Mad Max\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeneath the stylized violence and thrilling car crashes, the \u003ci\u003eMad Max\u003c\/i\u003e films consider universal questions about the nature of human life, order and anarchy, justice and moral responsibility, society and technology, and ultimately, human redemption. In \u003ci\u003eMad Max and Philosophy, \u003c\/i\u003ea diverse team of political scientists, historians, and philosophers investigates the underlying themes of the blockbuster movie franchise, following Max as he attempts to rebuild himself and the world around him. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRequiring no background in philosophy, this engaging and highly readable book guides you through the barren wastelands of a post-apocalyptic future as you explore ethics and politics in The Wasteland, the importance of costumes and music, humankind's relationship with nature, commerce, gender, religion, madness, and much more. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers all of George Miller's \u003ci\u003eMad Max\u003c\/i\u003e films, including \u003ci\u003eMad Max: Fury Road\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses connections between \u003ci\u003eMad Max \u003c\/i\u003eand Nietzsche, Malthus, Mill, Foucault, Sartre, and other major philosophers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFollows Max's journey from policeman and family man to lost soul in search of redemption\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines the future of technology and possible impacts on society, the environment, and access to natural resources \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDelves into feminist themes of \u003ci\u003eMad Max\u003c\/i\u003e, such as the reversal of heroic gender roles in \u003ci\u003eFury Road \u003c\/i\u003eand relationships between power and procreation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart of the bestselling Blackwell\u003ci\u003e Philosophy and Pop Culture \u003c\/i\u003eseries\u003ci\u003e, Mad Max and Philosophy: Thinking Through the Wasteland \u003c\/i\u003eis a must-read for anyone wanting to philosophically engage with Max, Furiosa, and their dystopian world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Doing Philosophy in the Wasteland xiv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xvi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Politics after the Pox-Eclipse: Anarchy, State, and Dystopia 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Post-apocalyptic Anarchism in \u003ci\u003eMad Max\u003c\/i\u003e 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAeon J. Skoble\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Even on the Road, Violence Is Not the Same as Power 11\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnthony Petros Spanakos and Ian J. Drake\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Thomas Hobbes and the State of Nature in the Wasteland 19\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGreg Littmann\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The Political Economy of Bartertown: Embeddedness of Markets, Peak Oil, the Tragedy of the Commons, and Lifeboat Ethics 29\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaul Thomas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 From Wee Jerusalem to Fury Road: Does \u003ci\u003eMad Max\u003c\/i\u003e Depict a Post-apocalyptic Dystopia? 38\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eClint Jones\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II The Man with No Name: Heroes and Finding Oneself Post-apocalypse Style 49\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 \"Pray He's Still out There\": Heroism in the \u003ci\u003eMad Max\u003c\/i\u003e Films 51\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKaren Joan Kohoutek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Bloodbags and Artificial Arms: Bodily Parthood in \u003ci\u003eMad Max: Fury Road\u003c\/i\u003e 60\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoshua L. Tepley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 The Meaning of Life According to \u003ci\u003eMad Max: Fury Road\u003c\/i\u003e 71\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKiki Berk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Building a Better Tomorrow! Ethics in Mad Max 83\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 What Saves the World? Care and Ecofeminism 85\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLeigh Kellmann Kolb\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Seeking the Good Life in the Wasteland 95\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndrew Kuzma\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 \"We're Not to Blame!\" Responsibility in the Wasteland 106\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJustin Kitchen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 \"Look, Any Longer out on That Road and I'm One of Them, You Know?\": Madness in \u003ci\u003eMad Max\u003c\/i\u003e 116\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMatthew P. Meyer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Justice, Reason, and the Road Warrior: A Mechanic Reads Plato 126\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid H. Gordon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Mother's Milk: Gender and Intersectionality 135\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Homecoming as Homemaking: The Rise of the Matriarchy in \u003ci\u003eMad Max: Fury Road\u003c\/i\u003e 137\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaniel Conway\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Liberating Mother's Milk: Imperator Furiosa's Ecofeminist Revolution 148\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJacob Quick\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Demarginalizing Aunty Entity and Dismantling Thunderdome 159\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEdwardo Pérez and Thanayi Jackson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Gayboy Berserkers at the Gate: Sex and Gender in the Wasteland 170\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJacob M. Held\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Wasteland Aesthetics: Music, Fashion, Australia, and Nature 181\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Driving Insanity, Chaos, and Emotion: The Music of \u003ci\u003eMad Max: Fury Road\u003c\/i\u003e 183\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLance Belluomini\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Carapaces and Prosthetics: What Humans Wear in \u003ci\u003eMad Max: Fury Road\u003c\/i\u003e 195\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLaura T. Di Summa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Does It Matter How Australian the Apocalypse Is? 203\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGreg Littmann\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 The Moral Aesthetics of Nature: Bioconservativism in \u003ci\u003eMad Max\u003c\/i\u003e 215\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Koepsell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMATTHEW P. MEYER \u003c\/b\u003eis Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. He has contributed chapters to several books in the Wiley \u003ci\u003e\"And Philosophy\"\u003c\/i\u003e series, as well as journal articles covering Nietzsche, Mystic River, environmental ethics, and colonialism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDAVID KOEPSELL \u003c\/b\u003eis an entrepreneur, author, philosopher, attorney, and educator whose recent research focuses on the issues arising at the intersection of science, technology, ethics, and public policy. He is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Philosophy Department at Texas A\u0026amp;M University.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eHow do Max’s choices illuminate the meaning of life? \u003cbr\u003e Can Furiosa inspire feminist revolution? \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDoes life need to be nasty, brutish, and short in the wasteland? \u003cbr\u003e What is the real cost of guzzoline? \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat is “good” when you’re on the road or in the Thunderdome? \u003cbr\u003e Why is violence not the same as power for Lord Humungus and Immortan Joe?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDon’t be fooled by the crashing cars and beautifully choreographed violence—the Mad Max franchise is ultimately about human redemption. In fact, these apocalyptic, futuristic films can tell us a lot about ourselves today. From a work-a-day policeman with a family, to a lost soul who is more than once mistaken as a savior, Max rebuilt himself and the world around him.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eMad Max and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e, philosophers, political scientists, historians, and writers all come together to think through the wasteland, covering all of George Miller’s Mad Max films, including Mad Max: Fury Road. 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