{"product_id":"twilight-and-philosophy-isbn-9780470484234","title":"Twilight and Philosophy","description":"twilight and Philosophy \u003cp\u003eWhat can vampires tell us about the meaning of life?\u003cbr\u003e Is Edward a romantic hero or a dangerous stalker?\u003cbr\u003e Is Bella a feminist? Is Stephenie Meyer?\u003cbr\u003e How does Stephenie Meyer’s Mormonism fit into the fantastical world of \u003ci\u003eTwilight\u003c\/i\u003e?\u003cbr\u003e Is Jacob “better” for Bella than Edward? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe answers to these philosophical questions and more can be found inside \u003ci\u003eTwilight and Philosophy: Vampires, Vegetarians, and the Pursuit of Immortality. \u003c\/i\u003eWith everything from Taoism to mind reading to the place of God in a world of vampires, this book offers some very tasty philosophy for both the living and the undead to sink their teeth into. Whether you’re on Team Edward or Team Jacob, whether you loved or hated \u003ci\u003eBreaking Dawn\u003c\/i\u003e, this book is for you! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTo learn more about the Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture series, visit www.andphilosophy.com\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eACKNOWLEDGMENTS: Supernatural Humans\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe Can’t Live Without xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Undead Wisdom 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART ONE TWILIGHT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 You Look Good Enough to Eat: Love, Madness, and the Food Analogy 7\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeorge A. Dunn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Dying to Eat: The Vegetarian Ethics of Twilight 25\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJean Kazez\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Can a Vampire Be a Person? 39\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNicolas Michaud\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Carlisle: More Compassionate Than a Speeding Bullet? 49\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndrew Terjesen and Jenny Terjesen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART TWO NEW MOON\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Vampire-Dämmerung: What Can Twilight Tell Us about God? 63\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter S. Fosl and Eli Fosl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 To Bite or Not to Bite: Twilight, Immortality, and the Meaning of Life 79\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrendan Shea\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Mind Reading and Morality: The Moral Hazards of Being Edward 93\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEric Silverman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Love and Authority among Wolves 107\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSara Worley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART THREE ECLIPSE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Bella Swan and Sarah Palin: All the Old Myths Are Not True 121\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNaomi Zack\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Vampire Love: The Second Sex Negotiates the Twenty-first Century 131\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBonnie Mann\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Edward Cullen and Bella Swan: Byronic and Feminist Heroes . . . or Not 147\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbigail E. Myers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Undead Patriarchy and the Possibility of Love 163\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLeah McClimans and J. Jeremy Wisnewski\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 The “Real” Danger: Fact vs. Fiction for the Girl Audience 177\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRebecca Housel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART FOUR BREAKING DAWN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Twilight of an Idol: Our Fatal Attraction to Vampires 193\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJennifer L. McMahon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Bella’s Vampire Semiotics 209\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDennis Knepp\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Space, Time, and Vampire Ontology 219\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhilip Puszczalowski\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 For the Strength of Bella? Meyer, Vampires, and Mormonism 227\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarc E. Shaw\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 The Tao of Jacob 237\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRebecca Housel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCONTRIBUTORS: Ladies and Gentlemen, Introducing the Stars of Our Show, Humans, Vampires, and Shape-Shifters Alike 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eINDEX: For Those Who Can’t Read Minds 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eREBECCA HOUSEL\u003c\/b\u003e coedited \u003ci\u003eX-Men and Philosophy.\u003c\/i\u003e A former professor of English and popular culture in western New York, she now serves on editorial advisory boards for the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Popular Culture\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eJournal of American Culture.\u003c\/i\u003e Also an author of middle-grade fiction, she is currently working on a new young adult novel.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJ. 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