{"product_id":"philosophy-in-the-twilight-zone-isbn-9781405149051","title":"Philosophy in The Twilight Zone","description":"Utilizing a series of essays examining the broad philosophical concepts embedded in Rod Serling's series, \u003ci\u003eThe Twilight Zone\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhilosophy in The Twilight Zone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e provides a platform for further philosophical discussion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures essays by eminent contemporary philosophers concerning the over-arching themes in \u003ci\u003eThe Twilight Zone,\u003c\/i\u003e as well as in-depth discussions of particular episodes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFuses popular cult entertainment with classical philosophical perspectives\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eActs as a guide to unearthing larger questions - from human nature to the nature of reality and beyond - posed in the series\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes substantial critical and biographical information on series creator Rob Serling\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  Notes on Contributors  \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: \u003ci\u003eLester H. Hunt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. “And Now, Rod Serling, Creator of \u003ci\u003eThe Twilight Zone\u003c\/i\u003e”: The Author as \u003ci\u003eAuteur\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003ci\u003eLester H. Hunt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Tales of Dread in \u003ci\u003eThe Twilight Zone\u003c\/i\u003e: A Contribution to Narratology: \u003ci\u003eNoël Carroll\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Frame Shifters: Surprise Endings and Spectator Imagination in \u003ci\u003eThe Twilight Zone: Carl Plantinga\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. The Treachery of the Commonplace: \u003ci\u003eMary Sirridge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Where is the Twilight Zone?: \u003ci\u003eRichard Hanley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Existentialism and Searching for an Exit: \u003ci\u003eSusan L. Feagin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Through the Twilight Zone of Nonbeing: Two Exemplars of Race in Serling’s Classic Series: \u003ci\u003eLewis R. Gordon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Blending Fiction and Reality: “The Odyssey of Flight 33\": \u003ci\u003eThomas E. Wartenberg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Epistemology at 20,000 Feet: \u003ci\u003eSheila Lintott\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Rationality and Choice in “Nick of Time”: \u003ci\u003eAeon J. Skoble\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. “The Little People”: Power and the Worshipable: \u003ci\u003eAaron Smuts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Nothing in the Dark: Deprivation, Death, and the Good Life: \u003ci\u003eJames S. Taylor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e \"The anthology's substantial entries offer the reader rigorous, lucid, and stylistically polished arguments about one of the best dramas ever to grace American television screens. This collection is, to invoke Serling's memorable prose style, worthy of one's perusal, consideration, and review.\" (Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts, 21 March 2011)  \u003cb\u003eNoël Carroll\u003c\/b\u003e is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, a former President of the American Society for Aesthetics, and a recipient of the Guggenheim Fellowship. He has published numerous books including the \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy of Horror\u003c\/i\u003e (1990) and \u003ci\u003eA Philosophy of Mass Art\u003c\/i\u003e (1999). He has also worked as a journalist and has written five documentary pictures.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLester H. Hunt\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He has also taught at Carnegie-Mellon University, the University of Pittsburgh, and The John Hopkins University. He has written extensively on ethics, political philosophy, and the aesthetics of film, and is the author of \u003ci\u003eNietzsche and the Origins of Virtue\u003c\/i\u003e (1990) and \u003ci\u003eCharacter and Culture\u003c\/i\u003e (1998). He is currently working on a book on anarchy and the justification of the state.\u003c\/p\u003e  Lauded by fans and critics alike, Rod Serling's groundbreaking \u003ci\u003eThe Twilight Zone\u003c\/i\u003e series is one of pop culture's most enduring icons. By exploring the fantastical depths of the unknown, the 156 original episodes (1959–64) continue to hold viewers spellbound. While the stories embrace elements of the supernatural, they were also quite consciously intended to enlighten the public on a broad range of philosophical issues – often by violating conventions of classical narration (to say nothing of the laws of physics).  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhilosophy in The Twilight Zone\u003c\/i\u003e delves deeply into the complex philosophical strands woven throughout the series – issues including skepticism, the ethics of war and peace, and the nature of privacy, personal dignity, knowledge, love, happiness, and justice. This collection of original essays by leading philosophical scholars focuses on particular episodes or examines broader philosophical themes raised in the series. An illuminating critical and biographical introduction to series creator and principle writer Rod Serling is also \"submitted for your approval.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhilosophy in The Twilight Zone\u003c\/i\u003e is a thought-provoking journey into the philosophical landscape of a series that did indeed take us into a dimension not only of sight and sound – but of mind.\u003c\/p\u003e  \"If you've ever felt lost in \u003ci\u003eThe Twilight Zone\u003c\/i\u003e, this book is for you. Then, again, when you read what these philosophers have to say you may want to stay!\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e–\u003c\/i\u003eWilliam Irwin\u003c\/b\u003e, King's College  \u003cp\u003e\"The Twilight Zone smuggled philosophy onto television in the form of a series of ingenious mind-teasers, seizing the audience's imagination. Now Noёl Carroll and Lester Hunt have put together a stimulating collection of papers that decipher the puzzles and explore the philosophical themes. The result is a rich and thoughtful re-appraisal of a rightly famous attempt to make drama out of philosophy. Rod Serling would be tickled and proud.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e–\u003c\/i\u003eColin McGinn\u003c\/b\u003e, University of Miami\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989779726565,"sku":"NP9781405149051","price":38.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405149051.jpg?v=1761785438","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/philosophy-in-the-twilight-zone-isbn-9781405149051","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}