{"product_id":"the-hunger-games-and-philosophy-isbn-9781118065075","title":"The Hunger Games and Philosophy","description":"\u003cb\u003eA philosophical exploration of Suzanne Collins's \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling series, just in time for the release of \u003ci\u003eThe Hunger Games\u003c\/i\u003e movie\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eKatniss Everdeen is \"the girl who was on fire,\" but she is also the girl who made us think, dream, question authority, and rebel. The post-apocalyptic world of Panem's twelve districts is a divided society on the brink of war and struggling to survive, while the Capitol lives in the lap of luxury and pure contentment. At every turn in the Hunger Games trilogy, Katniss, Peeta, Gale, and their many allies wrestle with harrowing choices and ethical dilemmas that push them to the brink. Is it okay for Katniss to break the law to ensure her family's survival? Do ordinary moral rules apply in the Arena? Can the world of \u003ci\u003eThe Hunger Games\u003c\/i\u003e shine a light into the dark corners of our world? Why do we often enjoy watching others suffer? How can we distinguish between what's Real and Not Real? This book draws on some of history's most engaging philosophical thinkers to take you deeper into the story and its themes, such as sacrifice, altruism, moral choice, and gender.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eGives you new insights into the Hunger Games series and its key characters, plot lines, and ideas\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines important themes such as the state of nature, war, celebrity, authenticity, and social class\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eApplies the perspective of some of world's greatest minds, such as Charles Darwin, Thomas Hobbes, Friedrich Nietzsche, Plato, and Immanuel Kant to the Hunger Games trilogy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers all three books in the Hunger Games trilogy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn essential companion for Hunger Games fans, this book will take you deeper into the dystopic world of Panem and into the minds and motivations of those who occupy it.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments: “It’s Like the Bread. How I Never Get Over Owing You for That.” ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Let The Hunger Games and Philosophy Begin! 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One “Having An Eye for Beauty Isn’t Necessarily a Weakness”: The Art of Resisting the Capitol\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. “The Final Word on Entertainment”: Mimetic and Monstrous Art in the Hunger Games 8\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrian McDonald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. “Somewhere between Hair Ribbons and Rainbows”: How Even the Shortest Song Can Change the World 26\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnne Torkelson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. “I Will Be Your Mockingjay”: The Power and Paradox of Metaphor in the Hunger Games Trilogy 41\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJill Olthouse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two “We’re Fickle, Stupid Beings”: Hungering For Morality in An Immoral World\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. “The Odds Have Not Been Very Dependable of Late”: Morality and Luck in the Hunger Games Trilogy 56\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeorge A. Dunn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. The Joy of Watching Others Suffer: Schadenfreude and the Hunger Games 75\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndrew Shaffer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. “So Here I Am in His Debt Again”: Katniss, Gifts, and Invisible Strings 90\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJennifer Culver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Three “I am as Radiant as the Sun”: The Natural, The Unnatural, and Not-so-weird Science\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Competition and Kindness: The Darwinian World of the Hunger Games 104\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbigail Mann\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. “No Mutt Is Good”—Really? Creating Interspecies Chimeras 121\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJason T. Eberl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Four “Peeta Bakes. I Hunt.”: What Katniss Can Teach us About Love, Caring, and Gender\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Why Katniss Chooses Peeta: Looking at Love through a Stoic Lens 134\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbigail E. Myers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. “She Has No Idea. The Effect She Can Have.”: Katniss and the Politics of Gender 145\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJessica Miller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Sometimes the World Is Hungry for People Who Care: Katniss and the Feminist Care Ethic 162\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLindsey Issow Averill\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Five “As Long as You Can Find Yourself, You’ll Never Starve”: How to Be Yourself When It’s All a Big Show\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Why Does Katniss Fail at Everything She Fakes? Being versus Seeming to Be in the Hunger Games Trilogy 178\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDereck Coatney\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Who Is Peeta Mellark? The Problem of Identity in Panem 193\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNicolas Michaud\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Six “Here’s Some Advice. Stay Alive.”: A Tribute’s Guide to the Morality and Logic of Warfare\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. “Safe to Do What?”: Morality and the War of All against All in the Arena 206\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoseph J. Foy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Starting Fires Can Get You Burned: The Just-War Tradition and the Rebellion against the Capitol 222\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLouis Melançon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. The Tribute’s Dilemma: The Hunger Games and Game Theory 235\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndrew Zimmerman Jones\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Seven “It Must Be Very Fragile if a Handful of Berries Can Bring It Down”: The Political Philosophy of Coriolanus Snow\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. Discipline and the Docile Body: Regulating Hungers in the Capitol 250\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristina Van Dyke\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18. “All of This Is Wrong”: Why One of Rome’s Greatest Thinkers Would Despise the Capitol 265\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdam Barkman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19. Class Is in Session: Power and Privilege in Panem 277\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChad William Timm\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors: Our Resistance Squadron 291\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex: “A List in My Head of Every Act of Goodness I’ve Seen Someone Do” 297\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eGeorge A. Dunn\u003c\/b\u003e is a lecturer at the University of Indianapolis and the Ningbo Institute of Technology, Zhejiang University, China. 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He originated the philosophy and popular culture genre of books as coeditor of the bestselling \u003ci\u003eThe Simpsons and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e and has overseen recent titles, including \u003ci\u003eHouse and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAlice in Wonderland and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMad Men and Philosophy.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCan entertainment be dangerous?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDo ordinary moral rules apply in the arena?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCan philosophy help Katniss decide between Gale and Peeta?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCould muttations someday become a reality?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCan the world of the Hunger Games shine a light into the dark corners of our own world? Katniss Everdeen is \"the girl who was on fire,\" but she is also the girl who makes us think, dream, question authority, and rebel. 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It gives you new insights into the Hunger Games series and its key characters, plot lines, and themes, including war, authenticity, social class, personal identity, altruism, gender, art, fashion, and moral choice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTo learn more about the Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture series, visit www.andphilosophy.com\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990261219557,"sku":"NP9781118065075","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781118065075.jpg?v=1761787105","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-hunger-games-and-philosophy-isbn-9781118065075","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}