{"product_id":"the-ultimate-star-wars-and-philosophy-isbn-9781119038061","title":"The Ultimate Star Wars and Philosophy","description":"\u003cp\u003eDoes it take faith to be a Jedi? Are droids capable of thought? Should Jar Jar Binks be held responsible for the rise of the Empire? Presenting entirely new essays, no aspect of the myth and magic of George Lucas’s creation is left philosophically unexamined in \u003ci\u003eThe Ultimate Star Wars and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe editors of the original \u003ci\u003eStar Wars and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e strike back in this \u003ci\u003eUltimate\u003c\/i\u003e volume that encompasses the complete \u003ci\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/i\u003e universe\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents the most far-reaching examination of the philosophy behind \u003ci\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/i\u003e – includes coverage of the entire film catalogue to date as well as the Expanded Universe of novels, comics, television series, games and toys\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides serious explorations into the deeper meaning of George Lucas’s philosophically rich creation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTopics explored include the moral code of bounty-hunter favourite Boba Fett, Stoicism and the Jedi Order, the nature of the Dark Side, Anakin and Achilles in a nihilism face-off, feminism and being chained to a giant slug, cloning, de-extinction, fatherhood, Wookiees, loyalty, betrayal, guardians, republics, tyrants, terrorism, civic duty, friendship, family, and more!\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments: Legacy of the Force ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: “The Circle is Now Complete” 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eI The Philosophical Menace 5\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Platonic Paradox of Darth Plagueis: How Could a Sith Lord Be Wise? 7\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTerrance MacMullan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 “You Are Asking Me to Be Rational”: Stoic Philosophy and the Jedi Order 20\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMatt Hummel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Jedi Knights of Faith: Anakin, Luke, and Søren (Kierkegaard) 31\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliam A. Lindenmuth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Anakin and Achilles: Scars of Nihilism 42\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDon Adams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Dark Times: The End of the Republic and the Beginning of Chinese Philosophy 53\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKevin S. Decker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eII Attack of the Morals 65\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Chasing Kevin Smith: Was It Immoral for the Rebel Alliance to Destroy Death Star II? 67\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCharles C. Camosy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 The Ballad of Boba Fett: Mercenary Agency and Amoralism in War 79\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid LaRocca\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 How Guilty is Jar Jar Binks? 90\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNicolas Michaud\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 “Know the Dark Side”: A Theodicy of the Force 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJason T. Eberl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIII Revenge of the Alliance 115\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 “Like My Father before Me”: Loss and Redemption of Fatherhood in Star Wars 117\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCharles Taliaferro and Annika Beck\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 The Friends of a Jedi: Friendship, Family, and Civic Duty in a Galaxy at War 127\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGreg Littmann\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Light Side, Dark Side, and Switching Sides: Loyalty and Betrayal in Star Wars 136\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaniel Malloy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Guardians and Tyrants in the Republics of Star Wars and Plato 148\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdam Barkman and Kyle Alkema\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIV A New Hermeneutic 159\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Pregnant Padme and Slave Leia: ´ Star Wars’ Female Role Models 161\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCole Bowman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Docile Bodies and a Viscous Force: Fear of the Flesh in Return of the Jedi 172\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJennifer L. McMahon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Of Battle Droids and Zillo Beasts: Moral Status in the Star Wars Galaxy 183\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames M. Okapal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eV Metaphysics Strikes Back 193\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Why the Force Must Have a Dark Side 195\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeorge A. Dunn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 What is It Like to Be a Jedi? A Life in the Force 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarek McGann\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 “Never Tell Me the Odds”: An Inquiry Concerning Jedi Understanding 219\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndrew Zimmerman Jones\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVI Return of the Non-Human 229\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Mindless Philosophers and Overweight Globs of Grease: Are Droids Capable of Thought? 231\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDan Burkett\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Can Chewie Speak? Wittgenstein and the Philosophy of Language 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRhiannon Grant and Myfanwy Reynolds\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Can the Zillo Beast Strike Back? Cloning, De-extinction, and the Species Problem 250\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLeonard Finkelman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVII The Fandom Awakens 261\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 “In That Time . . . ” in a Galaxy Far, Far Away: Epic Myth-Understandings and Myth-Appropriation in Star Wars 263\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Thompson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Star Wars, Emotions, and the Paradox of Fiction 274\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLance Belluomini\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 The Mind of Blue Snaggletooth: The Intentional Stance, Vintage Star Wars Action Figures, and the Origins of Religion 287\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDennis Knepp\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Gospel, Gossip, and Ghent: How Should We Understand the New Star Wars? 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoy T. 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He is the editor or co-editor of five previous books on pop culture including \u003ci\u003eTerminator and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley-Blackwell, 2009), \u003ci\u003eEnder’s Game and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley-Blackwell, 2013), \u003ci\u003eThe Ultimate South Park and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley-Blackwell, 2013) and \u003ci\u003eWho is Who? The Philosophy of Doctor\u003c\/i\u003e Who (2013).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTogether, Eberl and Decker are the editors of \u003ci\u003eStar Wars and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e (2005).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIs the Rebel Alliance a terrorist organization? What’s it like to be a Jedi? Was it immoral to destroy the second Death Star?  Should Jar Jar Binks be held responsible for the rise of the Empire? And how should we understand the new \u003ci\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/i\u003e?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe beloved epic space opera that fed the mythic landscape of a generation and arguably invented the modern concept of media franchise - clearly, much of the world has got \u003ci\u003eStar Wars \u003c\/i\u003eunder its skin. The cultural significance of phrases like “Luke, I am your father,” “I’ve got a bad feeling about this,” and “Do or do not, there is no try” aren’t merely pop culture clichés; they’ve penetrated academia with hundreds of scholarly articles and books examining the deeper meaning of George Lucas’s fantastical and philosophically rich creation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Ultimate Star Wars\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eand Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e presents an original set of expert essays by some of the brightest minds in the galaxy, exploring the deeper side of \u003ci\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/i\u003e and its Expanded Universe. There are new takes on familiar topics, like the nature of the Force - does it \u003ci\u003ehave\u003c\/i\u003e to have a dark side? - and a feminist critique of the portrayal of women – what is the deeper meaning in being chained to a slug? We examine the philosophical significance behind the impact of \u003ci\u003eStar Wars \u003c\/i\u003eon the real world as an important artifact of pop culture, the legacy of Joseph Campbell on the saga’s mythical foundation, and offer a framework for understanding just what is “canonical” in \u003ci\u003eStar Wars \u003c\/i\u003e– giving fans good reason to assert once and for all that Han shot first.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith the book you hold in your hands, the circle is now complete, and those who were once learners may start on the path toward becoming philosophical masters. 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