Twilight and Philosophy Vampires, Vegetarians, and the Pursuit of Immortality

, by Irwin, William; Housel, Rebecca; Wisnewski, J. Jeremy

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ISBN: 9780470484234 | 0470484233
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Copyright: 9/22/2009

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The first look at the philosophy behind Stephenie Meyer's bestselling Twilight series, this intriguing text draws on the wisdom of philosophical heavyweights to provide new perspectives on the characters, storylines, and themes within the series.

Rebecca Housel coedited X-Men and Philosophy. A former professor of English and popular culture in western New York, she now serves on editorial advisory boards for the Journal of Popular Culture and the Journal of American Culture. Also an author of middle-grade fiction, she is currently working on a new young adult novel.

J. Jeremy Wisnewski is an assistant professor of philosophy at Hartwick College, the coeditor of X-Men and Philosophy, and the editor of Family Guy and Philosophy and The Office and Philosophy.

William Irwin is a professor of philosophy at King's College. He originated the philosophy and popular culture genre of books as coeditor of the bestselling The Simpsons and Philosophy and has overseen recent titles, including Batman and Philosophy, House and Philosophy, and Watchmen and Philosophy.

AcknowledgmentS:
Supernatural Humans We Can't Live Without
Introduction: Undead Wisdom
Twilight
You Look Good Enough to Eat: Love, Madness, and the Food Analogy
Dying to Eat: The Vegetarian Ethics of Twilight
Can a Vampire Be a Person?
Carlisle: More Compassionate Than a Speeding Bullet?
New Moon
Vampire-Dämmerung: What Can Twilight Tell Us about God?
To Bite or Not to Bite: Twilight, Immortality, and the Meaning of Life
Mind Reading and Morality: The Moral Hazards of Being Edward
Love and Authority among Wolves
Eclipse
Bella Swan and Sarah Palin: All the Old Myths Are Not True
Vampire Love: The Second Sex Negotiates the Twenty-first Century
Edward Cullen and Bella Swan: Byronic and Feminist Heroes . . . or Not
Undead Patriarchy and the Possibility of Love
The "Real" Danger: Fact vs. Fiction for the Girl Audience
Breaking Dawn
Twilight of an Idol: Our Fatal Attraction to Vampires
Bella's Vampire Semiotics
Space, Time, and Vampire Ontology
For the Strength of Bella? Meyer, Vampires, and Mormonism
The Tao of Jacob
Contributors: Ladies and Gentlemen, Introducing the Stars of Our Show, Humans, Vampires, and Shape-Shifters Alike
Index: For Those Who Can't Read Minds
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