Expanded and up-to-date-the ultimate guide that explores meaning and philosophy of all six seasons of Lost Lost is more than just a popular television show; it's a complex examination of meaningful philosophical questions. What does good versus evil mean on the island? Is it a coincidence that characters John Locke and Desmond David Hume are named after actual philosophers? What is the ethics of responsibility for Jack? An action-adventure story with more than a touch of the metaphysical, Lost forces viewers to ask difficult questions of themselves just as the story asks difficult questions of its characters. Ultimate Lost and Philosophy helps you explore the deeper meaning and philosophical questions hidden within every complex twist and turn in the historic show's entire six-season run. * Includes every season of Lost, including 2010's final, highly anticipated season * Connects events on the show to core philosophical issues such as truth, identity, and morality * Explores a host of intriguing topics such as time travel, freedom, love, and loss For fans of Lost who are interested in what the show reveals about ourselves and the human condition, Ultimate Lost and Philosophy is an entertaining, informative, and enlightening resource INDICE: Introduction: Lost and Found (Sharon M. Kaye). Part I. F is for Fortune. Chapter 1. Lost in Losts Times (Richard Davies) Chapter 2. Imaginary Peanut Butter: The Puzzles of Time Travel in Lost (William Devlin). Chapter 3. It Doesnt Matter what We Do: From Metaphysics to Ethics in Lost Time Travel (Jeremy Pierce). Chapter 4. If Sawyer Werent A Con Man, Then He Would Have Been aCop: Counterfactual Reasoning in Losts Last Season (Deborah R. Barnbaum). Part II. O is for Origin. Chapter 5. Lost in Different Circumstances: What Would You Do? (Charles Taliaferro and Dan Kastrul). Chapter 6.Dont mistake coincidence for fate: Lost and the Importance of Theorizing (Briony Addey). Chapter 7. Lost and the Question of Life after Birth (Jeremy Barris). Chapter 8. See You in Another Life Brother: Bad Faith and Authenticity in Three Lost Souls (Sander Lee). Part III. U is for Unity. Chapter 9. Losts State of Nature (Richard Davies). Chapter 10. Friends and Enemies in the State of Nature: The Absence of Hobbes and the Presence of Schmitt? (Peter S. Fosl). Chapter 11. Ideology and Otherness in Lost: Stuck in a Bloody Snow Globe (Karen Gaffney). Chapter 12. Lost, The Third Policeman, and Everything That Rises Must Converge (Jessica Engelking). Part IV. N is for Necessity. Chapter 13. Escaping the Island of Ethical Subjectivism: Dont Let Ben Bring You Back (George Wrisley). Chapter 14. Lost Together: Fathers, Sons, and Moral Obligations (Michael W. Austin). Chapter 15. Should We Condemn Michael? (Rebecca Vartabedian). Chapter 16. The Ethics of Objectification and the Search for Redemption on Lost (Robert Arp and Patricia Brace). Part V. D is for Destiny. Chapter 17. The New Narnia: Myth and Redemption on the Island of Second Chances (Brett Chandler Patterson). Chapter 18,Aquinas and Rose on Faith and Reason (Daniel B. Gallagher). Chapter 19. The Tao of John Locke (Shai Biderman and William Devlin). Chapter 20. Lost Metaphysics: Keeping the Needle on the Record Donavan Muir). Appendix A: The Losties Guide to Philosophers Scott F. Parker. Appendix B: The Ultimate Lost Episode Guide.
- ISBN: 978-0-470-63229-1
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 368
- Fecha Publicación: 10/11/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés