The Walking dead and philosophy : zombie apocalypse now

Book 2012

Rick, Lori, Shane, Carl, Dale, Andrea, and Michonne--human survivors of a zombie apocalypse--don't know much about philosophy, but philosophical ideas continue to shamble on through their world, and there's no excape from them. The Walking Dead is both a hugely successful comics series and a popular TV show. This epic story of a zombie apocalypse is unique. It focuses on the long-term individual, social, and moral consequences of survival by smal...

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ISBN:

9780812697674
0812697677

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xv, 262 pages ; 23 cm

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents:

Acknowledgments; Spoilers Warning; Philosophy for the Dead by Wayne Yuen; THIS SORROWFUL LIFE; 1. Are You Just Braaaiiinnnsss or Something More?; 2. Can YOU Survive a Walker Bite?; 3. What Your Zombie Knows; 4. Walking Contradictions; 5. I'm Gonna Tell Them about Wayne; WHAT WE BECOME; 6. A Stagger-on Role to Die For; 7. What's Yours Still Isn't Mine; 8. Women in a Zombie Apocalypse; 9. Dead Man's Party; MILES BEHIND; 10. Better Off Undead; 11. Realistically, Nice Guys Finish Last; 12. The Optimism of The Walking Dead; 13. The Horror of Humanity; 14. Monsters of Modernity. THE HEART'S DESIRE15. People for the Ethical Treatment of Zombies (PETZ); 16. The Only Good Walker is a Dead Walker; 17. I Don't Think Those Rules Apply Anymore; 18. Dead Ends; 19. Babes in Zombie Land; 20. What's Eating You?; We Are the Walking Dead!; Index

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1160317

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Yuen, Wayne, 1978-

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