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The philosophy of The X-files /
"In The Philosophy of The X-Files, Dean A. Kowalski has gathered a remarkable cast of contributors to shed light on the philosophical mysteries of the television show The X-Files . With sections devoted to the show's credos, such as ""The Truth Is Out There, "" individu...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lexington :
University Press of Kentucky,
©2007.
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| Colección: | Philosophy of popular culture.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction : Mulder, Scully, Plato, Aristotle, and Dawkins / Dean A. Kowalski
- The truth is out there : abduction, aliens, and alienation / Mark C.E. Peterson
- Freedom and worldviews in The X-files / V. Alan White
- Postdemocratic society and the truth out there / Richard Flannery and David Louzecky
- Some philosophical reflections on "trust no one" / Richard M. Edwards and Dean A. Kowalski
- "I want to believe" : William James and The X-files / Keith Dromm
- Ancient X-files : Mulder and Plato's Sokratic dialogues / William M. Schneider
- Scully as pragmatist feminist : "truths" are out there / Erin McKenna
- Moral musings on a cigarette smoking man / Timothy Dunn and Joseph J. Foy
- Walter Skinner : The X-files' unsung hero / S. Evan Kreider
- Science and the mystery of consciousness : a dialogue between Mulder and Scully / Gordon Barnes
- "Clyde Bruckman's final repose" reprised / Dean A. Kowalski
- Hope and pessimism : the two tales of "Jose Chung" / Dean A. Kowalski and S. Evan Kreider
- Feelings and fictions : exploring emotion and belief in Fight the future / Christopher R. Trogan.