Dune and Philosophy: Weirding Way of the Mentat
10 best books like Dune and Philosophy: Weirding Way of the Mentat (Jeffery Nicholas): Star Trek and Philosophy: The Wrath of Kant, Sherlock Holmes and Philosophy: The Footprints of a Gigantic Mind, Stephen Colbert and Philosophy: I Am Philosophy, Woody Allen and Philosophy: [You Mean My Whole Fallacy Is Wrong?], The Beatles and Philosophy: Nothing You Can Think that Can't Be Thunk, Supervillains and Philosophy: Sometimes, Evil is its Own Reward, Monty Python and Philosophy: Nudge Nudge, Think Think!, The Chronicles of Narnia and Philosophy: The Lion, the Witch, and the Worldview, More Matrix and Philosophy: Revolutions and Reloaded Decoded, The Science of Dune
| Author | Kevin S. Decker |
| ISBN | 0812696492 |
Philosophy and space travel are characterized by the same fundamental purpose: exploration. An essential guide for both philosophers and Trekkers, Star Trek and Philosophy combines a philosophical spirit of inquiry with the beloved television and film series to consider questions not only about...
| Author | Josef Steiff |
| ISBN | 0812697316 |
This entertaining collection of essays deserves to exist because Sherlock Holmes sees things others don’t. He sees the world in a different way, and by so doing, allows us to see that same world – and human behavior – in different ways as well. Oh, sure, there have been countless detectives who...
| Author | Aaron Allen Schiller |
| ISBN | 0812696611 |
At the head of The Colbert Report, one of the most popular shows on television, Stephen Colbert is a pop culture phenomenon. More than one million people backed his fake candidacy in the 2008 U.S. presidential election on Facebook, a testament to the particularly rich set of issues and emotions Colbert...
| Author | Mark T. Conard |
| ISBN | 0812694538 |
Fifteen philosophers representuing different schools of thought answer the question what is Woody Allen trying to say in his films? And why should anyone care?
Focusing on different works and varied aspects of Allen's multifaceted output, these essays explore the philosophical undertones...
| Author | Michael Baur |
| ISBN | 0812696069 |
The most popular musical group of all time, the Beatles also brought serious thought to the bubble gum-scented world of pop and rock music, with adventurous, profound, and sometimes mysterious lyrics that veered from the deliberate absurdity of “I Am the Walrus” to the rosy Rousseau-like fantasy...
| Author | Ben Dyer |
| ISBN | 0812696697 |
The devil gets his due in the latest entry in the Pop Culture and Philosophy series. Supervillains and Philosophy features an international cabal of philosophers and comics industry professionals conspiring to reveal the dark details — and deeper meanings — lurking behind today’s most popular...
| Author | Gary L. Hardcastle |
| ISBN | 0812695933 |
From the 1970s cult TV show, Monty Python’s Flying Circus, to the current hit musical Spamalot, the Monty Python comedy troupe has been at the center of popular culture and entertainment. The Pythons John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, and Terry Gilliam are increasingly...
| Author | Gregory Bassham |
| ISBN | 0812695887 |
The Chronicles of Narnia series has entertained millions of readers, both children and adults, since the appearance of the first book in 1950. Here, scholars turn the lens of philosophy on these timeless tales. Engagingly written for a lay audience, these essays consider a wealth of topics centered...
| Author | William Irwin |
| ISBN | 0812695720 |
This follow-up to the hugely successful The Matrix and Philosophy is broken down into seven "scenes" that explore some of the deeper issues in the movie series. Scene one examines the issues of fate, fortune, causation, and determinism in the trilogy. Scene two asks readers to consider the concept...
| Author | Kevin R. Grazier |
| ISBN | 1933771283 |
An Unauthorized Exploration into the Real Science behind Frank Herbert's Fictional Universe (Science of Pop Culture series)
Delving into the world of Dune, this guide offers fascinating scientific speculation on topics including physics, chemistry, ecology, evolution, psychology,...
| Author | Rebecca Housel |
| ISBN | 0470597720 |
The first look at the philosophical issues behind Charlaine Harris's New York Times bestsellers The Southern Vampire Mysteries and the True Blood television series Teeming with complex, mythical characters in the shape of vampires, telepaths, shapeshifters, and the like, True Blood, the popular...
| Author | Eric Bronson |
| ISBN | 0812695569 |
Baseball and Philosophy brings together two high-powered pastimes: the sport of baseball and the academic discipline of philosophy. Eric Bronson asked eighteen young professors to provide their profound analysis of some aspect of baseball. The result offers surprisingly deep insights into this...
| Author | Sharon M. Kaye |
| ISBN | 0470632291 |
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...
| Author | Ed Webb |
| ISBN | 0812696883 |
In Doctor Who and Philosophy, a team of mostly human philosophers (who are also fans) looks at the deeper issues raised by the Doctor's mind-blowing adventures. They discuss, among other topics, the Doctor's philosophy of science, the ethics of a universe with millions of intelligent species, what...
| Author | Mark D. White |
| ISBN | 1118074572 |
An engaging look at the philosophical underpinnings of Earth's Mightiest HeroesAvengers assemble! Tackling intriguing dilemmas and issues that no single great philosopher can withstand, this powerful book enlists the brainpower of an A-list team of history's most prominent thinkers to explore...
Quentin Tarantino and Philosophy
| Author | Richard V. Greene |
| ISBN | 0812696344 |
The films of Quentin Tarantino are ripe for philosophical speculation, raising compelling questions about justice and ethics, violence and aggression, the nature of causality, and the flow of time. In this witty collection of articles, no subject is too taboo for the writers to tackle. From an aesthetic...
Radiohead and Philosophy: Fitter Happier More Deductive
| Author | Brandon W. Forbes |
| ISBN | 0812696646 |
Since their breakthrough hit "Creep" in 1993, Radiohead has continued to make waves throughout popular and political culture with its views about the Bush presidency (its 2003 album was titled Hail to the Thief), its anti-corporatism, its pioneering efforts to produce ecologically sound road tours,...
Pink Floyd and Philosophy: Careful with that Axiom, Eugene!
| Author | George A. Reisch |
| ISBN | 0812696360 |
Pink Floyd’s sound and light shows in the 1960s defined psychedelia, but their later recordings combined rock, orchestral music, literature, and philosophy. Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall ignored pop music’s usual strictures to focus on themes of madness, despair, brutality, and alienation....
| Author | Brian Herbert |
| ISBN | 0765309793 |
If you are a fan of Dune, you'll be captivated by this short story by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson. The story is a bridge between the events in the first and second books of the new Dune trilogy about the war against thinking machines.
Here you'll find some of the same characters from the first...
