True Detective and Philosophy - A Deeper Kind of Darkness (Paperback)


Investigating the trail of philosophical leads in HBO s chilling True Detective series, an elite team of philosophers examine far-reaching riddles including human pessimism, Rust s anti-natalism, the problem of evil, and the flat circle . * The first book dedicated to exploring the far-reaching philosophical questions behind the darkly complex and Emmy-nominated HBO True Detective series * Explores in a fun but insightful way the rich philosophical and existential experiences that arise from this gripping show * Gives new perspectives on the characters in the series, its storylines, and its themes by investigating core questions such as: Why Life Rather Than Death? Cosmic Horror and Hopeful Pessimism, the Illusion of Self, Noir, Tragedy, Philosopher-Detectives, and much, much more * Draws together an elite team of philosophers to shine new light on why this genre-expanding show has inspired such a fervently questioning fan-base

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Investigating the trail of philosophical leads in HBO s chilling True Detective series, an elite team of philosophers examine far-reaching riddles including human pessimism, Rust s anti-natalism, the problem of evil, and the flat circle . * The first book dedicated to exploring the far-reaching philosophical questions behind the darkly complex and Emmy-nominated HBO True Detective series * Explores in a fun but insightful way the rich philosophical and existential experiences that arise from this gripping show * Gives new perspectives on the characters in the series, its storylines, and its themes by investigating core questions such as: Why Life Rather Than Death? Cosmic Horror and Hopeful Pessimism, the Illusion of Self, Noir, Tragedy, Philosopher-Detectives, and much, much more * Draws together an elite team of philosophers to shine new light on why this genre-expanding show has inspired such a fervently questioning fan-base

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Imprint

Wiley-Blackwell

Country of origin

United States

Series

The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series

Release date

November 2017

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Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days

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Dimensions

225 x 154 x 10mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback

Pages

224

ISBN-13

978-1-119-28078-1

Barcode

9781119280781

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LSN

1-119-28078-8



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