Open Court imprint: 208 books

All the Math You Need to Get Rich

Thinking with Numbers for Financial Success

by Robert L. Hershey
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2011

Written in a lighthearted and humorous style, this comprehensive guide is ideal for the general reader with little math experience who wants to understand the concepts underlying everyday financial decisions. Organized for easy reference, this book provides the necessary tools to make informed decisions...

Anime and Philosophy

Wide Eyed Wonder

by Josef Steiff, Tristan D. Tamplin
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2010

Anime and Philosophy focuses on some of the most-loved, most-intriguing anime films and series, as well as lesser-known works, to find what lies at their core. Astro Boy, Dragon Ball Z, Ghost in the Shell, and Spirited Away are just a few of the films analyzed in this book. In these stories about...

Transformers and Philosophy

More than Meets the Mind

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Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2012

Transformers began with toys and a cartoon series in 1984 and has since grown to include comic books, movies, and video games - its science fiction story has reached an audience with a wide range second only to that of Star Wars. Here, in Transformers and Philosophy, a dream team of philosophers pursues...

Halo and Philosophy

Intellect Evolved

by Luke Cuddy
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2011

Since the Doom series, First Person Shooter (FPS) videogames have ricocheted through the gaming community, often reaching outside that community to the wider public. While critics primarily lampoon FPSs for their aggressiveness and on-screen violence, gamers see something else. Halo is one of the...

Dracula and Philosophy

Dying to Know

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Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2015

Twenty-four nocturnal philosophers stake out and vivisect Dracula from many angles, unearthing evidence from numerous movies and shows-macabre, terrifying, tragic, and comic. Altmann decides whether Dracula can really be blamed for his crimes, since it’s his nature as a vampire to behave a certain...

Deadpool and Philosophy

My Common Sense Is Tingling

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Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2017

Deadpool is the super-anti-hero who knows he's in a comic book. His unique situation and blood-stained history give rise to many philosophical puzzles. A group of philosophical Deadpool fans delve into these puzzles in Deadpool and Philosophy. For instance, if you know that someone is writing the...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2018

Iron Man or Captain America? Which one is superior—as a hero, as a role model, or as a personification of American virtue? Philosophers who take different sides come together in Iron Man versus Captain America to debate these issues and arrive at a deeper understanding of the strengths and weaknesses...

The Walking Dead and Philosophy

Zombie Apocalypse Now

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Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 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...

World of Warcraft and Philosophy

Wrath of the Philosopher King

by Luke Cuddy, John Nordlinger
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2009

Recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the most popular MMORPG (massively multiplayer online role-playing game) in videogame history, World of Warcraft is everywhere - from episodes of South Park and The Simpsons, to online series like Watch the Guild, accolades and awards from game critics,...

Curb Your Enthusiasm and Philosophy

Awaken the Social Assassin Within

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Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2012

In a promotional video for the eighth season of HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm, Larry David appears as Godzilla, walking through the streets of New York City, terrorizing everyone who sees him. People scream and run for their lives. Larry, meanwhile, has a quizzical look on his face and asks, “What,...

The Devil and Philosophy

The Nature of His Game

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Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2014

In The Devil and Philosophy, 34 philosophers explore questions about one of the most recognizable and influential characters (villains?) of all time. From Roman Polanski's The Ninth Gate to J.R.R. Tolkien's The Silmarillion to Bram Stoker's Dracula to Darth Vader to Al Pacino's iconic performance...

Doctor Who and Philosophy

Bigger on the Inside

by Courtland Lewis, Paula Smithka
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2010

Not only is Doctor Who the longest-running science fiction TV show in history, but it has also been translated into numerous languages, broadcast around the world, and referred to as the “way of the future” by some British politicians. The Classic Doctor Who series built up a loyal American cult...

Philip K. Dick and Philosophy

Do Androids Have Kindred Spirits?

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Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2011

Science fiction writer Philip K. Dick (1928–1982) is the giant imagination behind so much recent popular culture—both movies directly based on his writings, such as Blade Runner (based on the novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?), Total Recall, Minority Report, and The Adjustment Bureau...

Are You Just Braaaiiinnnsss or Something More?

A Pre-release Sample Chapter from The Walking Dead and Philosophy

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Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2012

In Are You Just Braaaiiinnnsss or Something More?, British Columbia-based philosopher Gordon Hawkes compares the zombies of The Walking Dead with the zombies philosophers argue about. Debate about whether zombies could possibly exist has been a hot topic in philosophy of mind over the last thirty...
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