Open Court: 208 books
Jeopardy! and Philosophy
What is Knowledge in the Form of a Question?
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2012
Since its debut in 1964, Jeopardy! has been one of America’s favorite and longest-running daytime quiz shows. It turns the question-answer format of traditional quiz shows on its head and requires contestants to pose correct questions to answers in selected categories. While mining information and...
South Park and Philosophy
Bigger, Longer, and More Penetrating
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2011
Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s long-running Comedy Central hit cartoon South Park has been equally cheered and reviled for its edgy humor, poited satire of current events and celebrities, and all-around obnoxiousness. But is there more to Kyle, the lonely Jew, Timmy and the Crips, Cartman’s bitchiness,...
What's in a Name?
Reflections on Language, Magic, and Religion
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2013
"Using his probing intelligence to criticize the views of pundits from Locke to Chomsky, from Ayer to religious apologists, G. A. Wells has produced a lively essay on the persistent mistakes that have been made in understanding the relations among things, words, and ideas. The chapter entitled...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2011
Do dogs live in the same world as humans? Is it wrong to think dogs have personalities and emotions? What are dogs thinking and what’s the nature of canine wisdom? This is a book for thoughtful dog-lovers who want to explore the deeper issues raised by dogs and their relationships with humans. Twenty...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2011
What ethical obligations do people have to cats? Are cats more rational than humans? What can cats teach humans about evolutionary psychology? In this fascinating collection of articles, 18 philosophers try to answer these questions and more as they explore the majesty, mystique, and mystery of the...
Dune and Philosophy
Weirding Way of the Mentat
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2011
Frank Herbert’s Dune is the biggest-selling science fiction story of all time; the original book and its numerous sequels have transported millions of readers into the alternate reality of the Duniverse. Dune and Philosophy raises intriguing questions about the Duniverse in ways that will be instantly...
Render Unto Darwin
Philosophical Aspects of the Christian Right's Crusade Against Science
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2013
With exceptionally clear analysis, James Fetzer dissects the philosophical issues underlying today’s most contentious moral debates. He examines unflinchingly the controversies where science, religion, and politics meet - intelligent design, creationism, evolution, abortion, stem-cell research,...
The Great Zapruder Film Hoax
Deceit and Deception in the Death of JFK
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2013
This is the first book to expose a crucial aspect of the cover-up of the JFK assassination conspiracy: the doctoring of the Zapruder film, allegedly a 27-second home movie shot by Abraham Zapruder in Dealey Plaza. The evidence for alteration of the Zapruder movie takes many forms, including inconsistencies...
Amy Schumer and Philosophy
Brainwreck!
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2018
Schumer's new book, The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo, has sold over 25,000 copies in hardback.
Hannibal Lecter and Philosophy
The Heart of the Matter
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2015
Sixteen philosophers come at Hannibal the way he comes at his victims-from unexpected angles and with plenty of surprises thrown in.
Hannibal is a revolting monster, and yet a monster with whom we identify because of his intelligence, artistry, and personal magnetism. The chapters in this book pose...
by Judith Jarvis Thomson
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2015
Judith Jarvis Thomson's Normativity is a study of normative thought. She brings out that normative thought is not restricted to moral thought. Normative judgments divide into two sub-kinds, the evaluative and the directive; but the sub-kinds are larger than is commonly appreciated. Evaluative judgments...
The Twilight Zone and Philosophy
A Dangerous Dimension to Visit
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2018
A third revival of the Twilight Zone series is being produced by Jordan Peele for CBS All Access.