Battlestar Galactica and Philosophy

" Neo-opsis What’s the point of living after your world has been destroyed? This is one of many questions raised by the Sci-Fi Channel’s critically acclaimed series Battlestar Galactica.

Author: Jason T. Eberl

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

ISBN: 9781444356571

Category: Philosophy

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What’s the point of living after your world has been destroyed? This is one of many questions raised by the Sci-Fi Channel’s critically acclaimed series Battlestar Galactica. More than just an action-packed “space opera,” each episode offers a dramatic character study of the human survivors and their Cylon pursuers as they confront existential, moral, metaphysical, theological, and political crises. This volume addresses some of the key questions to which the Colonials won’t find easy answers, even when they reach Earth: Are Cylons persons? Is Baltar’s scientific worldview superior to Six’s religious faith? Can Starbuck be free if she has a special destiny? Is it ethical to cut one’s losses and leave people behind? Is collaboration with the enemy ever the right move? Is humanity a “flawed creation”? Should we share the Cylon goal of “transhumanism”? Is it really a big deal that Starbuck’s a woman?
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Battlestar Galactica and Philosophy

absolutism, aligned with the writings and ideas of philosophers like Mani. For me, with all of its talk about “faith,” the new Battlestar Galactica has little when it comes to human nature; whereas the original Battlestar Galactica ...

Author: Josef Steiff

Publisher: Open Court Publishing

ISBN: 9780812696431

Category: Performing Arts

Page: 451

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"A collection of essays exploring philosophical, political, and cultural themes of the television show Battlestar Galactica"--Provided by publisher.
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Battlestar Galactica

Battlestar Galactica and Philosophy: Mission Accomplished or Mission Frakked Up? Eds Josef Steiff and Tristan D. Tamplin. Chicago and La Salle: Open Court, 2008. 185–200. Dunn, George A. 'Being Boomer: Identity, Alienation, and Evil.

Author: Roz Kaveney

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

ISBN: 9780857710741

Category: Performing Arts

Page: 288

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"The West Wing" or "Generation Kill" in Space? A show about God-fearing sex-obsessed robots? Or a complex meditation on fate, dreaming and eternal recurrence? Of all recent television science fiction series, the reimagined "Battlestar Galactica" is the most highly praised and consistently inventive and intelligent. Where the original show was a straightforward space opera, the new one is rich, strange and above all unpredictable. This book covers the new "Battlestar Galactica" from beginning to end, covering all of the show's principal themes from the depiction of sexuality in an era of artificial people and downloaded memories to what it means to be a member of a military organization when the stakes are not victory or defeat but survival. Like all the best shows about the future or the past - we are never sure when all this is supposed to be happening - "Battlestar Galactica" is a series about the present; chapters here cover its depiction of the post-9.11 world and such issues as abortion and worker's rights. This definitive book on the full new "Battlestar Galactica" also includes an interview with Jane Espenson, co-executive producer of the show's last seasons and writer/director of the "Battlestar Galactica" prequel film "The Plan", with a complete episode guide.
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Solidarity Politics for Millennials

In Eberl, Jason, editor. Battlestar Galactica and Philosophy. Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing, 2008, 26; Giardina, Natasha. “The Face in the Mirror: Issues of Meat and Machine in Battlestar Galactica.” 2006. In Hatch, Richard, editor.

Author: A. Hancock

Publisher: Springer

ISBN: 9780230120136

Category: Political Science

Page: 207

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This book takes the political theory of intersectionality - the most cutting-edge approach to the politics of gender, race, sexual orientation, and class - and introduces it to the general public for the first time.
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The Office and Philosophy

He hasalso contributed to South Parkand Philosophy, 24 and Philosophy, and Battlestar Galactica and Philosophy (all Blackwell, 2007). Bears, beets, Battlestar Galactica! There's nothing on his horizon except everything.

Author: J. Jeremy Wisnewski

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

ISBN: 9781444357295

Category: Social Science

Page: 328

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Just when you thought paper couldn’t be more exciting, this book comes your way! This book—jammed full of paper—unites philosophy with one of the best shows ever: The Office. Addressing both the current American incarnation and the original British version, The Office and Philosophy brings these two wonders of civilization together for a frolic through the mundane yet curiously edifying worlds of Scranton’s Dunder-Mifflin and Slough’s Wernham-Hogg. Is Michael Scott in denial about death? Are Pam and Jim ever going to figure things out? Is David Brent an essentialist? Surprisingly, The Office can teach us about the mind, Aristotle, and humiliation. Even more surprisingly, paper companies can allow us to better understand business ethics. Don’t believe it? Open this book, and behold its beautiful paper... Join the philosophical fray as we explore the abstract world of philosophy through concrete scenes of the unexamined life in The Office. You may discover that Gareth Keenan is secretly a brilliant logician, that Dwight Schrute is better off deceiving himself, that David Brent is an example of hyperreality, and that Michael Scott is hopelessly lost (but you probably already knew that!).
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Woman President

Battlestar Galactica, Internet Movie Database, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0314979/episodes (accessed December 27, 2010). 52. Eberl, ed., Battlestar Galactica and Philosophy, ix. 53. Goulart and Joe, “Inverted Perspectives on Politics ...

Author: Kristina Horn Sheeler

Publisher: Texas A&M University Press

ISBN: 9781623490102

Category: Political Science

Page: 256

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What elements of American political and rhetorical culture block the imagining—and thus, the electing—of a woman as president? Examining both major-party and third-party campaigns by women, including the 2008 campaigns of Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin, the authors of Woman President: Confronting Postfeminist Political Culture identify the factors that limit electoral possibilities for women. Pundits have been predicting women’s political ascendency for years. And yet, although the 2008 presidential campaign featured Hillary Clinton as an early frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination and Sarah Palin as the first female Republican vice-presidential nominee, no woman has yet held either of the top two offices. The reasons for this are complex and varied, but the authors assert that the question certainly encompasses more than the shortcomings of women candidates or the demands of the particular political moment. Instead, the authors identify a pernicious backlash against women presidential candidates—one that is expressed in both political and popular culture. In Woman President: Confronting Postfeminist Political Culture, Kristina Horn Sheeler and Karrin Vasby Anderson provide a discussion of US presidentiality as a unique rhetorical role. Within that framework, they review women’s historical and contemporary presidential bids, placing special emphasis on the 2008 campaign. They also consider how presidentiality is framed in candidate oratory, campaign journalism, film and television, digital media, and political parody.
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Personhood in Science Fiction

Religious and Philosophical Considerations Juli L. Gittinger. REFERENCES. Battlestar Galactica. 2003–2009. Created by Ronald D. Moore and Glen Larson. ... In Battlestar Galactica and Philosophy, ed. Jason T. Eberl, 230–240.

Author: Juli L. Gittinger

Publisher: Springer Nature

ISBN: 9783030300623

Category: Social Science

Page: 245

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This book addresses the topic of personhood—who is a “person” or “human,” and what rights or dignities does that include—as it has been addressed through the lens of science fiction. Chapters include discussions of consciousness and the soul, artificial intelligence, dehumanization and othering, and free will. Classic and modern sci-fi texts are engaged, as well as film and television. This book argues that science fiction allows us to examine the profound question of personhood through its speculative and imaginative nature, highlighting issues that are already visible in our present world.
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Watchmen and Philosophy

How do Ozymandias and Rorschach justify their actions? What are the political ramifications of the Comedian’s work for the government? How do we explain the nature of Dr. Manhattan? And can a graphic novel be considered literature?

Author: William Irwin

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

ISBN: 9780470730300

Category: Philosophy

Page: 240

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Alan Moore's Watchmen is set in 1985 and chronicles the alternative history of the United States where the US edges dangerously closer to nuclear war with the Soviet Union. Within this world exists a group of crime busters, who don elaborate costumes to conceal their identity and fight crime, and an intricate plot to kill and discredit these "superheroes." Alan Moore's Watchmen popularized the graphic novel format, has been named one of Time magazine's top 100 novels, and is now being made into a highly anticipated movie adaptation. This latest book in the popular Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture series peers into Moore's deeply philosophical work to parse and deconstruct the ethical issues raised by Watchmen's costumed adventurers, their actions, and their world. From nuclear destruction to utopia, from governmental authority to human morality and social responsibility, it answers questions fans have had for years about Watchmen's ethical quandaries, themes, and characters.
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Watchmen and Philosophy

In Battlestar Galactica and Philosophy (Wiley, 2008), he indicated that polytheism is the way to go. He often feels like he doesn't quite get the jokes but laughs knowingly anyway. J. Robert Loftis teaches at Lorain County Community ...

Author: William Irwin

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

ISBN: 9780470396858

Category: Philosophy

Page: 247

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Alan Moore's Watchmen is set in 1985 and chronicles the alternative history of the United States where the US edges dangerously closer to nuclear war with the Soviet Union. Within this world exists a group of crime busters, who don elaborate costumes to conceal their identity and fight crime, and an intricate plot to kill and discredit these "superheroes." Alan Moore's Watchmen popularized the graphic novel format, has been named one of Time magazine's top 100 novels, and is now being made into a highly anticipated movie adaptation. This latest book in the popular Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture series peers into Moore's deeply philosophical work to parse and deconstruct the ethical issues raised by Watchmen's costumed adventurers, their actions, and their world. From nuclear destruction to utopia, from governmental authority to human morality and social responsibility, it answers questions fans have had for years about Watchmen's ethical quandaries, themes, and characters.
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The Ultimate Star Trek and Philosophy

Paul Kahn, “Philosophy and the Politics of Unreason,” Yale Law School Faculty Scholarship Series, ... For discussion of religious and philosophical themes in Moore's BSG, see Jason T. Eberl, ed., Battlestar Galactica and Philosophy: ...

Author: Kevin S. Decker

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

ISBN: 9781119146025

Category: Philosophy

Page: 368

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Reunites the editors of Star Trek and Philosophy with Starfleet’s finest experts for 31 new, highly logical essays Features a complete examination of the Star Trek universe, from the original series to the most recent films directed by J.J. Abrams, Star Trek (2009) and Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) Introduces important concepts in philosophy through the vast array of provocative issues raised by the series, such as the ethics of the Prime Directive, Star Trek’s philosophy of peace, Data and Voyager’s Doctor as persons, moral relativism and the Federation’s quest for liberation, the effect of alternate universes on reality and identity, the Borg as transhumanists, Federation Trekonomics, Star Trek’s secular society, and much, much more…! An enterprising and enlightening voyage into deep space that will appeal to hardcore fans and science fiction enthusiasts alike Publishing in time to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the original TV series
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