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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 791.43684
EAN: 9780812695830
ISBN: 0812695836
Label: Open Court
Manufacturer: Open Court
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 320
Publication Date: March 10, 2005
Publisher: Open Court
Sales Rank: 89716
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The Star Wars films continue to revolutionize science fiction, creating new standards for cinematographic excellence, and permeating popular culture around the world. The films feature many complex themes ranging from good versus evil and moral development and corruption to religious faith and pragmatism, forgiveness and redemption, and many others.
The essays in this volume tackle the philosophical questions from these blockbuster films including: Was Anakin predestined to fall to the Dark Side? Are the Jedi truly role models of moral virtue? Why would the citizens and protectors of a democratic Republic allow it to descend into a tyrannical empire? Is Yoda a peaceful Zen master or a great warrior, or both? Why is there both a light and a dark side of the Force? Star Wars and Philosophy ponders the depths of these subjects and asks what it truly means to be mindful of the 'living force.'
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Rating:  - A masterpiece !!
I've got this book translated into portugues and it's marvelous, i'm a philosophy lover and besides that a great fan of the Star Wars series.
This book is a big eye opener as it discusses many contemporaries issues, and better than that make us think and ponder, this are some of the goals philosophy intend to wake in us.
This is a light and easy to read book, it also contains a lot of metaphysical and spiritual elements, making this work also a spiritual source of inspiration. The souls of the Star Wars are embodied in this book.
Highly recommended!!
Rating:  - Good book, unil.......
I found this book to be quite entertaining and a good refresher in the basics of Plato and Aristole's writings. The only problem was the one sided view when you got to the "environment" section. The author who wrote this section came across to me as a tree hugging, socialist who would like to see corporation go down. Really a big turn off!!!!! Shame!!! Otherwise, with the exception of this one section, the book was fine. Nothing earth shattering, but neither is the "Jedi's mythology". All it is is an amalgomation of already written and explored mythologies with lightsaber fights and spaceships.
Rating:  - Philosophy and the Force.
I'm kind of a weirdo.
My wife and I went on a trip for our anniversary to a Bed and Breakfast in Thomasville, GA. We just stayed in the room and read the whole time. I read this book in about 1 day.
I have to say that I was more than a little surprised at how good a book it was. I've read other books in the Philosophy and Popular Culture series, but was expecting this one to be kind of lame. Star Wars is my favorite movie series of all time, and I find that it's easy for someone commenting on or writing about the series to provoke my ire. (Dorks hate it when other people get their life's obsession wrong.)
I am by no means a great mind. But I do enjoy the notion that Plato put forth that one cannot avoid popular culture, and it is better to teach by popular examples than by those examples that no one will understand. As a result, I say that this series is a good one if you want to get acquainted with philosophy in a "friendlier" setting than a classroom, though the average reader will still have to think more deeply than they usually do.
Which is why this is a good book. It's an introduction to critical thinking about philosophy. It causes you to question the nature of good and evil. (ie..The notion of Lying Jedi and Truthful Sith). And again, all of it is heavier thinking than the average movie watching TV viewer is used to doing, but it's worth it. It can open your eyes to philosophical notions that you hadn't really fathomed before. ... Read More
Rating: - Son of Frost, Siblings of the Force
For those whose Heart burns with the fires of the cosmic energy, and loves Star Wars. This is the book for you.
Rating: - Philosophy from the Jedi Masters
Certainly Abrams and the contributing writers are strong in the force. I enjoyed this book. While it may not be very deep for the seasoned philosopher, the book serves as a great intro to philosophy in a unique way. The material is clearly well researched, both from the movie and from the philosophies covered, but written in a way that beginners like myself can understand.
A great choice for both Star Wars fans and the padawan philosopher!
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