True Detective and Philosophy: A Deeper Kind of Darkness (Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture)
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Publication Date: November 13th, 2017
Publisher:
Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN:
9781119280781
Pages:
224
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Description
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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