Quentin Tarantino and philosophy how to philosophize with a pair of pliers and a blowtorch /
"A collection of essays that addresses philosophical aspects of the films of Quentin Tarantino, focusing on topics in ethics, aesthetics, metaphysics, language, and cultural identity"--Provided by publisher.
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| Language: | English |
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Open Court,
c2007.
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| Series: | Popular culture and philosophy ;
v. 29. |
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Table of Contents:
- Tarantino's films: what are they about and what can we learn from them? / Bruce Russell
- Stuntman Mike, simulation, and sadism in death proof / Aaron C. Anderson
- Unleashing Nietzsche on the tragic infrastructure of Tarantino's Reservoir dogs / Travis Anderson
- The moral lives of Reservoir dogs / James H. Spence
- Revenge and mercy in Tarantino / David Kyle Johnson
- "I'm a bad person" : Beatrix Kiddo's rampage and virtue / Rachel Robison
- A sword of righteousness : Kill Bill and the ethics of vengeance / Timothy Dean Roth
- Stuck in the middle with you : Mr. Blonde and retributive justice / Joseph Ulatowski
- "I didn't know you liked the Delfonics": knowledge and pragmatism in Jackie Brown / K. Silem Mohammad
- Vinnie's very bad day : twisting the tale of time in Pulp fiction / Randall E. Auxier
- Coke into Pepsi : the miracle in Pulp fiction / Keith Allen Korcz
- Quentin Tarantino and the ex-convict's dilemma / Richard Greene
- Kill Bill : Tarantino's oedipal play / Mark T. Conard
- Travolta's Elvis man and the Nietzschean superman / Bence Nanay and Ian Schnee
- Could Beatrix Kiddo reach enlightenment? traces of Buddhist philosophy in Kill Bill / Luke Cuddy and Michael Bruce.