The devil and philosophy
by Arp, Robert
In The Devil and Philosophy, 34 philosophers explore questions about one of the most recognizable and influential characters (villains?) of all time. From Roman Polanski's The Ninth Gate to J. R. R. Tolkien's The Silmarillion to Bram Stoker's Dracula to Darth Vader to Al Pacino's iconic performance in The Devil's Advocate, this book demonstrates that a little devil goes a long way. From humorous appearances, as in Kevin Smith's film Dogma and Chuck Palahniuk's novels Damned and Doomed, to more …
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- Full title :The devil and philosophy / edited by Robert Arp.
Summary
In The Devil and Philosophy, 34 philosophers explore questions about one of the most recognizable and influential characters (villains?) of all time. From Roman Polanski's The Ninth Gate to J. R. R. Tolkien's The Silmarillion to Bram Stoker's Dracula to Darth Vader to Al Pacino's iconic performance in The Devil's Advocate, this book demonstrates that a little devil goes a long way. From humorous appearances, as in Kevin Smith's film Dogma and Chuck Palahniuk's novels Damned and Doomed, to more villainous appearances, such as Gabriel Byrne's cold outing as Satan in End of Days, The Devil in Philosophy proves that the Devil comes in many forms. Are there any good arguments for the actual existence of the Devil? Does demonic evil thrive in Gotham City? Can humans really be accountable for all evil? Which truths about the Devil are actual facts? Is Milton correct, in that the Devil believes he is doing good? Through the lenses of Jung, Kant, Kundera, Balkan, Plato, Bradwardine, Aristotle, Hume, Blackburn, Descartes, Lavey, Thoreau, and Aquinas, The Devil and Philosophy takes a philosophical look at one of time's greatest characters. -- Amazon.com.
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- Publication Date:2014
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Open Court
- Place of Publication:Chicago
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2014
Notes
Includes index.
The Physical Object
- Description:xvii, 348 pages : : illustrations ; : 23 cm.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780812698541, 0812698541
- oclc:ocn868041933
- LC Classification:BL480
- Dewey Decimal:202/.16
Table of Contents
I. The devil defined -- 1. Can you guess my name? / Nicolas Michaud -- 2. My long-lost lover the antichrist / Sharon M. Kaye -- 3. Satan : romantic hero or just another asshole? / James Morse McLachlan -- II. Can the devil make you? -- 4. The devil made me do it / Elizabeth Buttterfield -- 5. After all, it was you and me / Jim Berti -- 6. You did that / Jennifer Baker -- III. Sussing out Satan -- 7. What the devil do we really know? / John V. Karavitis and Lucifer -- 8. What possessed Emily Rose? / Gregory L. Bock and Jeffrey L. Bock -- IV. In search of pure evil -- 9. The Joker and diabolical evil / Danny Smith -- 10. Simply watching the world burn / George A. Dunn -- 11. How (not) to train your demon / Nicole R. Pramik -- V. Imagined devils -- 12. Use the force, Luke(ifer) -- 13. Our demonic world / Jonathon O'Donnell -- 14. The elvish devil / Ray Bossert -- VI. C.S. Lewis's Satan -- 15. The illogical road to hell / Michael Versteeg and Adam Barkman -- 16. Either demons exist or God doesn't / Thomas Ward -- VII. Rock-a-bye Beelzebub -- 17. Man, the devil rocks! / Eric Swan -- 18. We sold our souls for Rock'n'Roll / Steve Neumann -- 19. Satanic metal : so bad it's good / Nick Jon…
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