January 12th, 2015
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More Doctor Who and Philosophy (Popular Culture and Philosophy)
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I’m a person of many interests: a life-long Doctor Who fan, philosopher, historian, author, and musician.
My philosophical writings typically focus on issues in ethics and social/political philosophy, and my popular culture writings usually focus on the same issues, as they appear in Doctor Who, Star Trek, Farscape, Psych, Monk, and many other films.
I’m dedicated to teaching others how self-reflection and thoughtfulness are the keys to liberation, self-fulfillment, and flourishing. I’m also working on several other writings in fiction, history, and humor.
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T4RD1S
January 12th, 2015 - 7:29pmCool
nparker
January 12th, 2015 - 5:28pmI love this series of books, so this is a welcome book to me! These books focus on explaining philosophical issues using popular culture rather than shoehorning them into those franchises, they really are fascinating, so I can’t wait!
Trenzalore
January 12th, 2015 - 3:52pmSo its about ‘issues in ethics and social/political philosophy’ as they appear in Doctor Who…?
In my opinion, who cares? But I suppose some may find it interesting.
Doctor Simeon
January 12th, 2015 - 4:37pmBecause the representation of ethical matters in media plays a massive role in how people perceive them in their real lives. Doctor Who has massive scope to cover such issues without the viewer feeling like they’re being preached to. Stories like The Mutants and The Green Death make some in depth commentary on the ethics of colonialism and environmental issues and, particularly with the latter, that message has stuck in a generation’s mind. But I suppose some may not find that interesting 😉
Trenzalore
January 12th, 2015 - 5:05pmI’m glad you explained it to me. Though I’m still not too bothered for the whole thing, I can sort of see what the book is talking about now 🙂
Zigzag
January 13th, 2015 - 12:02pmIt makes a huge amount of sense that people here wouldn’t care about this sort of thing-unfortunately, the majority who comment would be more excited at the latest 3.5″ figurine of the Scovox Blitzer than at world peace.
CelestialAgent
January 16th, 2015 - 2:47pmYeah, the thing is that entertainment works on multiple levels. For me personally, entertainment isn’t just passing the time – but taking something out of it, like ethical ideas or philosophical ideas, or any number of things. It doesn’t need to be educational in the same vein as ‘Sesame Street’, but when such messages are used subtly it can make very effective television. When I was younger I spent like half my money on action figures, but now at 18 stories, whether it’s arthouse cinema or an old Doctor Who serial or a graphic novel, work a lot better.