THE PHILOSOPHY OF POPULAR CULTURE

The books published in the Philosophy of Popular Culture series will illuminate and explore philosophical themes and ideas that occur in popular culture. The goal of this series is to demonstrate how philosophical inquiry has been reinvigorated by increased scholarly interest in the intersection of popular culture and philosophy, as well as to explore through philosophical analysis beloved modes of entertainment, such as movies, TV shows, and music. Philosophical concepts will be made accessible to the general reader through examples in popular culture. This series seeks to publish both established and emerging scholars who will engage a major area of popular culture for philosophical interpretation and examine the philosophical underpinnings of its themes. Eschewing ephemeral trends of philosophical and cultural theory, authors will establish and elaborate on connections between traditional philosophical ideas from important thinkers and the ever-expanding world of popular culture.

SERIES EDITOR

Mark T. Conard, Marymount Manhattan College, NY

BOOKS IN THE SERIES

The Philosophy of Stanley Kubrick, edited by Jerold J. Abrams

The Philosophy of Ang Lee, edited by Robert Arp, Adam Barkman, and James McRae

Football and Philosophy, edited by Michael W. Austin

Tennis and Philosophy, edited by David Baggett

The Philosophy of J. J. Abrams, edited by Patricia Brace and Robert Arp

The Philosophy of Film Noir, edited by Mark T. Conard

The Philosophy of Martin Scorsese, edited by Mark T. Conard

The Philosophy of Neo-Noir, edited by Mark T. Conard

The Philosophy of Spike Lee, edited by Mark T. Conard

The Philosophy of the Coen Brothers, edited by Mark T. Conard

The Philosophy of David Lynch, edited by William J. Devlin and Shai Biderman

The Philosophy of the Beats, edited by Sharin N. Elkholy

The Philosophy of Horror, edited by Thomas Fahy

The Philosophy of The X-Files, edited by Dean A. Kowalski

Steven Spielberg and Philosophy, edited by Dean A. Kowalski

The Philosophy of Joss Whedon, edited by Dean A. Kowalski and S. Evan Kreider

The Philosophy of Charlie Kaufman, edited by David LaRocca

The Philosophy of Clint Eastwood, edited by Richard T. McClelland and Brian B. Clayton

The Philosophy of Tim Burton, edited by Jennifer L. McMahon

The Philosophy of the Western, edited by Jennifer L. McMahon and B. Steve Csaki

The Philosophy of Steven Soderbergh, edited by R. Barton Palmer and Steven M. Sanders

The Olympics and Philosophy, edited by Heather L. Reid and Michael W. Austin

The Philosophy of David Cronenberg, edited by Simon Riches

The Philosophy of Science Fiction Film, edited by Steven M. Sanders

The Philosophy of TV Noir, edited by Steven M. Sanders and Aeon J. Skoble

The Philosophy of Michael Mann, edited by Steven M. Sanders, Aeon J. Skoble, and R. Barton Palmer

The Philosophy of Sherlock Holmes, edited by Philip Tallon and David Baggett

Basketball and Philosophy, edited by Jerry L. Walls and Gregory Bassham

Golf and Philosophy, edited by Andy Wible