{"product_id":"dexter-and-philosophy-mind-over-spatter-paperback","title":"Dexter and Philosophy: Mind Over Spatter - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Greene\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eGeorge A. Reisch\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eRachel Robison\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat explains the huge popular following for \u003ci\u003eDexter\u003c\/i\u003e, currently the most-watched show on cable, which sympathetically depicts a serial killer driven by a cruel compulsion to brutally slay one victim after another?\u003cbr\u003e Although Dexter Morgan kills only killers, he is not a vigilante animated by a sense of justice but a charming psychopath animated by a lust to kill, ritualistically and bloodily. However his gory appetite is controlled by \"Harry's Code,\" which limits his victims to those who have gotten away with murder, and his job as a blood spatter expert for the Miami police department gives him the inside track on just who those legitimate targets may be.\u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eDexter and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e, an elite team of philosophers don their rubber gloves and put Dexter's deeds under the microscope. Since Dexter is driven to ritual murder by his \"Dark Passenger,\" can he be blamed for killing, especially as he only murders other murderers? Does Dexter fit the profile of the familiar fictional type of the superhero? What part does luck play in making Dexter who he is? How and why are horror and disgust turned into aesthetic pleasure for the TV viewer? How essential is Dexter's emotional coldness to his lust for slicing people up? Are Dexter's lies and deceptions any worse than the lies and deceptions of the non-criminals around him? Why does Dexter long to be a normal human being and why can't he accomplish this apparently simple goal?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Greene\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah. He is co-editor of \u003ci\u003eZombies, Vampires, and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Sopranos and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eQuentin Tarantino and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Compass and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge Reisch\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eHow the Cold War Transformed the Philosophy of Science\u003c\/i\u003e and editor of \u003ci\u003ePink Floyd and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eMonty Python and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRadiohead and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBullshit and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRachel Robison\u003c\/b\u003e is completing her Ph.D in philosophy at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. She is co-editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Compass and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 10, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51748294885664,"sku":"9780812697179","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/dd21a28a552fadbac7687dc21a54b96d.webp?v=1779907604","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/dexter-and-philosophy-mind-over-spatter-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}