{"product_id":"sons-of-anarchy-and-philosophy-brains-before-bullets-paperback","title":"Sons of Anarchy and Philosophy: Brains Before Bullets - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorge A. Dunn\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJason T. Eberl\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eWilliam Irwin\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Brains before bullets\" - ancient and modern wisdom for \"mechanics and motorcycle enthusiasts\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssential reading for fans of the show, this book takes readers deeper into the Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club, the Teller-Morrow family, and the ethics that surround their lives and activities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides fascinating moral insights into \u003ci\u003eSons of Anarchy\u003c\/i\u003e, its key characters, plot lines and ideas\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInvestigates compelling philosophical issues centering on loyalty, duty, the ethics of war, authority, religion and whether the ends justify the means\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTeaches complex philosophical ideas in a way that's accessible to the general interest reader in order to inspire them to further reading of the great philosophers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAuthors use their deep knowledge of the show to illuminate themes that are not always apparent even to die-hard fans\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAre we right to admire members of a criminal organization?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAre the Sons of Anarchy really anarchists?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow does their relationship to their bikes help to shape the Sons' moral code?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDoes membership in the MC tend to foster virtue or vice?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow do the club's practices and moral code make it like a religion?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFX's hit television series \u003ci\u003eSons of Anarchy\u003c\/i\u003e draws viewers into the morally ambiguous world of a close-knit outlaw motorcycle club, where standard societal conventions and authority are shunned and replaced with a moral framework based on the bonds of brotherhood, family, and community and where members frequently war with other outlaw groups and the federal government to protect their interests and those of their home base, the town of Charming, California. Featuring essays by philosophical fans of the show and drawing on the ideas of some of history's greatest philosophers, including Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Marx, and Nietzsche, \u003ci\u003eSons of Anarchy and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e digs deep into the moral and political aspects of life in the MC - the ethics of loyalty, honor, and revenge, individual and group identity, the morality of war and terrorism, political authority, and religion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssential reading for fans of the show, this book takes readers deeper into the Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club, the Teller-Morrow family, and the ethics that surround their lives and activities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge A. Dunn\u003c\/b\u003e is a lecturer at the University of Indianapolis and Ningbo Institute of Technology, Zhejiang University, China, and a writer on pop culture and philosophy. He is an editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Hunger Games and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley-Blackwell, 2012) and \u003ci\u003eTrue Blood and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley-Blackwell, 2010) and has contributed chapters to many other books in the Blackwell Philosophy \u0026amp; Pop Culture series, including books on \u003ci\u003eTerminator\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIron Man\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBattlestar Galactica\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMad Men\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJason T. Eberl\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. He is the editor of \u003ci\u003eBattlestar Galactica and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley-Blackwell, 2008) and co-editor (with Kevin S. Decker) of \u003ci\u003eStar Wars and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e (2005) and \u003ci\u003eStar Trek and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e (2008). He has also written essays for similar volumes on \u003ci\u003eHarry Potter\u003c\/i\u003e, Metallica, Stanley Kubrick, \u003ci\u003eThe Hunger Games\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTerminator\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAvatar\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Irwin\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Philosophy at King's College in Pennsylvania. He originated the philosophy and popular culture genre of books as coeditor of the bestselling \u003ci\u003eThe Simpsons and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e and has overseen recent titles including \u003ci\u003eSuperman and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlack Sabbath and Philosophy, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSpider-Man and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 03, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759268921632,"sku":"9781118641576","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3d68159d8f2a81d9c3470a5e5a6b8f9e.webp?v=1780147432","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/sons-of-anarchy-and-philosophy-brains-before-bullets-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}