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Star Wars and Philosophy Strikes Back
This Is the Way
William Irwin (Series edited by), Jason T. Eberl (Edited by), Kevin S. Decker (Edited by)
9781119841432, Wiley
Paperback / softback, published 29 December 2022
320 pages
22.6 x 15 x 2.3 cm, 0.431 kg
Should droids be free? Should clone troopers? What political and ethical ideas ground resistance and rebellion? What’s wrong with the way women are portrayed in Star Wars? Does Han Solo have a philosophical worldview? Was Galen Erso responsible for the destruction of Alderaan? Should you eat Baby Yoda? “This is the Way.” In Star Wars and Philosophy Strikes Back, the Way wends through entirely new adventures in the Star Wars galaxy far, far away: not only the films of the Skywalker saga, but also Rebels, The Bad Batch, Rogue One, Solo, and The Mandalorian. Like the creators of these films and television series, the authors in this book harness the magical mix of humor, action, empathy, characterization, adventure, and fan service that constitutes Star Wars. In addition to thorny metaphysical questions about the nature of time and free will, this volume highlights the staggering cultural impact of George Lucas’s universe. The newest Star Wars narratives tackle ethnicity on alien worlds and how love and sex with a droid like L3-37 would work (“It works”). The connections between the Separatist Freedom Movement and the struggle for social justice in the USA in the 21st century are brought to light. And philosophical second looks at Rian Johnson’s The Last Jedi prove there is much more to this controversial entry in the Skywalker saga. Thirty-six philosophers, both sages and scoundrels among them, examine the full range of deep questions throughout the Star Wars chronology—from The Phantom Menace to The Rise of Skywalker and beyond. “They have spoken.”
The Bad Batch viii Introduction xviii Part I Episodes I–III 1 1 “Another Solution Will Present Itself”: The Phantom Menace, Daoism, and Doing without Trying 3 2 Bioethics Wars: Fear and Fallacy in Revenge of the Sith 11 3 “A Pathway to Many Abilities Some Consider to Be Unnatural”: The Natural Law Ethics of Star Wars 20 4 Mothers, Daughters, Rebels: Women’s Bodies in Star Wars 30 Part II Clone Wars, Rebels, and The Bad Batch 41 5 Order 66: The Fragility of Moral Autonomy in The Clone Wars 43 6 “Corporations Do Not Rule Us!”: The Separatist Freedom Movement and the Struggle for Justice 52 7 “No One Rescues Droids”: Rebels on Race and Racism 62 8 Individuality and Identity: Are Clones Literally a “Band (or Batch) of Brothers”? 73 9 The Failure of Jedi Ethics: The Jedi Betrayal of Ahsoka 82 10 Of Graffiti and Kalikoris 90 11 A Long Time Ago? Time and Time Travel in Star Wars 99 Part III Rogue One and Solo 109 12 Building the Death Star: Complicity in Moral Evil 111 13 “Rebellions Are Built on Hope”: The Creative Democratic Force of Rogue One 122 14 Han Solo: The Corellian Evasion of Philosophy 132 15 Friendship, Love, and Sex with Droids in Solo: “How Would that Work?” “It Works” 143 16 La L3-37 Continue: Droid Rights and the Problem of Legal Personhood 152 Part IV Episodes IV–VI 163 17 The Non-dualistic, Redemptive Metaphysics of the Jedi 165 18 Just How Many “Lukes” Are There in A New Hope, Anyway? 174 19 Force and Geist: Hegel Watches The Empire Strikes Back 183 20 “I Know There Is Good in You”: Luke, Anakin, and Confucian Filial Piety 192 Part V The Mandalorian 199 21 Should You Eat Baby Yoda? 201 22 Grogu’s Little Way: The Binds of Power and the Bonds of Love in The Mandalorian 209 23 Beneath the Helmet, Beyond the Way: The Mandalorian and Moral Decision-making 218 24 Paradox of Faith: The Way of Din Djarin and Kierkegaard 228 25 Reading the Mind of Din Djarin: The Music of The Mandalorian 236 Part VI Episodes VII–IX 245 26 Awakening Race, Culture, and Ethnicity in a Galaxy Far, Far Away 247 27 The Last Jedi’s Despair: Did Episode VIII Ruin Luke Skywalker? 257 28 Deleuze, the Force of Becoming, and The Last Jedi 268 29 Passionate Love, Platonic Love, and Force Love in Star Wars 276 30 The Rise of Rey Skywalker: The Importance of Community and Friends in Star Wars 284 Index 293
Russell P. Johnson
Thomas D. Harter
Matthew Shea, Joel Archer, and Daniel Banning
Aikaterini-Maria Lakka
Timothy Challans
Mohammed Shakibnia
Steve Bein
Patricia L. Brace
James Rocha and Mona Rocha
Daniel P. Malloy
Philipp Berghofer
Jason T. Eberl
Terrance MacMullan
Kevin S. Decker
Nick Munn and Dan Weijers
Joshua Jowitt
Michael Baur
Roy T. Cook and Nathan Kellen
Umut Eldem
Eric Yang
A.G. Holdier
Jeffrey P. Bishop and Isabel Bishop
Noam Ebner
Patrick Tiernan
Lance Belluomini
Edwardo Pérez
David Kyle Johnson
Corry Shores
James Lawler
James M. Okapal
Subject Areas: Philosophy [HP]
