{"product_id":"star-wars-and-philosophy-strikes-back-this-is-the-way-paperback-softback-9781119841432","title":"Star Wars and Philosophy Strikes Back; This Is the Way (Paperback \/ softback) 9781119841432","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eStar Wars and Philosophy Strikes Back\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThis Is the Way\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWilliam Irwin (Series edited by), Jason T. Eberl (Edited by), Kevin S. Decker (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781119841432, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 29 December 2022\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e320 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.6 x 15 x 2.3 cm, 0.431 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eShould droids be free? Should clone troopers?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat political and ethical ideas ground resistance and rebellion?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat’s wrong with the way women are portrayed in \u003ci\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/i\u003e?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDoes Han Solo have a philosophical worldview?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWas Galen Erso responsible for the destruction of Alderaan?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShould you eat Baby Yoda?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“This is the Way.” In \u003ci\u003eStar Wars and Philosophy Strikes Back\u003c\/i\u003e, the Way wends through entirely new adventures in the \u003ci\u003eStar Wars \u003c\/i\u003egalaxy far, far away: not only the films of the Skywalker saga, but also \u003ci\u003eRebels\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Bad Batch\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRogue One\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Solo\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Mandalorian\u003c\/i\u003e. 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 \u003ci\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn 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 \u003ci\u003eStar Wars \u003c\/i\u003enarratives 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Last Jedi \u003c\/i\u003eprove there is much more to this controversial entry in the Skywalker saga.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThirty-six philosophers, both sages and scoundrels among them, examine the full range of deep questions throughout the \u003ci\u003eStar Wars \u003c\/i\u003echronology—from \u003ci\u003eThe Phantom Menace \u003c\/i\u003eto \u003ci\u003eThe Rise of Skywalker\u003c\/i\u003e and beyond. “They have spoken.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Bad Batch viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction xviii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I \u003ci\u003eEpisodes I–III \u003c\/i\u003e1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 “Another Solution Will Present Itself”: \u003ci\u003eThe Phantom Menace\u003c\/i\u003e, Daoism, and Doing without Trying 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRussell P. Johnson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Bioethics Wars: Fear and Fallacy in \u003ci\u003eRevenge of the Sith \u003c\/i\u003e11\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThomas D. Harter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 “A Pathway to Many Abilities Some Consider to Be Unnatural”: The Natural Law Ethics of \u003ci\u003eStar Wars \u003c\/i\u003e20\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMatthew Shea, Joel Archer, and Daniel Banning\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Mothers, Daughters, Rebels: Women’s Bodies in \u003ci\u003eStar Wars \u003c\/i\u003e30\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAikaterini-Maria Lakka\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II \u003ci\u003eClone Wars, Rebels\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Bad Batch \u003c\/i\u003e41\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Order 66: The Fragility of Moral Autonomy in \u003ci\u003eThe Clone Wars \u003c\/i\u003e43\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTimothy Challans\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 “Corporations Do Not Rule Us!”: The Separatist Freedom Movement and the Struggle for Justice 52\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMohammed Shakibnia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 “No One Rescues Droids”: \u003ci\u003eRebels \u003c\/i\u003eon Race and Racism 62\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSteve Bein\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Individuality and Identity: Are Clones Literally a “Band (or Batch) of Brothers”? 73\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePatricia L. Brace\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 The Failure of Jedi Ethics: The Jedi Betrayal of Ahsoka 82\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames Rocha and Mona Rocha\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Of Graffiti and Kalikoris 90\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaniel P. Malloy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 A Long Time Ago? Time and Time Travel in \u003ci\u003eStar Wars \u003c\/i\u003e99\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhilipp Berghofer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III \u003ci\u003eRogue One \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSolo \u003c\/i\u003e109\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Building the Death Star: Complicity in Moral Evil 111\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJason T. Eberl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 “Rebellions Are Built on Hope”: The Creative Democratic Force of \u003ci\u003eRogue One \u003c\/i\u003e122\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTerrance MacMullan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Han Solo: The Corellian Evasion of Philosophy 132\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKevin S. Decker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Friendship, Love, and Sex with Droids in \u003ci\u003eSolo\u003c\/i\u003e: “How Would that Work?” “It Works” 143\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNick Munn and Dan Weijers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 La L3-37 Continue: Droid Rights and the Problem of Legal Personhood 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoshua Jowitt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV \u003ci\u003eEpisodes IV–VI \u003c\/i\u003e163\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 The Non-dualistic, Redemptive Metaphysics of the Jedi 165\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Baur\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Just How Many “Lukes” Are There in \u003ci\u003eA New Hope\u003c\/i\u003e, Anyway? 174\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoy T. Cook and Nathan Kellen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Force and \u003ci\u003eGeist\u003c\/i\u003e: Hegel Watches \u003ci\u003eThe Empire Strikes Back \u003c\/i\u003e183\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUmut Eldem\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 “I Know There Is Good in You”: Luke, Anakin, and Confucian Filial Piety 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEric Yang\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V \u003ci\u003eThe Mandalorian \u003c\/i\u003e199\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Should You Eat Baby Yoda? 201\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA.G. Holdier\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Grogu’s Little Way: The Binds of Power and the Bonds of Love in \u003ci\u003eThe Mandalorian \u003c\/i\u003e209\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJeffrey P. Bishop and Isabel Bishop\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Beneath the Helmet, Beyond the Way: \u003ci\u003eThe Mandalorian \u003c\/i\u003eand Moral Decision-making 218\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNoam Ebner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Paradox of Faith: The Way of Din Djarin and Kierkegaard 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePatrick Tiernan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Reading the Mind of Din Djarin: The Music of \u003ci\u003eThe Mandalorian \u003c\/i\u003e236\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLance Belluomini\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI \u003ci\u003eEpisodes VII–IX \u003c\/i\u003e245\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Awakening Race, Culture, and Ethnicity in a Galaxy Far, Far Away 247\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEdwardo Pérez\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 The Last Jedi’s Despair: Did Episode VIII Ruin Luke Skywalker? 257\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Kyle Johnson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Deleuze, the Force of Becoming, and \u003ci\u003eThe Last Jedi \u003c\/i\u003e268\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCorry Shores\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Passionate Love, Platonic Love, and Force Love in \u003ci\u003eStar Wars \u003c\/i\u003e276\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames Lawler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 The Rise of Rey Skywalker: The Importance of Community and Friends in \u003ci\u003eStar Wars \u003c\/i\u003e284\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames M. 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