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The Hunger Games and Philosophy
A Critique of Pure Treason
George A. Dunn (Edited by), Nicolas Michaud (Edited by), William Irwin (Series edited by)
9781118065075, Wiley
Paperback / softback, published 28 February 2012
320 pages
22.6 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm, 0.431 kg
A philosophical exploration of Suzanne Collins's New York Times bestselling series, just in time for the release of The Hunger Games movie Katniss Everdeen is "the girl who was on fire," but she is also the girl who made us think, dream, question authority, and rebel. The post-apocalyptic world of Panem's twelve districts is a divided society on the brink of war and struggling to survive, while the Capitol lives in the lap of luxury and pure contentment. At every turn in the Hunger Games trilogy, Katniss, Peeta, Gale, and their many allies wrestle with harrowing choices and ethical dilemmas that push them to the brink. Is it okay for Katniss to break the law to ensure her family's survival? Do ordinary moral rules apply in the Arena? Can the world of The Hunger Games shine a light into the dark corners of our world? Why do we often enjoy watching others suffer? How can we distinguish between what's Real and Not Real? This book draws on some of history's most engaging philosophical thinkers to take you deeper into the story and its themes, such as sacrifice, altruism, moral choice, and gender. An essential companion for Hunger Games fans, this book will take you deeper into the dystopic world of Panem and into the minds and motivations of those who occupy it.
Acknowledgments: “It’s Like the Bread. How I Never Get Over Owing You for That.” ix Introduction: Let The Hunger Games and Philosophy Begin! 1 Part One “Having An Eye for Beauty Isn’t Necessarily a Weakness”: The Art of Resisting the Capitol 1. “The Final Word on Entertainment”: Mimetic and Monstrous Art in the Hunger Games 8 2. “Somewhere between Hair Ribbons and Rainbows”: How Even the Shortest Song Can Change the World 26 3. “I Will Be Your Mockingjay”: The Power and Paradox of Metaphor in the Hunger Games Trilogy 41 Part Two “We’re Fickle, Stupid Beings”: Hungering For Morality in An Immoral World 4. “The Odds Have Not Been Very Dependable of Late”: Morality and Luck in the Hunger Games Trilogy 56 5. The Joy of Watching Others Suffer: Schadenfreude and the Hunger Games 75 6. “So Here I Am in His Debt Again”: Katniss, Gifts, and Invisible Strings 90 Part Three “I am as Radiant as the Sun”: The Natural, The Unnatural, and Not-so-weird Science 7. Competition and Kindness: The Darwinian World of the Hunger Games 104 8. “No Mutt Is Good”—Really? Creating Interspecies Chimeras 121 Part Four “Peeta Bakes. I Hunt.”: What Katniss Can Teach us About Love, Caring, and Gender 9. Why Katniss Chooses Peeta: Looking at Love through a Stoic Lens 134 10. “She Has No Idea. The Effect She Can Have.”: Katniss and the Politics of Gender 145 11. Sometimes the World Is Hungry for People Who Care: Katniss and the Feminist Care Ethic 162 Part Five “As Long as You Can Find Yourself, You’ll Never Starve”: How to Be Yourself When It’s All a Big Show 12. Why Does Katniss Fail at Everything She Fakes? Being versus Seeming to Be in the Hunger Games Trilogy 178 13. Who Is Peeta Mellark? The Problem of Identity in Panem 193 Part Six “Here’s Some Advice. Stay Alive.”: A Tribute’s Guide to the Morality and Logic of Warfare 14. “Safe to Do What?”: Morality and the War of All against All in the Arena 206 15. Starting Fires Can Get You Burned: The Just-War Tradition and the Rebellion against the Capitol 222 16. The Tribute’s Dilemma: The Hunger Games and Game Theory 235 Part Seven “It Must Be Very Fragile if a Handful of Berries Can Bring It Down”: The Political Philosophy of Coriolanus Snow 17. Discipline and the Docile Body: Regulating Hungers in the Capitol 250 18. “All of This Is Wrong”: Why One of Rome’s Greatest Thinkers Would Despise the Capitol 265 19. Class Is in Session: Power and Privilege in Panem 277 Contributors: Our Resistance Squadron 291 Index: “A List in My Head of Every Act of Goodness I’ve Seen Someone Do” 297
Brian McDonald
Anne Torkelson
Jill Olthouse
George A. Dunn
Andrew Shaffer
Jennifer Culver
Abigail Mann
Jason T. Eberl
Abigail E. Myers
Jessica Miller
Lindsey Issow Averill
Dereck Coatney
Nicolas Michaud
Joseph J. Foy
Louis Melançon
Andrew Zimmerman Jones
Christina Van Dyke
Adam Barkman
Chad William Timm
Subject Areas: Philosophy [HP]
