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Twilight and Philosophy
Vampires, Vegetarians, and the Pursuit of Immortality
William Irwin (Series edited by), W Irwin (Author), Rebecca Housel (Edited by), J. Jeremy Wisnewski (Edited by)
9780470484234, Wiley
Paperback / softback, published 18 September 2009
272 pages
22.6 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.363 kg
twilight and Philosophy What can vampires tell us about the meaning of life? The answers to these philosophical questions and more can be found inside Twilight and Philosophy: Vampires, Vegetarians, and the Pursuit of Immortality. With everything from Taoism to mind reading to the place of God in a world of vampires, this book offers some very tasty philosophy for both the living and the undead to sink their teeth into. Whether you’re on Team Edward or Team Jacob, whether you loved or hated Breaking Dawn, this book is for you! To learn more about the Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture series, visit www.andphilosophy.com
Is Edward a romantic hero or a dangerous stalker?
Is Bella a feminist? Is Stephenie Meyer?
How does Stephenie Meyer’s Mormonism fit into the fantastical world of Twilight?
Is Jacob “better” for Bella than Edward?
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: Supernatural Humans We Can’t Live Without xi Introduction: Undead Wisdom 1 PART ONE TWILIGHT 1 You Look Good Enough to Eat: Love, Madness, and the Food Analogy 7 2 Dying to Eat: The Vegetarian Ethics of Twilight 25 3 Can a Vampire Be a Person? 39 4 Carlisle: More Compassionate Than a Speeding Bullet? 49 PART TWO NEW MOON 5 Vampire-Dämmerung: What Can Twilight Tell Us about God? 63 6 To Bite or Not to Bite: Twilight, Immortality, and the Meaning of Life 79 7 Mind Reading and Morality: The Moral Hazards of Being Edward 93 8 Love and Authority among Wolves 107 PART THREE ECLIPSE 9 Bella Swan and Sarah Palin: All the Old Myths Are Not True 121 10 Vampire Love: The Second Sex Negotiates the Twenty-first Century 131 11 Edward Cullen and Bella Swan: Byronic and Feminist Heroes . . . or Not 147 12 Undead Patriarchy and the Possibility of Love 163 13 The “Real” Danger: Fact vs. Fiction for the Girl Audience 177 PART FOUR BREAKING DAWN 14 Twilight of an Idol: Our Fatal Attraction to Vampires 193 15 Bella’s Vampire Semiotics 209 16 Space, Time, and Vampire Ontology 219 17 For the Strength of Bella? Meyer, Vampires, and Mormonism 227 18 The Tao of Jacob 237 CONTRIBUTORS: Ladies and Gentlemen, Introducing the Stars of Our Show, Humans, Vampires, and Shape-Shifters Alike 247 INDEX: For Those Who Can’t Read Minds 253
George A. Dunn
Jean Kazez
Nicolas Michaud
Andrew Terjesen and Jenny Terjesen
Peter S. Fosl and Eli Fosl
Brendan Shea
Eric Silverman
Sara Worley
Naomi Zack
Bonnie Mann
Abigail E. Myers
Leah McClimans and J. Jeremy Wisnewski
Rebecca Housel
Jennifer L. McMahon
Dennis Knepp
Philip Puszczalowski
Marc E. Shaw
Rebecca Housel
Subject Areas: Philosophy [HP]
