Wayne Yuen is thinking. Maybe a lot. Last time he thaught, he thaught about zombies and what the hell these are thinking about. Sounds great, right? (oh no!)
However, Yuen wants to share his thaugts with as many people as possible. Thats the reason why he is publishing a new book in July 2012: The Walking Dead and Philosophy (Popular Culture and Philosophy).
Some Details:
Rick, Lori, Shane, Carl, Dale, Andrea, and Michonne--human survivors of a zombie apocalypse--don't know much about philosophy, but pyhilosophical ideas continue to shamble on through their world, and there's no excape from them.The Walking Dead is both a hugely successful comics series and a popular TV show. This epic story of a zombie apocalypse is unique. It focuses on the long-term individual, social, and moral consequences of survival by small groups of humans in a world overrun by infected zombies.
Guns, chainsaws, and machetes are not enough for survival: humans also need agreement on rules of conduct. Can equality or fairness have any polace in the post-apocalyptic world? Do theft or even assault and murder become okay under desperate circumstances? Who should be recognized as having political authority? What about eating human flesh? Should survivors have children?
As zombies have low IQs, terrible manners, and the overpowering urge to eat people, do they have any rights at all? Am I still me if I become a zombie? Do zombies know anything? are they rational? Would it be ethical to train a zombie and keep it as a pet? What the heck are P-zombies? And why would we all jump at the chance to win a "stagger on" role in a zombie TV series?
All these issues and more are tackled by an assorted bunch of philosophers, thrown together by dire circumstances, and struggling to make some sense of the world collapsing around them.
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LOL. I like Philosophy ... so: Here's my question: What do u think a zombie is thinking while having party with each other, hanging around, digging for food or while eating a fresh portion of humanity? Thaughts?
And what are ur philosophical quests?
Awesome! I may get this book.
ReplyDeleteI hate when people do things like that book... I am suddenly getting Lost flashbacks (the only reason why zombies are hot right now is b/c all the vampires in the media in the last 10 or so years are a bunch of big old wussies (I would prefer the other word but it is not lady like) pining and eating bunnies (or being "vegetarians (yes, even you Angel)) and being all broody. Vampires are the suppose to be the ultimate predators not a bunch of gothic emo pinks with parental issues. Don't get me wrong, I love a good zombie movie but The Walking has been grating nerves. It's a reason the films end with them sailing away on a boat to some remote island, I realized I really don't care how they are trying to "rebuild" civilization. It kind of reminds me of Jericho, I was all like, "yeah, this should be good" and then it wasn't.
ReplyDeleteit should be free, but i might get it if it is cheap.
ReplyDeleteOh lord they are still doing this in college? It figures,here take my 300 hundred bucks,i don't need it,oh and don't forget another thirty some thing for the book,please. I wonder if he is going to include is "are Zombie intrinsically good," ugh!
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