Quentin Tarantino and Philosophy (Popular Culture and Philosophy): How to Philosophize with a Pair of Pliers and a Blowtorch: 29 (Popular Culture and Philosophy, 29) - Softcover

Richard Greene

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0812696344 ISBN 13: 9780812696349

Publisher: Open Court, 2007

Synopsis

The films of Quentin Tarantino are ripe for philosophical speculation, raising compelling questions about justice and ethics, violence and aggression, the nature of causality, and the flow of time. In this witty collection of articles, no subject is too taboo for the writers to tackle. From an aesthetic meditation on the use of spraying blood in Kill Bill to the conundrum of translation and reference in Vincent and Jules' discussion about French Big Macs in Pulp Fiction, Tarantino and Philosophy shies away from nothing. Is The Bride a heroic figure, even though she’s motivated solely by revenge? How is Tarantino able to create a coherent story when he jumps between past, future, and present? The philosophers in this book take on those questions and more in essays as provocative as the films themselves.

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About the Author:

Richard Greene is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Weber State University and co-editor of The Golden Compass and Philosophy; God Bites the Dust (2009). K. Silem Mohammad is Associate Professor of English and Writing at Southern Oregon University and author of several books of poetry including The Front (2009) and Breathalyzer (2008). Greene and Mohammad also co-edited Quentin Tarantino and Philosophy; How to Philosophize with a Pair of Pliers and a Blowtorch (2007).

Synopsis:

"A collection of essays that addresses philosophical aspects of the films of Quentin Tarantino, focusing on topics in ethics, aesthetics, metaphysics, language, and cultural identity"--Provided by publisher.

About this edition

• Publisher: Open Court
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0812696344
• ISBN 13: 9780812696349
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288