Star Wars and Philosophy: More Powerful Than You Can Possibly Imagine (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780812695830)

The Star Wars films continue to revolutionize science fiction, creating new standards for cinematographic excellence, and permeating popular culture around the world. The films feature many complex themes ranging from good versus evil and moral development and corruption to religious faith and pragmatism, forgiveness and redemption, and many others.

The essays in this volume tackle the philosophical questions from these blockbuster films including: Was Anakin predestined to fall to the Dark Side? Are the Jedi truly role models of moral virtue? Why would the citizens and protectors of a democratic Republic allow it to descend into a tyrannical empire? Is Yoda a peaceful Zen master or a great warrior, or both? Why is there both a light and a dark side of the Force? Star Wars and Philosophy ponders the depths of these subjects and asks what it truly means to be mindful of the "living force."

Author: Kevin S. Decker
ISBN-10: 0812695836
ISBN-13: 9780812695830
Publisher: Open Court
Language: English
Published: 03/23/2005
Pages: 227
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.73lbs
Size: 9.16h x 6.08w x 0.52d

Review Citation(s):
Ingram Advance 05/01/2005 pg. 124