The Devil and Philosophy : The Nature of His Game.
Title:
The Devil and Philosophy : The Nature of His Game.
Author:
Arp, Robert.
ISBN:
9780812698800
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (279 pages)
Series:
Popular Culture and Philosophy ; v.83
Popular Culture and Philosophy
Contents:
Table of Contents -- Warning and Disclaimer -- Please Allow Me to Introduce Myself -- I. The Devil Defined -- 1. Can You Guess My Name? -- 2. My Long-Lost Love the Antichrist -- 3. Satan-Romantic Hero or Just Another Asshole? -- II. Can the Devil Make You? -- 4. The Devil Made Me Do It -- 5. After All, It Was You and Me -- 6. You Did That -- III. Sussing Out Satan -- 7. What the Devil Do We Really Know? -- 8. What Possessed Emily Rose? -- IV. In Search of Pure Evil -- 9. The Joker and Diabolical Evil -- 10. Simply Watching the World Burn -- 11. How (Not) to Train Your Demon -- V. Imagined Devils -- 12. Use the Force, Luke(ifer) -- 13. Our Demonic World -- 14. The Elvish Devil -- VI. C.S. Lewis's Satan -- 15. The Illogical Road to Hell -- 16. Either Demons Exist or God Doesn't -- VIII. Rock-a-bye Beelzebub -- 17. Man, the Devil Rocks! -- 18. We Sold Our Souls for Rock'n'Roll -- 19. Satanic Metal-So Bad It's Good -- VIII. Our Satanic Social System -- 20. What the Devil's on TV Tonight? -- 21. Souls for Sale -- 22. Bill Hicks and Satan -- 23. Devil with a Blue Dress -- IX. How Much Sympathy? -- 24. A Sympathetic Look at Lucifer Morningstar -- 25. Meaningless Evil -- 26. The Devil You Don't Know -- X. Possible Devils -- 27. Can the Devil Get You? -- 28. Is Mara Satan? -- 29. If the Devil Didn't Exist We'd Have to Invent Him -- XI. The Devilish Debate -- 30. Satan-A Good Guy? -- 31. Hedonism and Unholy Writ -- 32. Our Satan: Or, Are You Loco for Loki? -- 33. A Response to Magus Gilmore -- 34. Another Response to Magus Gilmore -- 35. Satan Gets the Last Word -- From the Vile File: The Devil Made Them Do It? -- Those Infernal Illustrations -- The Original Sinners -- Index.
Abstract:
In The Devil and Philosophy, 34 philosophers explore questions about one of the most recognizable and influential characters (villains?) of all time. From Roman Polanski's The Ninth Gate to J.R.R. Tolkien's The Silmarillion to Bram Stoker's Dracula to Darth Vader to Al Pacino's iconic performance in The Devil's Advocate, this book demonstrates that a little devil goes a long way. From humorous appearances, as in Kevin Smith's film Dogma and Chuck Palahniuk's novels Damned and its sequel Doomed, to more villanous appearances, such as Gabriel Byrne's cold outing as Satan in End of Days, The Devil in Philosophy proves that the Devil comes in many forms. Through the lenses of Jung, Kant, Kundera, Balkan, Plato, Bradwardine, Aristotle, Hume, Blackburn, Descartes, Lavey, Thoreau, and Aquinas, The Devil and Philosophy take a philosophical look at one of time's greatest characters. Are there any good arguments for the actual existence of the Devil? Does demonic evil thrive in Gotham City? Can humans really be accountable for all evil? Which truths about the Devil are actual facts? Is Milton correct, in that the Devil believes he is doing good?.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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