{"product_id":"avatar-and-philosophy-learning-to-see-the-blackwell-philosophy-and-pop-culture-series-9780470940310","title":"Avatar and Philosophy Learning to See The","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Cameron's critically acclaimed movie \u003ci\u003eAvatar\u003c\/i\u003e was nominated for nine Academy Awards and received countless accolades for its breath-taking visuals and use of 3D technology. But beyond its cinematic splendour, can \u003ci\u003eAvatar\u003c\/i\u003e also offer us insights into business ethics, empathy, disability, and the relationship between mind and body? Can getting to know the Na'vi, an alien species, enlarge our vision and help us to see both our world and ourselves in new ways?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAvatar and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e is a revealing journey through the world of Pandora and the huge range of philosophical themes raised by James Cameron's groundbreaking film\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores philosophical issues such as religion, morality, aesthetics, empathy, identity, the relationship of mind and body, environmental and business ethics, technology, and just war theory\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines a wide range of topics from the blockbuster movie, including attitudes toward nature, our responsibilities to nonhu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcknowledgments: I See These People viii\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction: Time to Wake Up 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGeorge A. Dunn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Seeing Eywa: “I’m With Her, Jake. She’s Real!” 5\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Silence of Our Mother: Eywa as the Voice of Feminine Care Ethics 7\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGeorge A. Dunn and Nicolas Michaud\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 “Eywa Will Provide”: Pantheism, Christianity, and the Value of Nature 19\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJason T. Eberl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Tantra of Avatar 36\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAsra Q. Nomani\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Seeing the Na’vi: “You Will Teach Him Our Ways” 49\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 4 Learning to See the Na’vi 51\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStephanie Adair\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 It Doesn’t Take an Avatar: How to Empathize with a Blue-Skinned Alien 62\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAndrew Terjesen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 “I See You” through a Glass Darkly: Avatar and the Limits of Empathy 74\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMassimiliano Cappuccio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Seeing Nature: “Try to See the Forest through Her Eyes” 87\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Seeing the Na’vi Way: Respecting Life and Mind in All Organisms 89\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKyle Burchett\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 They’re Not Just Goddamn Trees: Hegel’s Philosophy of Nature and the Avatar of Spirit 104\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJames Lawler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 “Everything Is Backwards Now”: Avatar, Anthropocentrism, and Relational Reason 115\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJeremy David Bendik-Keymer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Seeing Our Bodies: “They’ve Got Great Muscle Tone” 125\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 The Identity of Avatars and Na’vi Wisdom 127\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKevin S. Decker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 “I Got This”: Disability, Stigma, and Jake Sully’s Rejected Body 139\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRyan Smock\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 “See the World We Come From”: Spiritual versus Technological Transcendence in Avatar 151\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDan Dinello\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Seeing Our Political Communities: “Sky People Cannot See” 165\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 “We Will Fight Terror with Terror”: Avatar and Just War Theory 167\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJoseph J. Foy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 The Community and the Individual in Avatar 180\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDale Murray\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Avatar and Colonialism 190\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNathan Eckstrand\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI Seeing Our Ethical Responsibilities: “Sometimes Your Entire Life Boils Down to One Insane Move” 201\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 “All That Cheddar”: Lessons in Business Ethics from the RDA Corporation 203\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMatthew Brophy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 “We Have an Indigenous Population of Humanoids Called the Na’vi”: Native American Philosophy in Avatar 215\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDennis Knepp\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 I See Animals: The Na’vi and Respect for Other Creatures 226\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWayne Yuen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VII Seeing the Movie: “You Are Not Gonna Believe Where I Am” 239\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 The Digital Cabinet of Curiosities: Avatar and the Phenomenology of 3D Worlds 241\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert Furze and Pat Brereton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNotes on Contributors: Our Avatar Drivers 252\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex: My Last Video Log 258\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402462437719,"sku":"9780470940310","price":13.46,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780470940310.jpg?v=1730480483","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/avatar-and-philosophy-learning-to-see-the-blackwell-philosophy-and-pop-culture-series-9780470940310","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}