{"product_id":"true-detective-and-philosophy-9781119280781","title":"True Detective and Philosophy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eInvestigating the trail of philosophical leads in HBO's chilling \u003ci\u003eTrue Detective\u003c\/i\u003e series, an elite team of philosophers examine far-reaching riddles including human pessimism, Rust's anti-natalism, the problem of evil, and the flat circle'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe first book dedicated to exploring the far-reaching philosophical questions behind the darkly complex and Emmy-nominated HBO True Detective series\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores in a fun but insightful way the rich philosophical and existential experiences that arise from this gripping show\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGives new perspectives on the characters in the series, its storylines, and its themes by investigating core questions such as: Why Life Rather Than Death? Cosmic Horror and Hopeful Pessimism, the Illusion of Self, Noir, Tragedy, Philosopher-Detectives, and much, much more\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDraws together an elite team of philosophers to shine new light on why this genre-expanding show has inspired such a fervently questioning fan-base\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Welcome to the Psychosphere ix\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJacob Graham and Tom Sparrow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I “It’s All One Ghetto, Man … a Giant Gutter in Outer Space”: Pessimism and Anti-natalism 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Why Life Rather than Death? Answers from Rustin Cohle and Arthur Schopenhauer 3\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSandra Shapshay\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Grounding Carcosa: Cosmic Horror and Philosophical Pessimism in True Detective 11\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChristopher Mountenay\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Hart and Cohle: The Hopeful Pessimism of True Detective 22\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJoshua Foa Dienstag\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Loving Rust’s Pessimism: Rationalism and Emotion in True Detective 31\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRick Elmore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Rust’s Anti-natalism: The Moral Imperative to “Opt Out of a Raw Deal” 42\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChris Byron\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II “we Get the World We Deserve”: Cruelty, Violence, Evil, and Justice 53\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Where Is the Cruelty in True Detective? 55\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eG. Randolph Mayes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Nevermind: Subjective and Objective Violence in Vinci 65\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLuke Howie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Naturalism, Evil, and the Moral Monster: The Evil Person in True Detective 76\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePeter Brian Barry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 “But I Do Have a Sense of Justice”: Law and Justice in the Bleak World of Vinci 87\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBeau Mullen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III “everybody’s Nobody”: Consciousness, Existence, and Identity 97\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 A Dream Inside a Locked Room: The Illusion of Self 99\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEvan Thompson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 I Am Not Who I Used to Be, But Am I Me? Personal Identity and the Narrative of Rust 108\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAndrew M. Winters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 “The Light Is Winning” 120\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSarah K. Donovan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 The Tragic Misstep: Consciousness, Free Will, and the Last Midnight 132\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDaniel P. Malloy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV “this Is My Least Favorite Life”: Noir, Tragedy, and Philosopher-detectives 143\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 The Tragedy of True Detective Season Two: Living Our “Least Favorite Lives” 145\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlison Horbury\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 The Noir Detective and the City 158\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChuck Ward\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Cohle and Oedipus: The Return of the Noir Hero 169\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDaniel Tutt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V “Time Is a Flat Circle”: Time in True Detective 177\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Time Is a Flat Circle: Nietzsche’s Concept of Eternal Recurrence 179\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLawrence J. Hatab\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Eternal Recurrence and the Philosophy of the “Flat Circle” 186\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePaul A. DiGeorgio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKnown Associates 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 201\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48866391523671,"sku":"9781119280781","price":11.66,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781119280781.jpg?v=1722278429","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/true-detective-and-philosophy-9781119280781","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}