Book description
Every generation produces a counterculture icon. Joss Whedon, creator
of the long-running television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, is
famed for his subversive wit, rich characters, and extraordinary
plotlines. His renown has only grown with subsequent creations,
including Angel, Firefly, Dollhouse, and the innovative online series
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog. Through premises as unusual as a
supernatural detective agency run by a vampire and a Western set in
outer space, Whedon weaves stories about characters forced to make
commonplace moral decisions under the most bizarre of circumstances.
The Philosophy of Joss Whedon examines Whedon's plots and
characterizations to reveal their philosophical takes on the limits of
personal freedom, sexual morality, radical evil, and Daoism.
""Whedon has also been a hot topic in the movie world
lately, having written The Cabin in the Woods... as well as Marvel
Comics' much-anticipated The Avengers, which he also
directed."--On Milwaukee" --
Dean A. Kowalski, associate professor of philosophy at the
University of Wisconsin-Waukesha, is editor of The Philosophy of The
X-Files and Steven Spielberg and Philosophy: We're Gonna Need a Bigger
Book. He lives in Waukesha, Wisconsin.
S. Evan Kreider, assistant professor of philosophy at the University
of Wisconsin-Fox Valley, is a contributor to The Philosophy of The
X-Files. He lives in Appleton, Wisconsin.
