The Ultimate Game of Thrones and Philosophy: You Think or Die (Popular Culture and Philosophy, 105)

Synopsis

The Ultimate Game Of Thrones And Philosophy Treats Fans To Dozens Of New Essays By Experts Who Examine Philosophical Questions Raised By The Game Of Thrones Story. This Ultimate Analysis Provides The Most Comprehensive Discussion To Date And Engages The Game Of Thrones Universe Through The End Of Season Six Of The Hbo Series. Ned Stark, Tyrion Lannister, Jon Snow, Joffrey, Cersei, Brienne, Arya, Stannis, And Many Other Characters Are Used To Apply The Traditional Philosophical Questions That Everyone Faces. How Should Political Leaders Be Chosen In Westeros And Beyond? Is Power Merely An Illusion? Is It Immoral To Enjoy Overly Violent And Sexual Stories Like Game Of Thrones? How Should Morally Ambiguous Individuals Such As Jamie Lannister: The Kingslayer And Savior Of King?s Landing Be Evaluated? Can Anyone Be Trusted In A Society Like Westeros? What Rules Should Govern Sexual Relationships In A World Of Love, Incest, Rape, And Arranged Marriage? How Does Disability Shape Identity For Individuals Like Tyrion, Bran, And Others? How Would One Know Whether There Is A God In The Game Of Thrones Universe And What He Is Like?--amazon.com. Life Is Not Sung. Arya Stark As A Rough Hero / E.m. Dadlez -- Ned Stark : One Man In Ten Thousand / Christopher C. Kirby -- There's Only One God And His Name Is Death / Matthew Mckeever -- Tyrion's Humor / Jarno Hietalahti -- There Are No Men Like Me, Only Me. Guilty Of Being A Dwarf / Kimberly S. Engels -- Jaime The Savior / Danielle Karim -- Jon Snow, A Misshapen Christ Figure / Evan Rosa -- Brienne And The Struggle For Recognition / Paul Giladi -- Power Is Power. Varys's Riddle-where Does Power Come From? / Jason Iuliano -- How To Be Free / Lauren O'connell And Roberto Sirvent -- The Iron Bank Will Have Its Due / Jeff Ewing -- Margaery For Queen! / Tim Jones -- Bran, Hodor, And Disability In Westeros / Jeremy Pierce -- The Things I Do For Love. The Gods Hate Incest / Adam Barkman -- Joffrey On The Couch / James Wills -- Hope For Bastards And Sand Snakes / Aurelia Desveaux -- Sex, Consent, And Rape In Westeros / Lori J. Underwood -- I Swear Before The Old Gods And The New. Gods And Beetles / Kody W. Cooper -- Prophetic Foreknowledge In Game Of Thrones / Steph Rennick -- Cersei, Sansa, And The Problem Of Evil / Trip Mccrossin -- Stannis-knight Of Faith Or Tragic Hero? / William J. Devlin -- The Many-faced God And Indian Philosophy / Hans Van Eyghen -- Knowledge Is Power. How Can We Know Anything In A World Of Magic And Miracles / Erik Baldwin -- Samwell Tarly's Renaissance / Artur Matos Alves -- Should Catelyn Have Trusted Brienne? / Tyler Dalton Mcnabb And Max Andrews -- You Think I Would Trade My Honor. Horrifying Violence, Gratuitous Sex, And The Truth / Eric J. Silverman -- Was The Red Wedding Massacre A Good Thing? / Willem Van Dr Deijl -- Severed Heads, Dirty Hands / Viktor Ivankovic And Zlata Bozac -- The Best Of Friends / Wesley Geyer -- Trying To Do Good With Arya, Tyrion, And The Hound / Robert C. Thomas -- Paying The Iron Price / Tom Hansberger. Edited By Eric J. Silverman And Robert Arp. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 259-262) And Index.