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The Star Wars films continue to revolutionize science fiction, creating new standards for cinematographic excellence, and permeating popular culture around the world. The films feature many complex themes ranging from good versus evil and moral development and corruption to religious faith and pragmatism, forgiveness and redemption, and many others.
The essays in this volume tackle the philosophical questions from these blockbuster films including: Was Anakin predestined to fall to the Dark Side? Are the Jedi truly role models of moral virtue? Why would the citizens and protectors of a democratic Republic allow it to descend into a tyrannical empire? Is Yoda a peaceful Zen master or a great warrior, or both? Why is there both a light and a dark side of the Force? Star Wars and Philosophy ponders the depths of these subjects and asks what it truly means to be mindful of the "living force."
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Steve C. (This was an interesting book. If you aren't interested in Philosophy, it might be a little hard to get through. There are various authors, that are mainly professors in Philosophy, that take certain philosophical edicts and apply them to the Star Wars universe. I really didn't realize how deep George Lucas went into scripting this movie. All in all I think if you are a fan of Star Wars and have any interest at all in philosophy, then you will enjoy this book.
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