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Title
James Bond and philosophy
Type
Text
Monograph
Subject
Fleming, Ian, 1908-1964--Philosophy. (LCSH)
Fleming, Ian, 1908-1964--Characters--James Bond. (LCSH)
Bond, James (Fictitious character)
Spy stories, English--History and criticism (LCSH)
Fleming, Ian, 1908-1964--Film and video adaptations. (LCSH)
James Bond films--History and criticism (LCSH)
Philosophy in literature (LCSH)
Philosophy in motion pictures (LCSH)
Language
English
Illustrative Content
Illustrations
Geographic Coverage
England
Classification
LCC: PR6056.L4 Z73 2006
DDC: 823/.914 full
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Supplementary Content
bibliography
filmography
index
Content
text
Summary
"A collection of philosophical essays about the fictional world of James Bond as seen in Ian Fleming's novels and the ongoing film series. Issues addressed include existentialism and the good life, crime and punishment, gender politics, the cold war and nuclear proliferation, and human interrelation with technology"--Provided by publisher.
Table Of Contents
No Mr. Bond, I expect you to die : Bond, existentialism, and death
Being-towards-death and taking pleasure in beauty : James Bond and existentialism / Beth Butterfield
How to live (and how to die) / Mahlete-Tsigé Getachew
Six to four against : James Bond and the hope for a meaningful life / James B. South
Mr. Bond is indeed a very rare breed : the man behind the number
Bond and phenomenology : shaken, not stirred / Suzie Gibson
He who eats meat wins : appetite, power, and Nietzsche in the novels of Ian Fleming / Susan Matheson
James Bond : a Nietzschean for the Cold War / Ishay Landa
Bond as chivalric, comic hero / Charles Taliaferro and Michel Le Gall
For England, James? : Bond, politics, and law
The moral status of the Double-0 agent : thinking about the license to kill / Matthew Tedesco
"Just a stupid policeman" : Bond and the rule of law / Greg Forster
"Don't you men know any other way?" : punishment beyond retributivism and deterrence / Jacob M. Held
Oh, don't be an idiot, 007 : knowledge and technology
The epistemology of James Bond : the logic of abduction / Jerold J. Abrams
James Bond and Q : Heidegger's technology, or "You're not a sportsman, Mr. Bond" / Steven Zani
James Bond and the philosophy of technology : it's more than just the gadgets of Q Branch / William J. McKinney
Why do Chinese girls taste different from all other girls? : multiculturalism, women, and a more sensitive Bond
"That fatal kiss" : Bond, ethics, and the objectification of women / Robert Arp and Kevin S. Decker
The new millennium Bond and Yin-Yang Chinese cosmology / Dean A. Kowalski.
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