The Philosophy of Joss Whedon

"Joss Whedon's work isn't merely a useful vehicle for teaching philosophy; it is philosophy. The authors in this collection exploit this fact by both using Whedon's work to explicate major philosophical themes, while also delving into the Whedonverse to find new answers to perennial questions."—Jacob M. Held, editor of Dr. Seuss and Philosophy: Oh, the Thinks You Can Think!

~Jacob Held

"A significant contribution to the popular culture and philosophy genre in focusing, not on a single show or movie, but on the mastermind behind a number of creative works."—Sharon Kaye, editor of Lost and Philosophy: Think Together, Die Alone

Focused on the philosophical musings evoked by Whedon and company's rich televisual, filmic, web, and comic book texts, the collection proves simultaneously accessible and substantive, while also confirming and extending a substantial body of work by the community of Whedon scholars. Most commendably, the authors' manage to teach readers-students, professors, and fans-just as much about Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Sartre, and Nietzsche as about Malcolm Reynolds, the spaceship Serenity, Cordelia Chase, Billy/Dr. Horrible, and Caroline Farrell/Echo.—Tanya R. Cochran, coeditor of Investigating Firefly and Serenity: Science Fiction on the Frontier

"The Philosophy of Joss Whedon is a necessity for any Whedonite's nerdy library."—Examiner.com

"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