{"product_id":"star-wars-and-philosophy-strikes-back-this-is-the-way","title":"Star Wars and Philosophy Strikes Back: This Is the Way","description":"                                            \u003cp\u003eShould droids be free? Should clone troopers? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat political and ethical ideas ground resistance and rebellion? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat’s wrong with the way women are portrayed in \u003ci\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/i\u003e? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDoes Han Solo have a philosophical worldview? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWas Galen Erso responsible for the destruction of Alderaan? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShould you eat Baby Yoda? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This is the Way.” In \u003ci\u003eStar Wars and Philosophy Strikes Back\u003c\/i\u003e, the Way wends through entirely new adventures in the \u003ci\u003eStar Wars \u003c\/i\u003egalaxy far, far away: not only the films of the Skywalker saga, but also \u003ci\u003eRebels\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Bad Batch\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRogue One\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Solo\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Mandalorian\u003c\/i\u003e. Like the creators of these films and television series, the authors in this book harness the magical mix of humor, action, empathy, characterization, adventure, and fan service that constitutes \u003ci\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to thorny metaphysical questions about the nature of time and free will, this volume highlights the staggering cultural impact of George Lucas’s universe. The newest \u003ci\u003eStar Wars \u003c\/i\u003enarratives tackle ethnicity on alien worlds and how love and sex with a droid like L3-37 would work (“It works”). The connections between the Separatist Freedom Movement and the struggle for social justice in the USA in the 21\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e century are brought to light. And philosophical second looks at Rian Johnson’s \u003ci\u003eThe Last Jedi \u003c\/i\u003eprove there is much more to this controversial entry in the Skywalker saga. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThirty-six philosophers, both sages and scoundrels among them, examine the full range of deep questions throughout the \u003ci\u003eStar Wars \u003c\/i\u003echronology—from \u003ci\u003eThe Phantom Menace \u003c\/i\u003eto \u003ci\u003eThe Rise of Skywalker\u003c\/i\u003e and beyond. “They have spoken.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Bad Batch\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart I                    Episodes I–III\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. “Another Solution Will Present Itself”: The Phantom Menace, Daoism, and Doing without Trying\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e               Russell P. Johnson\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Bioethics Wars: Fear and Fallacy in Revenge of the Sith\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e               Thomas D. Harter\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. “A Pathway to Many Abilities Some Consider to Be Unnatural”: The Natural Law Ethics of Star Wars\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e               Matthew Shea, Joel Archer, and Daniel Banning\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Mothers, Daughters, Rebels: Women’s Bodies in Star Wars\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e               Aikaterini-Maria Lakka\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart II                   Clone Wars, Rebels, and The Bad Batch\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Order 66: The Fragility of Moral Autonomy in The Clone Wars\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e               Timothy Challans\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. “Corporations Do Not Rule Us!”: The Separatist Freedom Movement and the Struggle for Justice\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e               Mohammed Shakibnia\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. “No One Rescues Droids”: Rebels on Race and Racism\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e               Steve Bein\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Individuality and Identity: Are Clones Literally a “Band (or Batch) of Brothers”?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e               Patricia Brace\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. The Failure of Jedi Ethics: The Jedi Betrayal of Ahsoka\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e               James Rocha and Mona Rocha\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Of Graffiti and Kalikoris\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e               Daniel P. Malloy\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. A Long Time Ago? Time and Time Travel in Star Wars\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e               Philipp Berghofer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart III                  Rogue One and Solo\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Building the Death Star: Complicity in Moral Evil\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e               Jason T. Eberl\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. “Rebellions are Built on Hope”: The Creative Democratic Force of Rogue One\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e               Terrance MacMullan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Han Solo: The Corellian Evasion of Philosophy\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e               Kevin S. Decker\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Friendship, Love, and Sex with Droids in Solo: “How Would that Work?” “It Works”\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e               Nick Munn and Dan Weijers\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. La L3-37 Continue: Droid Rights and the Problem of Legal Personhood\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e               Joshua Jowitt\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart IV                  Episodes IV–VI\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. The Non-dualistic, Redemptive Metaphysics of the Jedi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e               Michael Baur\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18. Just How Many “Lukes” Are There in A New Hope, Anyway?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e               Roy T. Cook and Nathan Kellen\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19. Force and Geist: Hegel Watches The Empire Strikes Back\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e               Umut Eldem\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20. “I Know There Is Good in You”: Luke, Anakin, and Confucian Filial Piety\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e               Eric Yang\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart V                   The Mandalorian\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21. Should You Eat Baby Yoda?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e               A.G. Holdier\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22. Grogu’s Little Way: The Binds of Power and the Bonds of Love in The Mandalorian\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e               Jeffrey P. Bishop and Isabel Bishop\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23. Beneath the Helmet, Beyond the Way: The Mandalorian and Moral Decision-making\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e               Noam Ebner\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24. Paradox of Faith: The Way of Din Djarin and Kierkegaard\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e               Patrick Tiernan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25. Reading the Mind of Din Djarin: The Music of The Mandalorian\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e               Lance Belluomini\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart VI                  Episodes VII–IX\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26. Awakening Race, Culture and Ethnicity in a Galaxy Far, Far Away\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e               Edwardo Pérez\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27. The Last Jedi's Despair: Did Episode VIII Ruin Luke Skywalker?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e               David Kyle Johnson\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28. Deleuze, the Force of Becoming, and The Last Jedi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e               Corry Shores\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29. Passionate Love, Platonic Love, and Force Love in Star Wars\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJames Lawler\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30. The Rise of Rey Skywalker: The Importance of Community and Friends in Star Wars\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e               James M. Okapal\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJASON T. EBERL\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Health Care Ethics and Philosophy and Director of the Albert Gnaegi Center for Health Care Ethics at Saint Louis University. He teaches and publishes on bioethics, medieval philosophy, and metaphysics. He is the editor of \u003ci\u003eBattlestar Galactica and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e, co-editor (w\/ Kevin S. Decker) of \u003ci\u003eThe Ultimate Star Wars and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Ultimate Star Trek and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the original \u003ci\u003eStar Wars and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eStar Trek and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e, and co-editor (w\/ George A. Dunn) of \u003ci\u003eSons of Anarchy and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Philosophy of Christopher Nolan\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKEVIN S. DECKER\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Philosophy at Eastern Washington University near Spokane, Washington. There, he teaches ethics, Continental, and American philosophy. He is the co-editor (with Jason T. Eberl) of \u003ci\u003eThe Ultimate Star Wars and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Ultimate Star Trek and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e and editor or co-editor of eight other anthologies of popular culture and philosophy. His book \u003ci\u003eWho is Who? 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