Lost and Philosophy

Lost and Philosophy The Island Has Its Reasons - Blackwell Philosophy and Popculture Series

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Publisher's Synopsis

When Flight 815 crashes on a remote tropical island, it gets stuck in a philosophical quagmire. Survivors band together to guard against surreal dangers, but who will guard the guardians? Thrust into the state of nature, our scantily clad and well–tanned heros learn that they were lost long before the crash. Watching them wrestle their demons, you may realize you′re lost too. Locke, Rousseau, Hume. Who are these people?

Sometimes it feels like you need a Ph.D. to follow the show. But you don′t. You just need this book in which twenty–one philosophers explore the deep questions we all face as survivors on this planet: Does "everything happen for a reason"? Is torture ever justified? Who are the Others? How do we know we′re not patients in Hurley′s psych ward? What if the Dharma Intitiative is experimenting on us? Desmond may not be able to save Charlie, but this book could save you.

Book information

ISBN: 9781405163156
Publisher: Blackwell
Imprint: Wiley Blackwell
Pub date:
DEWEY: 791.4572
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 277
Weight: 390g
Height: 229mm
Width: 157mm
Spine width: 15mm