num_pages: 256
description: The first look at the philosophical issues behind Charlaine Harris's New York Times bestsellers The Southern Vampire Mysteries and the True Blood television series Teeming with complex mythical characters in the shape of vampires telepaths shapeshifters and the like True Blood the popular HBO series adapted from Charlaine Harris's bestselling The Southern Vampire Mysteries has a rich collection of themes to explore from sex and romance to bigotry and violence to death and immortality. The goings-on in the mythical town of Bon Temps Louisiana where vampires satiate their blood lust and openly commingle with ordinary humans present no shortages of juicy metaphysical morsels to sink your teeth into.Now True Blood and Philosophy calls on the minds of some of history's great thinkers to perform some philosophical bloodletting on such topics as Sookie and the metaphysics of mindreading; Maryann and sacrificial religion; werewolves shapeshifters and personal identity; vampire politics evil desire and much more.The first book to explore the philosophical issues and themes behind the True Blood novels and television series Adds a new dimension to your understanding of True Blood characters and themes The perfect companion to the start of the third season on HBO and the release of the second season on DVD Smart and entertaining True Blood and Philosophy provides food--or blood--for thought and a fun new way to look at the series.
language: English
title: True Blood and Philosophy: We Want to Think Bad Things with You
publisher: Wiley