Quentin Tarantino and philosophy
Subtitle: how to philosophize with a pair of pliers and a blowtorch
By: edited by Richard Greene and K. Silem Mohammad.
Contributors: Greene, Richard, 1961 Sept. 2-; Mohammad, K. Silem.
Series: Popular culture and philosophy -- v. 29
Publisher: Open Court
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 217
ISBN-13: 9780812696349
Subjects: Tarantino, Quentin -- Criticism and interpretation
Description: "A collection of essays that addresses philosophical aspects of the films of Quentin Tarantino, focusing on topics in ethics, aesthetics, metaphysics, language, and cultural identity"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Tarantino's films: what are they about and what can we learn from them? / Bruce Russell; title: Stuntman Mike, simulation, and sadism in death proof / Aaron C. Anderson; title: Unleashing Nietzsche on the tragic infrastructure of Tarantino's Reservoir dogs / Travis Anderson; title: The moral lives of Reservoir dogs / James H. Spence; title: Revenge and mercy in Tarantino / David Kyle Johnson; title: "I'm a bad person" : Beatrix Kiddo's rampage and virtue / Rachel Robison; title: A sword of righteousness : Kill Bill and the ethics of vengeance / Timothy Dean Roth; title: Stuck in the middle with you : Mr. Blonde and retributive justice / Joseph Ulatowski; title: "I didn't know you liked the Delfonics": knowledge and pragmatism in Jackie Brown / K. Silem Mohammad; title: Vinnie's very bad day : twisting the tale of time in Pulp fiction / Randall E. Auxier; title: Coke into Pepsi : the miracle in Pulp fiction / Keith Allen Korcz; title: Quentin Tarantino and the ex-convict's dilemma / Richard Greene; title: Kill Bill : Tarantino's oedipal play / Mark T. Conard; title: Travolta's Elvis man and the Nietzschean superman / Bence Nanay and Ian Schnee; title: Could Beatrix Kiddo reach enlightenment? traces of Buddhist philosophy in Kill Bill / Luke Cuddy and Michael Bruce.