The Walking dead and philosophy
By: edited by Wayne Yuen
Series: Popular culture and philosophy -- v. 68
Publisher: Open Court
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 262
ISBN-13: 9780812697674
Subjects: Graphic novels; Zombies in literature; Walking dead (Television program)
Description: "The Walking Dead" is both a hugely successful comics series and a popular TV show. This epic story of a zombie apocalypse is unique. It focuses on the long-term individual, social, and moral consequences of survival by small groups of humans in a world overrun by infected zombies. Guns, chainsaws, and machetes are not enough for survival: humans also need agreement on rules of conduct. Can equality or fairness have any polace in the post-apocalyptic world? Do theft or even assault and murder become okay under desperate circumstances? Who should be recognized as having political authority? What about eating human flesh? Should survivors have children?
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.         ) and index.