skitch41's review
4.0
This is a fine book connecting the pop culture classic "Star Wars" movies with philosophy. Most of the articles are fascinating and allow Star Wars fans to see the movies, and philosophy, in a new light and philosophy enthusiasts to see the movies as something other than pop culture drudgery. This book could also serve as a great introduction to a high school or lower level college class on philosophy as many of the great philosophical minds (William James, Plato, Nietzsche, etc.) are referenced throughout. I do have a few reservations though. First, a few of the authors are not as enthusiastic about the movies as the majority of their peers in this book and seem to be just writing their article for the money. When that is the case, their work seems to suffer for it. Also, while most of the articles are easy enough for a general audience, there are a few articles that are too complicated and could have used a little more editing to make them more accessible. In summation, this is a fine book for fans of Star Wars and philosophy.
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