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obscuredbyclouds's review
4.0
This is one of the better ".... and Philosophy" books I have read. There are 15 essays in total, some of which were a bit boring but overall it's entertaining and an easy read.
I liked "Hunting the American Dream: Why Marx would think its a terrible life" by Jillian L. Canode best because it was actually thought-provoking. A lot of the first chapters revolve around the morality of monsters and Dean & Sam killing them. I mostly agreed with the assessment that their morality, especially Dean's, is kind of out of whack, but it seemed a bit obvious to me and not that well argued.
I also liked "Masculinitiy and Supernatural Love", "Dean Winchester and the Supernatural Problem of Evil" (Dean's doiubt , "Angels and Atheists" (which to me answers the question if angels can be atheists with a loud and resounding yes) and "Mothers, Lovers, and other Monsters", a critical look at the portrayal of women on the show.
I really didn't like "Oh God, You Devil" by Danilo Chaib which was less philosophy and more religious apologism. But overall, this is a fun anthology. My main criticism would be that the essays I liked were a bit too short and not in-depth enough , and that the book could have been longer.
I liked "Hunting the American Dream: Why Marx would think its a terrible life" by Jillian L. Canode best because it was actually thought-provoking. A lot of the first chapters revolve around the morality of monsters and Dean & Sam killing them. I mostly agreed with the assessment that their morality, especially Dean's, is kind of out of whack, but it seemed a bit obvious to me and not that well argued.
I also liked "Masculinitiy and Supernatural Love", "Dean Winchester and the Supernatural Problem of Evil" (Dean's doiubt , "Angels and Atheists" (which to me answers the question if angels can be atheists with a loud and resounding yes) and "Mothers, Lovers, and other Monsters", a critical look at the portrayal of women on the show.
I really didn't like "Oh God, You Devil" by Danilo Chaib which was less philosophy and more religious apologism. But overall, this is a fun anthology. My main criticism would be that the essays I liked were a bit too short and not in-depth enough , and that the book could have been longer.
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