| BtVS and Philosophy | |
| Author: | Various |
| Editor: | James B. South |
| Subject: | Buffyverse |
| Genre: | academic publication, media study |
| Publisher: | Open Court Publishing Company |
| Release Date: | March 2003 |
| Pages: | 288 |
| Isbn: | 0-8126-9531-3 |
| Dewey: | 791.45/72 21 |
| Congress: | PN1992.77.B84 B835 2003 |
| Oclc: | 51481996 |
Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Philosophy: Fear and Trembling in Sunnydale is a 2003 academic publication relating to the fictional Buffyverse established by two TV series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel.
The book was reviewed by Rebecca Housel in The Journal of Popular Culture,[1] Maxine Phillips in Commonweal,[2] Karen Bennett in Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews,[3] and Margaret Weigel in The Women's Review of Books.[4]
Despite creator Joss Whedon's professed atheism, Buffy often dealt with religious and philosophical symbolism. The book is made up of a collection of essays that link classical philosophy to the Buffy show's ability to explore the underlying evil in everyday life through supernatural metaphor.
| Chapter | Title | Author | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | "Faith and Plato: 'You're Nothing! Disgusting, Murderous Bitch'" | Greg Forster | |
| 02 | "Also Sprach Faith: The Problem of the Happy Rogue Vampire Slayer" | Karl Schudt | |
| 03 | "'The I in Team': Buffy and Feminist Ethics" | Jessica Prater Miller | |
| 04 | "BtVS as Feminist Noir" | Thomas Hibbs | |
| 05 | "Feminism and the Ethics of Violence: Why Buffy Kicks Ass" | Mimi Marinucci | |
| 06 | "Balderdash and Chicanery: Science and Beyond" | Andrew Aberdein | |
| 07 | "Pluralism, Pragmatism, and Pals: The Slayer Subverts the Science Wars" | Madeline M. Muntersbjorn | |
| 08 | "Between Heaven and Hells: Multidimensional Cosmology in Kant and Buffy the Vampire Slayer" | James Lawler | |
| 09 | "Buffy Goes to College, Adam "Murder(s) to Dissect": Education and Knowledge in a Postmodern World" | Toby Daspit | |
| 10 | ""My God, it's like a Greek tragedy": Willow Rosenberg and Human Irrationality" | James B. South | |
| 11 | "Should We Do What Buffy Would Do?" | Jason Kawal | |
| 12 | "Passion and Action – In and Out of Control" | Carolyn Korsmeyer | |
| 13 | "Buffy in the Buff: A Slayer's Solution to Aristotle's Love Paradox" | Sharon Kaye and Melissa Milavec | |
| 14 | "A Kantian Analysis of Moral Judgment in Buffy the Vampire Slayer" | Scott R. Stroud | |
| 15 | "Brown Skirts: Fascism, Christianity, and the Eternal Demon" | Neal King | |
| 16 | "Prophecy Girl and the Powers That Be: The Philosophy of Religion in the Buffyverse" | Wendy Love Anderson | |
| 17 | "Justifying the Means: Punishment in the Buffyverse" | Jacob Held | |
| 18 | "No Big Win: Themes of Sacrifice, Salvation, and Redemption" | Gregory J. Sakal | |
| 19 | "Old Familiar Vampires: The Politics of the Buffyverse" | Jeffrey L. Pasley | |
| 20 | "Morality on Television: The Case of Buffy the Vampire Slayer" | Richard Greene and Wayne Yuen | |
| 21 | "High School is Hell: Metaphor made Literal" | Tracy Little | |
| 22 | "Feeling for Buffy – The Girl Next Door" | Michael Levine and Steven Jay Schneider |