Doctor Who and Philosophy: Bigger on the InsideCourtland Lewis, Paula J. Smithka In Doctor Who and Philosophy, a team of mostly human philosophers (who are also fans) looks at the deeper issues raised by the Doctor's mind-blowing adventures. They discuss, among other topics, the Doctor's philosophy of science, the ethics of a universe with millions of intelligent species, what makes one life-form more important than another, whether time travelers can change history, and how the Doctor Who TV show is changing the world we live in. The chapters draw freely on both the classic series (1963-1989) and the new series. The book includes a collection of entertaining and insightful quotes from Doctor Who plus a complete list of episodes and companions. |
Contents
EPISODE | 6 |
Who Is the Doctor? For That Matter Who Are You? | 15 |
Whos Who on Gallifrey | 27 |
Is the Doctor Still the DoctorAm I Still | 41 |
EPISODE | 53 |
Could the Daleks Stop the Pyramids Being Built? | 67 |
The Doctor on Reversed Causation and Closed | 75 |
Aint We all the Same? Underneath Aint We All Kin? | 99 |
And Before I | 225 |
What the World Needs Is a Doctor | 239 |
Schopenhauers Master | 261 |
Is the Doctor the Destroyer of Worlds? | 283 |
The Horror of the Weeping Angels | 297 |
Beauty Is Not in the Eyestalk of the Beholder | 313 |
Lots of Planets Have a North | 337 |
The Decline and Fall of the British Empire Sponsored | 351 |
Could There Be Carrionites? | 121 |
Empathy Ethics and Wonder | 145 |
Why the Doctor and Rose Tyler Kant Be Together | 167 |
Why the Daleks Will Never Beat | 189 |
Human Beings Youre Amazing | 211 |
Philosophy Fantastic | 373 |
Episode | 393 |
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