Ultimate Lost and Philosophy: Think Together, Die Alone
Expanded and up-to-date-the ultimate guide that explores meaning and philosophy of all six seasons of Lost\ Lost is more than just a popular television show; it's a complex examination of meaningful philosophical questions. What does good versus evil mean on the island? Is it a coincidence that characters John Locke and Desmond David Hume are named after actual philosophers? What is the ethics of responsibility for Jack?\ An action-adventure story with more than a touch of the metaphysical,...
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What are the metaphysics of time travel?How can Hurley exist in two places at the same time?What does it mean for something to be possibly true in the flash-sideways universe?Does Jack have a moral obligation to his father?What is the Tao of John Locke?Dude. So there's, like, this island? And a bunch of us were on Oceanic flight 815 and we crashed on it. I kinda thought it was my fault, because of those numbers. I thought they were bad luck. We've seen the craziest things here, like a polar bear and a Smoke Monster, and we traveled through time back to the 1970s. And we met the Dharma dudes. Arzt even blew himself up. For a long time, I thought I was crazy. But now, I think it might have been destiny. The island's made me question a lot of things. Like, why is it that Locke and Desmond have the same names as real philosophers? Why do so many of us have trouble with our dads? Did Jack have a choice in becoming our leader? And what's up with Vincent? I mean, he's gotta be more than just a dog, right? I dunno. We've all felt pretty lost. I just hope we can trust Jacob, otherwise . . . whoa. With its sixth-season series finale, Lost did more than end its run as one of the most talked-about TV programs of all time; it left in its wake a complex labyrinth of philosophical questions and issues to be explored. Revenge, redemption, love, loss, identity, morality—all of Lost's key themes are examined in this fully updated guide, which reveals the deeper meaning behind every twist and turn in this historic, one-of-a-kind show.
Introduction: Lost and F.O.U.N.D. PART ONE: F IS FOR FORTUNE. 1 Lost in Lost's Times (Richard Davies). 2 Imaginary Peanut Butter: The Puzzles of Time Travel in Lost (William J. Devlin). 3 It Doesn't Matter What We Do: From Metaphysics to Ethics in Lost's Time Travel (Jeremy Pierce). 4 If Sawyer Weren't a Con Man, Then He Would Have Been a Cop: Counterfactual Reasoning in the Last Season of Lost (Deborah R. Barnbaum). PART TWO: O IS FOR ORIGIN. 5 Lost in Different Circumstances: What Would You Do? (Charles Taliaferro and Dan Kastrul). 6 "Don't Mistake Coincidence for Fate": Lost Theories and Coincidence (Briony Addey). 7 Lost and the Question of Life after Birth (Jeremy Barris). 8 See You in Another Life, Brother: Bad Faith and Authenticity in Three Lost Souls (Sander Lee). PART THREE: U IS FOR UNITY. 9 Lost’s State of Nature (Richard Davies). 10 Friends and Enemies in the State of Nature: The Absence of Hobbes and the Presence of Schmitt (Peter S. Fosl). 11 Ideology and Otherness in Lost: "Stuck in a Bloody Snow Globe" (Karen Gaffney). PART FOUR: N IS FOR NECESSITY. 12 Escaping the Island of Ethical Subjectivism: Don’t Let Ben Bring You Back (George Wrisley). 13 Lost Together: Fathers, Sons, and Moral Obligations (Michael W. Austin). 14 Should We Condemn Michael? (Becky Vartabedian). 15 The Ethics of Objectifi cation and the Search for Redemption in Lost (Patricia Brace and Rob Arp). PART FIVE: D IS FOR DESTINY. 16 The New Narnia: Myth and Redemption on the Island of Second Chances (Brett Chandler Patterson). 17 I Once Was Lost: Aquinas on Finding Goodness and Truth (Daniel B. Gallagher). 18 The Tao of John Locke (Shai Biderman and William J. Devlin). 19 Lost Metaphysics: Keeping the Needle on the Record (Donavan S. Muir). APPENDIX: Who Are Locke, Hume, and Rousseau? The Losties' Guide to Philosophers (Scott F. Parker). CONTRIBUTORS: Jacob's Candidates. INDEX: Oceanic Flight 815 Manifest.
