The expanse and philosophy : so far out into the darkness

Author(s)

• Nicholas, Jeffery L.

Bibliographic Information

The expanse and philosophy : so far out into the darkness

edited by Jeffery L. Nicholas

（The Blackwell philosophy and pop culture series / series editor, William Irwin）

Wiley Blackwell, 2022 [i.e. 2021]

• : pbk

Note

"With a foreword by James S.A. Corey"--Cover

Includes bibiliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Enter The Expanse to explore questions of the meaning of human life, the concept of justice, and the nature of humanity, featuring a foreword from author James S.A. Corey The Expanse and Philosophy investigates the philosophical universe of the critically acclaimed television show and Hugo Award-winning series of novels. Original essays by a diverse international panel of experts illuminate how essential philosophical concepts relate to the meticulously crafted world of The Expanse, engaging with topics such as transhumanism, belief, culture, environmental ethics, identity, colonialism, diaspora, racism, reality, and rhetoric. Conceiving a near-future solar system colonized by humanity, The Expanse provokes a multitude of moral, ethical, and philosophical queries: Are Martians, Outer Planets inhabitants, and Earthers different races? Is Marco Inaros a terrorist? Can people who look and sound different, like Earthers and Belters, ever peacefully co-exist? Should science be subject to moral rules? Who is sovereign in space? What is the relationship between human progress and aggression? The Expanse and Philosophy helps you answer these questions-and many more. Covers the first six novels in The Expanse series and five seasons of the television adaptation Addresses the philosophical issues that emerge from socio-economics and geopolitics of Earth, Mars, and the Outer Planets Alliance Offers fresh perspectives on the themes, characters, and storylines of The Expanse Explores the connections between The Expanse and thinkers such as Aristotle, Kant, Locke, Hannah Arendt, Wittgenstein, Descartes, and Nietzsche Part of the popular Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture series, The Expanse and Philosophy is a must-have companion for avid readers of James S.A. Corey's novels and devotees of the television series alike.

Table of Contents

Contributors: Expanded Rocinante Crew List x Acknowledgements xv Foreword xvii Introduction xix Jeffery L. Nicholas First Orbit: From Earth to the Stars 1 1 The Infinite and the Sublime in The Expanse 3 Michael J. O'Neill 2 Interplanetary Expansion and the Deep Future 13 Margarida Hermida 3 Humanity's Dilemma before Abaddon's Gate 25 Leonard Kahn 4 Hate Expectations: Politics and Gender Roles in The Expanse 33 S. W. Sondheimer Second Orbit: Is It the Protomolecule, or Just Human Nature? 45 5 The Banality of Evil: Hannah Arendt and Jules-Pierre Mao 47 R. S. Leiby 6 Amos Meets Nietzsche 57 Pankaj Singh 7 Is Amos Evil? 65 Diana Sofronieva 8 Moral Obligation in an Anarchic World 74 Matthew D. Atkinson and Darin DeWitt 9 Terrorism and the Churn 84 Trip McCrossin Third Orbit: Remember the Cant! 91 10 The Inners Must Die: Marco Inaros and the Righteousness of Anti-Colonial Violence 93 Sid Simpson 11 Being Beltalowda: Patriotism and Nationalism in The Expanse 102 Caleb McGee Husmann and Elizabeth Kusko 12 Anarchy in the OPA: Sovereignty, Capitalism, and Bare Life 111 Lisa Wenger Bro 13 "Can't We Try Something Else?" Is James Holden a Hero? 125 Jeffery L. Nicholas Fourth Orbit: They Still Dream 133 14 "We had a garden and we paved it": The Expanse and the Philosophy of the Anthropocene 135 Diletta De Cristofaro 15 We Can Be Gods: Remorseless Logic or Shared Humanity 145 Max Gemeinhardt 16 Gunnery Sergeant Draper and the Martian Congressional Republic's Vision for Mars 151 James S. J. Schwartz Fifth Orbit: Tilting at Windmills 161 17 How to Be a Hero: Hannah Arendt and Naomi Nagata on Making and Doing Politics 163 Tiago Cerqueira Lazier 18 The Lives of Naomi Nagata: Intersectionality and the Impossible Choices of Resistance 171 Guilel Treiber 19 Risky Tradeoffs in The Expanse 179 Claire Field and Stefano Lo Re Sixth Orbit: Riding the Roci 187 20 The Long Dark Night of The Hat: The Metaphysical Fate of Detective Josephus Miller and His Headwear 189 S. W. Sondheimer 21 Between Worlds: The Multiplicitous Subjectivity of Naomi Nagata 195 Eric Chelstrom 22 Language Games in The Expanse: If a Lion Could Showxa, We Would Not Pochuye Him 203 Andrew Magrath Appendix: The Expanse Episodes List 215 Index 217

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Details

• NCID: BC09475093
• ISBN:
  • 9781119755609
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Hoboken
• Pages/Volumes: xx, 229 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • DC23 : 813.6
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Corey, James S. A. Expanse
  • LCSH : Expanse (Television program)
  • LCSH : Philosophy
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA89981470