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Manga and Philosophy: Fullmetal Metaphysician
Edited by Josef Steiff and Adam Barkman
Vol. 52 in the Popular Culture and Philosophy® series
“By linking inside knowledge with thoughtful musings, the authors of Manga and Philosophy: Fullmetal Metaphysician have produced this unique and zesty manga metaphysics.”
—Laura Miller, author of Beauty Up: Exploring Contemporary Japanese Body Aesthetics and coeditor of Bad Girls of Japan
Soccer and Philosophy: Beautiful Thoughts on the Beautiful Game
Edited by Ted Richards
Vol. 51 in the Popular Culture and Philosophy® series
“A soccer book like no other!”
—Simon Kuper, co-author of Soccernomics
Zombies, Vampires, and Philosophy: New Life for the Undead
Edited by Richard Greene and K. Silem Mohammad
Vol. 49 in the Popular Culture and Philosophy® series
“This book will haunt you! After reading it, you won’t think of vampires, zombies, mummies, and many other animated corpses in the same way. Even if you’re not one of them, you’ll be surprised by how much their world can tell us about ours.”
—Otávio Bueno, University of Miami
The Red Sox and Philosophy: Green Monster Meditations
Edited by Michael Macomber
Foreword by Dick Bresciani
Vol. 48 in the Popular Culture and Philosophy® series
“From Immanuel Kant to Manuel Aristides Ramirez, it’s all here. Proof positive that all thinking men are Red Sox fans. The Red Sox and Philosophy reminds us that the Boston American League franchise is much more than a mere baseball team.”
—Dan Shaughnessy, author of The Curse of the Bambino
Mr. Monk and Philosophy: The Curious Case of the Defective Detective
Edited by D. E. Wittkower
Vol. 46 in the Popular Culture and Philosophy® series
“a fascinating, funny, and perceptive collection that . . . succeeds in solving the greatest Monk mystery of all: Who is Adrian Monk?”
—Lee Goldberg, writer of several Monk TV episodes and author of the bestselling Adrian Monk novels, including Mr. Monk Is Miserable
Anime and Philosophy: Wide Eyed Wonder
Edited by Josef Steiff and Tristan D. Tamplin
Vol. 47 in the Popular Culture and Philosophy® series
“Thought-provoking and mind-blowing! Anime fans will gain new insight into their film favorites through readable commentary and analysis of animation classics.”
—Johanna Draper Carlson, founder, MangaWorthReading.com
The Philosophy of Richard Rorty
Edited by Randall E. Auxier and Lewis Edwin Hahn
Volume 32 in the Library of Living Philosophers
“an outstanding compendium consisting of 29 critical essays by analytical philosopher Richard Rorty, as well as his intellectual autobiography, his replies to those who critique him, and a Rorty bibliography. . . . a superb addition to philosophy shelves.”
—Midwest Book Review
