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Dexter and philosophy : mind over spatter / edited by Richard Greene, George A. Reisch, and Rachel Robison-Greene.

Title
Dexter and philosophy : mind over spatter / edited by Richard Greene, George A. Reisch, and Rachel Robison-Greene.
Publication
Chicago : Open Court, c2011.

Holdings

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Additional Authors
  • Greene, Richard, 1961 September 2-
  • Reisch, George A., 1962-
  • Robison-Greene, Rachel, 1983-
Description
xiv, 303 p.; 23 cm.
Summary
In Dexter and Philosophy, an elite team of philosophers don their rubber gloves and put Dexters deeds under the microscope.
Series Statement
Popular culture and philosophy ; v. 58
Uniform Title
Popular culture and philosophy ; v. 58.
Subject
Dexter (Television program)
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Know Thyself? / GEORGE A. REISCH -- Body Part I : Maiming and Necessity. The Killing Joke / JOHN KENNETH MUIR -- Dexter's Pointy Ears? / ABROL FAIRWEATHER -- Dearly Damaged Dexter / DANIEL HAAS -- Can We Blame a Man with No Choice? / NICOLAS MICHAUD -- What Dexter Doesn't Know Can Hurt You / RACHEL ROBISON-GREENE -- Dexter the Self-Interpreting Animal / BRIAN GREGOR -- Is Dexter Practically Perfect in Every Way? / RICHARD GREENE -- Body Part II : The Cut of Dexter's Jib. Dexter's Mirror / JERRY S. PIVEN -- A Very Special Kind of Monster / AARON C. ANDERSON -- The Sublime Dexter / PATRICIA BRACE -- Dexter's Specimens / JASON DAVIS -- Body Part III : What Would Dexter Do? Pathetic Rule Follower or Vigilante Hero? / M. CARMELA EPRIGHT and SARAH E. WORTH -- Deontology in Dahmerland / SARA WALLER and SEAN MCALEER -- Best of Luck, Dexter! / DANIEL P. MALLOY -- Why Kill or Not Kill? That Is the Question / SULTAN AHMED -- Body Part IV : Sex, Race, and Bad Behavior. The Discipline of Dexter's Punishment / ERIC HOLMES -- Dexter the Busy Bee / DAVID RAMSAY STEELE -- You Hurt Her, You Hurt Me / EVERITT FOSTER -- Dexter's Whiteness / EWAN KIRKLAND -- Happiness, Dexter Style / MIKE PIERO -- Body Part V : Dexter and His Ancestors. Dexter Unmasked / DEBORAH MELLAMPHY -- Neither Man nor Beast / PHILLIP DEEN -- Dexter SPQR / JAMES F. PONTUSO -- Dexter's Look / REBECCA STEINER GOLDNER -- Safe Dex / DAVID RAMSAY STEELE.
ISBN
  • 9780812697179 (trade pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0812697170 (trade pbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
^^2011008735