{"product_id":"serial-killers-philosophy-for-everyone-being-and-killing-paperback","title":"Serial Killers - Philosophy for Everyone: Being and Killing - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFritz Allhoff\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eS. Waller\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJohn M. Doris\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSerial Killers - Philosophy for Everyone\u003c\/i\u003e investigates our profound intrigue with mass-murderers. Exploring existential, ethical and political questions through an examination of real and fictional serial killers, philosophy comes alive via an exploration of grisly death. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents new philosophical theories about serial killing, and relates new research in cognitive science to the minds of serial killers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes a philosophical look at real serial killers such as Ian Brady, Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy, Jeffrey Dahmer and the Zodiac killer, as well as fictional serial killers such as Dexter and Hannibal Lecter\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a new phenomenological examination of the writings of the Zodiac Killer\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContains an account of the disappearance of one of Ted Bundy's victims submitted by the organization Families and Friends of Missing Persons and Violent Crime Victims\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntegrates the insights of philosophers, academics, crime writers and police officers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey terrify us, and yet we love to read about them, to watch films about them, and some even fantasize about meeting them; this is the horror-pleasure reaction to serial killers whose gruesome acts hold a deep and disturbing lure. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSerial Killers - Philosophy for Everyone\u003c\/i\u003e offers a philosophical examination of real and fictional serial killers, and investigates our profound intrigue with serial murderers. Authors from various academic fields, as well as true crime writers and police officers, delve into such questions as: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat drives people to kill repeatedly?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCan a serial killer be good and moral?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat \u003ci\u003eis\u003c\/i\u003e it about serial killers that fascinates us?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDo serial killers such as Ian Brady, Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy, Jeffrey Dahmer, and the Zodiac Killer, or fictional characters such as Dexter or Hannibal Lecter, make us understand ourselves differently?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e Investigating existential, ethical, and political questions via real murder cases, this is a philosophical examination of our enduring fascination with these grisly figures.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEditor\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eS. Waller\u003c\/b\u003e is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Montana State University Bozeman. Her areas of research are philosophy of neurology, philosophy of cognitive ethology (especially dolphins, wolves, and coyotes), and philosophy of mind, specifically the parts of the mind we disavow. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries Editor\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eFritz Allhoff\u003c\/b\u003e is an Assistant Professor in the Philosophy Department at Western Michigan University, as well as a Senior Research Fellow at the Australian National University's Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics. In addition to editing the \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy for Everyone\u003c\/i\u003e series, Allhoff is the volume editor or co-editor for several titles, including \u003ci\u003eWine \u0026amp; Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley-Blackwell, 2007), \u003ci\u003eWhiskey \u0026amp; Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e (with Marcus P. Adams, Wiley, 2009), and \u003ci\u003eFood \u0026amp; Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e (with Dave Monroe, Wiley-Blackwell, 2007).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 19, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52716266783027,"sku":"9781405199636","price":41.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/b21Nd0IxSitrVFhya0p5bHR2T0VwUT09.webp?v=1763607762","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/serial-killers-philosophy-for-everyone-being-and-killing-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}