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Anime and Philosophy focuses on some of the most-loved, most-intriguing anime films and series, as well as lesser-known works, to find what lies at their core. Astro Boy, Dragon Ball Z, Ghost in the Shell, and Spirited Away are just a few of the films analyzed in this book. In these stories about monsters, robots, children, and spirits who grapple with the important questions in life we find insight crucial to our times: lessons on morality, justice, and heroism, as well as meditations on show more identity, the soul, and the meaning ? or meaninglessness ? of life. Anime has b show lessTags
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Josef Steiff is Associate Chair of Film and Video at Columbia College in Chicago. He wrote The Complete Idiot's Guide to Independent Filmmaking (2005) and has co-edited Battlestar Galactica and Philosophy: Mission Accomplished or Mission Frakked Up? (2008), Anime and Philosophy: Wm Eyed Wonder (2010), and Manga and Philosophy: Fullmetal show more Metaphysician (2010). show less
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- Canonical title
- Anime and Philosophy: Wide Eyed Wonder
- People/Characters
- Hayao Miyazaki; Motoko Kusanagi; Mamoru Oshii; John Searle; Daniel Dennett; Ross Syllabus (show all 29); Naomi Armitage; Nadine Beckner; Heintz Beckner; Eva Frield; Chihiro Ogino; Haku; Carl von Clausewitz; Colin MacLeod; Roronoa Zoro; Son Goku; Rock Lee; Adam Smith; Cell; Gohan; Majin Buu; Vegeta; Atomu; Osamu Tezuka; Tobio Tenma; Isao Takahata; Nicolas Flamel; Katsushika Hosukai; Kenji Kawaii
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- Genres
- Nonfiction, Philosophy, General Nonfiction, Economics, History
- DDC/MDS
- 791.43 — Arts & recreation Recreation, sports, and performing arts Public performances Motion pictures, radio, television, podcasting Motion pictures
- LCC
- NC1766 .J3 .A53 — Fine Arts Drawing. Design. Illustration Drawing. Design. Illustration Pictorial humor, caricature, etc.
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- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
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