James Bond and Philosophy: Questions Are Forever (Popular Culture and Philosophy Book 23)

“Bond. James Bond.” Since Sean Connery first uttered that iconic phrase in Dr. No, more than one quarter of the world’s population has seen a 007 film. Witty and urbane, Bond seduces and kills with equal ease — often, it seems, with equal enthusiasm. This enthusiasm, coupled with his freedom to do what is forbidden to everyone else, evokes fascinating philosophical questions. Here, 15 witty, thought-provoking essays discuss hidden issues in Bond’s world, from his carnal pleasures to his license to kill. Among the lively topics explored are Bond’s relation to existentialism, including his graduation “beyond good and evil”; his objectification of women; the paradox of breaking the law in order to ultimately uphold it like any “stupid policeman”; the personality of 007 in terms of Plato’s moral psychology; and the Hegelian quest for recognition evinced by Bond villains. A reference guide to all the Bond movies rounds out the book’s many pleasures. A Collection Of Philosophical Essays About The Fictional World Of James Bond As Seen In Ian Fleming's Novels And The Ongoing Film Series. Issues Addressed Include Existentialism And The Good Life, Crime And Punishment, Gender Politics, The Cold War And Nuclear Proliferation, And Human Interrelation With Technology--provided By Publisher. No Mr. Bond, I Expect You To Die : Bond, Existentialism, And Death -- Being-towards-death And Taking Pleasure In Beauty : James Bond And Existentialism / Beth Butterfield -- How To Live (and How To Die) / Mahlete-tsigé Getachew -- Six To Four Against : James Bond And The Hope For A Meaningful Life / James B. South -- Mr. Bond Is Indeed A Very Rare Breed : The Man Behind The Number -- Bond And Phenomenology : Shaken, Not Stirred / Suzie Gibson -- He Who Eats Meat Wins : Appetite, Power, And Nietzsche In The Novels Of Ian Fleming / Susan Matheson -- James Bond : A Nietzschean For The Cold War / Ishay Landa -- Bond As Chivalric, Comic Hero / Charles Taliaferro And Michel Le Gall -- For England, James? : Bond, Politics, And Law -- The Moral Status Of The Double-0 Agent : Thinking About The License To Kill / Matthew Tedesco -- Just A Stupid Policeman : Bond And The Rule Of Law / Greg Forster -- Don't You Men Know Any Other Way? : Punishment Beyond Retributivism And Deterrence / Jacob M. Held -- Oh, Don't Be An Idiot, 007 : Knowledge And Technology -- The Epistemology Of James Bond : The Logic Of Abduction / Jerold J. Abrams -- James Bond And Q : Heidegger's Technology, Or You're Not A Sportsman, Mr. Bond / Steven Zani -- James Bond And The Philosophy Of Technology : It's More Than Just The Gadgets Of Q Branch / William J. Mckinney -- Why Do Chinese Girls Taste Different From All Other Girls? : Multiculturalism, Women, And A More Sensitive Bond -- That Fatal Kiss : Bond, Ethics, And The Objectification Of Women / Robert Arp And Kevin S. Decker -- The New Millennium Bond And Yin-yang Chinese Cosmology / Dean A. Kowalski. Edited By Jacob M. Held And James B. South. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Includes Filmography: P. 229-231. “Bond. James Bond.” Since Sean Connery first uttered that iconic phrase in __Dr. No,__ more than one quarter of the world’s population has seen a 007 film. Witty and urbane, Bond seduces and kills with equal ease — often, it seems, with equal enthusiasm. This enthusiasm, coupled with his freedom to do what is forbidden to everyone else, evokes fascinating philosophical questions. Here, 15 witty, thought-provoking essays discuss hidden issues in Bond’s world, from his carnal pleasures to his license to kill. Among the lively topics explored are Bond’s relation to existentialism, including his graduation “beyond good and evil”; his objectification of women; the paradox of breaking the law in order to ultimately uphold it like any “stupid policeman”; the personality of 007 in terms of Plato’s moral psychology; and the Hegelian quest for recognition evinced by Bond villains. A reference guide to all the Bond movies rounds out the book’s many pleasures.