The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Philosophy : Everything Is Fire

The Essential Companion To Stieg Larsson's Bestselling Trilogy And Director David Fincher's 2011 Film Adaptation. Stieg Larsson's Bestselling Millennium Trilogy--the Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played With Fire, And The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest--is An International Phenomenon. These Books Express Larsson's Lifelong War Against Injustice, His Ethical Beliefs, And His Deep Concern For Women's Rights. The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo And Philosophy Probes The Compelling Philosophical Issues Behind The Entire Trilogy. What Philosophies Do Lisbeth Salander And Kant Have In Common? To Catch A Criminal, Can Lisbeth And Mikael Be Criminals Themselves? Can Revenge Be Ethical? Drawing On Some Of History's Greatest Philosophical Minds, This Book Gives Fresh Insights Into Larsson's Ingeniously Plotted Tale Of Crime And Corruption. Looks At Compelling Philosophical Issues Such As A Feminist Reading Of Lisbeth Salander, Aristotelian Arguments For Why We Love Revenge, How Kant Can Explain Why So Many Women Sleep With Mikael Blomkvist, And Many More. Includes A Chapter From A Colleague Of Larsson's--who Worked With Him In Anti-nazi Activities--that Explores Larsson's Philosophical Views On Skepticism And Quotes From Never-before-seen Correspondence With Larsson. Offers New Insights Into The Novels' Key Characters, Including Lisbeth Salander And Mikael Blomkvist, And Investigates The Author, Stieg Larsson. As Engrossing As The Quest To Free Lisbeth Salander From Her Past, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo And Philosophy Is Ideal Reading For Anyone Interested In Unraveling The Subtext And Exploring The Greater Issues At Work In The Story-- The Girl Who Kicked The Sophists' Nest -- Lisbeth The Idiot Salander. Labeling Lisbeth : Sti(e)gma And Spoiled Identity / Aryn Martin And Mary Simms ; The Mis-education Of Lisbeth Salander And The Alchemy Of The At-risk Child / Chad William Timm ; The Girl Who Turned The Tables : A Queer Reading Of Lisbeth Salander / Kim Surkan -- Mikael Do-gooder Blomkvist. Why Are So Many Women F**ing Kalle Blomkvist? : Larsson's Philosophy Of Female Attraction / Andrew Terjesen And Jenny Terjesen ; Why Journalists And Geniuses Love Coffee And Hate Themselves / Eric Bronson ; The Making Of Kalle Blomkvist : Crime Journalism In Postwar Sweden / Ester Pollack -- Stieg Larsson, Mystery Man. The Philosopher Who Knew Stieg Larsson : A Brief Memoir / Sven Ove Hansson ; This Isn't Some Damned Locked-room Mystery Novel : Is The Millennium Trilogy Popular Fiction Or Literature? / Tyler Shores ; Why We Enjoy Reading About Men Who Hate Women : Aristotle;s Cathartic Appeal / Dennis Knepp ; The Dragon Tattoo And The Voyeuristic Reader / Jaime Weida -- Everyone Has Secrets. Hacker's Republic : Information Junkies In A Free Society / Andrew Zimmerman Jones ; Kicking The Hornet's Nest : The Hidden Section In Every Institution / Adriel M. Trott ; Secret Meetings : The Truth Is In The Gossip / Karen C. Adkins -- 75,000 Volts Of Vengeance Can't Be Wrong, Can It? The Principled Pleasure : Lisbeth's Aristotelian Revenge / Emma L.e. Rees ; Acting Out Of Duty Or Just Acting Out? : Salander And Kant / Tanja Barazon ; To Catch A Thief : The Ethics Of Deceiving Bad People / James Edwin Mahon. Edited By Eric Bronson. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Philosophy: Everything Is Fire......Page 5 Contents......Page 11 Acknowledgments: Confidential Sources......Page 17 Introduction: The Girl Who Kicked the Sophists' Nest......Page 19 Part One: Lisbeth "The Idiot" Salander......Page 23 1: Labeling Lisbeth: Sti(e)gma and Spoiled Identity......Page 25 2: The Mis-Education of Lisbeth Salander and the Alchemy of the At-Risk Child......Page 37 3: The Girl Who Turned the Tables: A Queer Reading of Lisbeth Salander......Page 51 Part Two: Mikael "Do-Gooder" Blomkvist......Page 65 4: Why Are So Many Women F***ing Kalle Blomkvist?: Larsson's Philosophy of Female Attraction......Page 67 5: Why Journalists and Geniuses Love Coffee and Hate Themselves......Page 83 6: The Making of Kalle Blomkvist: Crime Journalism in Postwar Sweden......Page 93 Part Three: Stieg Larsson, Mystery Man......Page 107 7: The Philosopher Who Knew Stieg Larsson: A Brief Memoir......Page 109 8: "This Isn't Some Damned Locked-Room Mystery Novel": Is The Millennium Trilogy Popular Fiction or Literature?......Page 125 9: Why We Enjoy Reading about Men Who Hate Women: Aristotle's Cathartic Appeal......Page 138 10: The Dragon Tattoo and the Voyeuristic Reader......Page 146 Part Four: "Everyone Has Secrets"......Page 157 11: Hacker's Republic: Information Junkies in a Free Society......Page 159 12: Kicking the Hornet's Nest: The Hidden "Section" in Every Institution......Page 173 13: Secret Meetings: The Truth Is in the Gossip......Page 184 Part Five: 75,000 Volts of Vengeance Can'tbe Wrong, Can It?......Page 197 14: The Principled Pleasure: Lisbeth's Aristotelian Revenge......Page 199 15: Acting Out of Duty or Just Acting Out?: Salander and Kant......Page 207 16: To Catch a Thief: The Ethics of Deceiving Bad People......Page 216 Contributors: The Knights of the Philosophic Table......Page 229 Index: Code Words......Page 235

The essential companion to Stieg Larsson's bestselling trilogy and director David Fincher's 2011 film adaptation

Stieg Larsson's bestselling Millennium Trilogy— The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest —is an international phenomenon. These books express Larsson's lifelong war against injustice, his ethical beliefs, and his deep concern for women's rights. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Philosophy probes the compelling philosophical issues behind the entire trilogy. What philosophies do Lisbeth Salander and Kant have in common? To catch a criminal, can Lisbeth and Mikael be criminals themselves? Can revenge be ethical? Drawing on some of history's greatest philosophical minds, this book gives fresh insights into Larsson's ingeniously plotted tale of crime and corruption.

• Looks at compelling philosophical issues such as a feminist reading of Lisbeth Salander, Aristotelian arguments for why we love revenge, how Kant can explain why so many women sleep with Mikael Blomkvist, and many more
• Includes a chapter from a colleague of Larsson's—who worked with him in anti-Nazi activities—that explores Larsson's philosophical views on skepticism and quotes from never-before-seen correspondence with Larsson
• Offers new insights into the novels' key characters, including Lisbeth Salander and Mikael Blomkvist, and investigates the author, Stieg Larsson

As engrossing as the quest to free Lisbeth Salander from her past, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Philosophy is ideal reading for anyone interested in unraveling the subtext and exploring the greater issues at work in the story.

The essential companion to Stieg Larsson's bestselling trilogy and director David Fincher's 2011 film adaptation Stieg Larsson's bestselling Millennium Trilogy— The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest —is an international phenomenon. These books express Larsson's lifelong war against injustice, his ethical beliefs, and his deep concern for women's rights. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Philosophy probes the compelling philosophical issues behind the entire trilogy. What philosophies do Lisbeth Salander and Kant have in common? To catch a criminal, can Lisbeth and Mikael be criminals themselves? Can revenge be ethical? Drawing on some of history's greatest philosophical minds, this book gives fresh insights into Larsson's ingeniously plotted tale of crime and corruption. Looks at compelling philosophical issues such as a feminist reading of Lisbeth Salander, Aristotelian arguments for why we love revenge, how Kant can explain why so many women sleep with Mikael Blomkvist, and many more Includes a chapter from a colleague of Larsson's—who worked with him in anti-Nazi activities—that explores Larsson's philosophical views on skepticism and quotes from never-before-seen correspondence with Larsson Offers new insights into the novels' key characters, including Lisbeth Salander and Mikael Blomkvist, and investigates the author, Stieg Larsson As engrossing as the quest to free Lisbeth Salander from her past, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Philosophy is ideal reading for anyone interested in unraveling the subtext and exploring the greater issues at work in the story.