Books published by Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.

An assortment of different points of view on conspiracy thinking and conspiracy theories, pro and con.

A searching examination of the themes and values of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood

This book contains spoilers-as well as entertaining and thoughtful analysis of them.

A team of philosophers tackles the issues raised by the Blade Runner movies.

A dysfunctional group of philosophers and thinkers have created a book that will drag readers across the multiverse, through fractures in time, and down into philosophical depths that have never been reached by merely considering an irreverent sci-fi cartoon like Rick and Morty.

This work covers the whole of Husserl's output, from the "Philosophy of Arthithmetic" to "The Crisis of the European Sciences", and traces the evolution of all the central issues of Husserlian phenomenology. These include intentionality, categorial intuition and temporality.

This collection of 18 chapters by talented philosophical minds probes some of the many lessons to be learned from Orange Is the New Black. The show and the book that inspired it both dramatically highlight the troubling, stressful situation of millions of incarcerated Americans.How do the show's shower scenes shed light on the classical mind-body problem? How can we make our lives meaningful when our options are curtailed by authority? What does it mean to manipulate someone, and why is it bad? What can we learn about human beliefs from Pennsatucky's notion of the gay agenda? Is Litchfield Prison a preparation for life outside - or just a scale model of life outside? What could the governors of Litchfield learn from Jeremy Bentham and his panopticon? How is it that even in prison we find ourselves condemned to be free? Why is one of the worst things about prison being forced to see who and what we really are?It so happens that life in prison is overfull of philosophical implications. Orange Is the New Black and Philosophy stays close to the characters and scenes of the TV show, applying insights from ethics, existentialism, metaphysics, epistemology, and political philosophy.

A team of philosophical writers examines the startling ideas and arguments of this pundit of persuasion.

An investigative team of philosophers uncovers the hidden meanings of this weird and puzzling television show.

Fearless thinkers enter the nightmare worlds of The Twilight Zone in search of powerful insights about humanity and the universe.

Philosophers debate how Orwell's nightmare world compares to today's world of political acrimony and discontent.

The Man in the High Castle is an Amazon TV show, based on the Philip K. Dick novel, about an "alternate present" (beginning in the 1960s) in which Germany and Japan won World War II, with the former Western US occupied by Japan, the former Eastern U.S. occupied by Nazi Germany, and a small "neutral zone" between them. A theme of the story is that in this alternative world there is eager speculation, fueled by the illicit newsreel, The Grasshopper Lies Heavy, about how the world would have been different if America had won the war.In The Man in the High Castle and Philosophy, twenty-two professional thinkers look at philosophical issues raised by this ongoing enterprise in "alternative history." One question is whether it really made a profound difference that the Allies won the war, and exactly what differences in everyday life we may expect to arise from an apparent historical turning point. Could it be that some dramatic historical events have only superficial consequences, while some unnoticed occurrences lead to catastrophic results?Another topic is the quest for truth in a world of government misinformation, and how dissenting organizations can make headway.

Deep thinkers plumb the chilling depths of American horror