Star Wars and Philosophy Strikes Back (E-Book) von William Irwin

The Bad Batch viii

Introduction xviii

Part IEpisodes IIII1

1 Another Solution Will Present Itself:The Phantom Menace, Daoism, and Doing without Trying 3
Russell P. Johnson

2 Bioethics Wars: Fear and Fallacy inRevenge of the Sith11
Thomas D. Harter

3 A Pathway to Many Abilities Some Consider to Be Unnatural: The Natural Law Ethics ofStar Wars20
Matthew Shea, Joel Archer, and Daniel Banning

4 Mothers, Daughters, Rebels: Womens Bodies inStar Wars30
Aikaterini-Maria Lakka

Part IIClone Wars, Rebels, andThe Bad Batch41

5 Order 66: The Fragility of Moral Autonomy inThe Clone Wars43
Timothy Challans

6 Corporations Do Not Rule Us!: The Separatist Freedom Movement and the Struggle for Justice 52
Mohammed Shakibnia

7 No One Rescues Droids:Rebelson Race and Racism 62
Steve Bein

8 Individuality and Identity: Are Clones Literally a Band (or Batch) of Brothers? 73
Patricia L. Brace

9 The Failure of Jedi Ethics: The Jedi Betrayal of Ahsoka 82
James Rocha and Mona Rocha

10 Of Graffiti and Kalikoris 90
Daniel P. Malloy

11 A Long Time Ago? Time and Time Travel inStar Wars99
Philipp Berghofer

Part IIIRogue OneandSolo109

12 Building the Death Star: Complicity in Moral Evil 111
Jason T. Eberl

13 Rebellions Are Built on Hope: The Creative Democratic Force ofRogue One122
Terrance MacMullan

14 Han Solo: The Corellian Evasion of Philosophy 132
Kevin S. Decker

15 Friendship, Love, and Sex with Droids inSolo: How Would that Work? It Works 143
Nick Munn and Dan Weijers

16 La L3-37 Continue: Droid Rights and the Problem of Legal Personhood 152
Joshua Jowitt

Part IVEpisodes IVVI163

17 The Non-dualistic, Redemptive Metaphysics of the Jedi 165
Michael Baur

18 Just How Many Lukes Are There inA New Hope, Anyway? 174
Roy T. Cook and Nathan Kellen

19 Force andGeist: Hegel WatchesThe Empire Strikes Back183
Umut Eldem

20 I Know There Is Good in You: Luke, Anakin, and Confucian Filial Piety 192
Eric Yang

Part VThe Mandalorian199

21 Should You Eat Baby Yoda? 201
A.G. Holdier

22 Grogus Little Way: The Binds of Power and the Bonds of Love inThe Mandalorian209
Jeffrey P. Bishop and Isabel Bishop

23 Beneath the Helmet, Beyond the Way:The Mandalorianand Moral Decision-making 218
Noam Ebner

24 Paradox of Faith: The Way of Din Djarin and Kierkegaard 228
Patrick Tiernan

25 Reading the Mind of Din Djarin: The Music ofThe Mandalorian236
Lance Belluomini

Part VIEpisodes VIIIX245

26 Awakening Race, Culture, and Ethnicity in a Galaxy Far, Far Away 247
Edwardo Pérez

27 The Last Jedis Despair: Did Episode VIII Ruin Luke Skywalker? 257
David Kyle Johnson

28 Deleuze, the Force of Becoming, andThe Last Jedi268
Corry Shores

29 Passionate Love, Platonic Love, and Force Love inStar Wars276
James Lawler

30 The Rise of Rey Skywalker: The Importance of Community and Friends inStar Wars284
James M. Okapal

Index 293

Should droids be free? Should clone troopers?

What political and ethical ideas ground resistance and rebellion?

Whats wrong with the way women are portrayed inStar Wars?

Does Han Solo have a philosophical worldview?

Was Galen Erso responsible for the destruction of Alderaan?

Should you eat Baby Yoda?

This is the Way. InStar Wars and Philosophy Strikes Back, the Way wends through entirely new adventures in theStar Warsgalaxy far, far away: not only the films of the Skywalker saga, but alsoRebels,The Bad Batch,Rogue One, Solo, andThe Mandalorian. Like the creators of these films and television series, the authors in this book harness the magical mix of humor, action, empathy, characterization, adventure, and fan service that constitutesStar Wars.

In addition to thorny metaphysical questions about the nature of time and free will, this volume highlights the staggering cultural impact of George Lucass universe. The newestStar Warsnarratives tackle ethnicity on alien worlds and how love and sex with a droid like L3-37 would work (It works). The connections between the Separatist Freedom Movement and the struggle for social justice in the USA in the 21^st century are brought to light. And philosophical second looks at Rian JohnsonsThe Last Jediprove there is much more to this controversial entry in the Skywalker saga.

Thirty-six philosophers, both sages and scoundrels among them, examine the full range of deep questions throughout theStar WarschronologyfromThe Phantom MenacetoThe Rise of Skywalker and beyond. They have spoken.

JASON T. EBERL is Professor of Health Care Ethics and Philosophy and Director of the Albert Gnaegi Center for Health Care Ethics at Saint Louis University. He teaches and publishes on bioethics, medieval philosophy, and metaphysics. He is the editor ofBattlestar Galactica and Philosophy, co-editor (w/ Kevin S. Decker) ofThe Ultimate Star Wars and Philosophy andThe Ultimate Star Trek and Philosophy, as well as the originalStar Wars and Philosophy andStar Trek and Philosophy, and co-editor (w/ George A. Dunn) ofSons of Anarchy and Philosophy andThe Philosophy of Christopher Nolan.

KEVIN S. DECKER is Professor of Philosophy at Eastern Washington University near Spokane, Washington. There, he teaches ethics, Continental, and American philosophy. He is the co-editor (with Jason T. Eberl) ofThe Ultimate Star Wars and Philosophy andThe Ultimate Star Trek and Philosophy and editor or co-editor of eight other anthologies of popular culture and philosophy. His bookWho is Who? The Philosophy of Doctor Whowas published by I.B. Tauris in 2013.