Justified
Justified Justified and Philosophy
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Rob_Arp posted on Dec 27, 2013 at 09:26PM
Call for Abstracts
Justified and Philosophy Edited by Rod Carveth and Robert Arp: robertarp320@gmail.com Justified and Philosophy will be a book in Open Court Publishing Company’s Popular Culture and Philosophy Series: link. - Papers must frequently refer to characters, events, and stories in Justified, the popular and critically acclaimed TV series on FX - Submit abstracts of no more than 300 words to: robertarp320@gmail.com - Abstracts due: January 15, 2014 - Notification of accepted abstracts: January 20, 2014 - First drafts of papers due: February 15, 2014 (we’re moving quickly through production on this book) - 3,000 to 3,500-word philosophy papers are written in a conversational style for a lay audience Any relevant topic considered, but here are some possibilities: - A moral analysis of Raylan’s controversial, but "justified," quick-draw shooting of mob hit man, Tommy Bucks - Utilitarianism and “Cleaning Up Harlan” - Raylan as Kantian deontologist? - Is it ever moral to enforce your own brand of justice (in your Kentucky hometown)? - Professional Ethics: Raylan as marshal and bounty hunter - Corporate ethics and the actions of Black Pike - Crime or coal? The conundrum of the residents of Harlan - When is killing “justified?” - Virtue ethics and honoring thy Father: Bo and Boyd and Raylan and Arlo - Mags Bennett: virtue ethics, role models, and mother as monster - “You do what you must to protect them, even when you know it’s wrong” Mags Bennett and Loretta - The “frenemyship” of Raylan and Boyd - Boyd, the existence of God, and signs from God - Boyd and the value of religion in reforming someone’s wicked ways - Religious themes in Justified - A serious analysis of snake handling given the Justified character, Billy St. Cyr - The definition and nature of evil - Critical Race Theory and issues of race and identity on Justified - Escape one’s past? Fatalism vs. determinism in Raylan’s relationship with Harlan - Keeping out the foreigners: Harlan versus Detroit - The Odd Triple: Ava, Boyd, and Raylan - The Sins of the Father? Raylan’s upcoming fatherhood - Balance in the soul: Can Raylan resist his darkest impulses? - Raylan and Boyd: Who’s the Ego and Who’s the Id? - Is Raylan Givens his own man? - “Sometimes a hat is just a hat” Freud and Raylan’s Stetson - Mens rea: Is Quarles legally responsible for his actions? - What’s really in the wall? The mystery of Justified’s Season 4 - Epistemological considerations in the episode “Truth and Consequences” - Justified true beliefs on Justified - Flying too close to the sun: The fate of Nick Augustine Justified and Philosophy will be a book in Open Court Publishing Company’s Popular Culture and Philosophy Series: link. Submit ideas for possible future PCP books to the series editor, George A. Reisch, at pcpideas@caruspub.com. Thanks for your consideration. |