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"A collection of essays exploring philosophical, political, and cultural themes of the television show Battlestar Galactica"--Provided by publisher.
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In this book for students in pop culture and philosophy, Steiff (film and video, Columbia College, Chicago) and Tamplin (philosophy) present 33 essays from scholars in philosophy, media studies, screenwriting, and military intelligence, among other fields, dissecting the science fiction TV series Battlestar Gallactica and its movie spin-offs in terms of the philosophical questions they confront. The contributors demonstrate how the show tackles such issues as who counts as human, the implications of the killing of an intelligent non-human, democracy and bad decisions, occupation or resistance in war, the balancing of security and democracy, free will and determinism, and colonialism, among others. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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