9 edition of The philosophy of the X-files found in the catalog.
The philosophy of the X-files
Published
2009
by The University Press of Kentucky in Lexington
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Written in English
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
| Statement | edited by Dean A. Kowalski ; foreword by William B. Davis. |
| Series | Philosophy of popular culture |
| Contributions | Kowalski, Dean A., Davis, William B. |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | PN1992.77.X22 P45 2009 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | p. cm. |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL22696388M |
| ISBN 10 | 9780813192277 |
| LC Control Number | 2008051566 |
| OCLC/WorldCa | 261176806 |
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"Leonard Betts" is the twelfth episode of the fourth season of the American science fiction television series The X-Files. It premiered on the Fox network on Janu It was written by Vince Gilligan, John Shiban, and Frank Spotnitz, directed by Kim Manners, and featured a guest appearance by Paul McCrane as Leonard Betts/Albert Tanner. The episode is a "Monster-of-the-Week" story Directed by: Kim Manners. "Home" is a "Monster-of-the-Week" story, unconnected to the overarching mythology of The X-Files. Watched by million viewers, the initial broadcast had a Nielsen rating of "Home" was the only episode of The X-Files to carry a TV-MA rating upon broadcast and the first to receive a viewer discretion warning for graphic ed by: Kim Manners.
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The first collection of philosophical essays devoted exclusively to the show, The Philosophy of The X-Files shows a television series successfully engaged with the philosophical quandaries of the modern world and explores how Mulder and Scully's personalities and actions invite inquiry into patterns of human belief and (6).
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In The X-Files and Philosophy, thirty-six fearless philosophers seek for the truth which is out there, in here, at least somewhere, or (as the postmodernists claim) nowhere. One big issue is whether the weird and unexplained happenings, including the existence of entities unknown to traditional science, might really : Robert Arp.
In The X-Files and Philosophy, thirty-six fearless philosophers seek for the truth which is out there, in here, at least somewhere, or (as the postmodernists claim) nowhere. One big issue is whether the weird and unexplained happenings, including the existence of entities unknown to traditional science, might really exist/5.
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- Christopher B. Blakley, Louisiana State University ""Kowalski and his contributors have put together a great book that discusses central issues in epistemology and metaphysics, all against the backdrop of The X-Files."" - Roger P.
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In the Philosophy of The X-Files. Dean A. Kowalski and an consemble of contributors mine the intellectual depths that helped the show draw its huge following.
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