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Author Silverman, Eric J., 1971-

Title The Ultimate Game of Thrones and Philosophy : You Think or Die.

Publication Info. La Vergne : Open Court, 2016.

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Description 1 online resource (297 pages).
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Series Popular Culture and Philosophy
Popular culture and philosophy.
Contents Invitation to Initiation ; I. LIFE IS NOT A SONG ; 1. Arya Stark as a Rough Hero ; 2. Ned Stark: One Man in Ten Thousand ; 3. There's Only One God and His Name Is Death ; 4. Tyrion's Humor ; II. THERE ARE NO MEN LIKE ME, ONLY ME ; 5. Guilty of Being a Dwarf; 6. Jaime the Savior ; 7. Jon Snow, a Misshapen Christ Figure; 8. Brienne and the Struggle for Recognition ; III. POWER IS POWER; 9. Varys's Riddle-Where Does Power Come From? ; 10. How to Be Free; 11. The Iron Bank Will Have Its Due ; 12. Margaery for Queen!; 13. Bran, Hodor, and Disability in Westeros.
IV. THE THINGS I DO FOR LOVE 14. The Gods Hate Incest ; 15. Joffrey on the Couch ; 16. Hope for Bastards and Sand Snakes ; 17. Sex, Consent, and Rape in Westeros ; V.I SWEAR BEFORE THE OLD GODS AND THE NEW ; 18. Gods and Beetles ; 19. Prophetic Foreknowledge in Game of Thrones ; 20. Cersei, Sansa, and the Problem of Evil ; 21. Stannis-Knight of Faith or Tragic Hero? ; 22. The Many-Faced God and Indian Philosophy ; VI. KNOWLEDGE IS POWER ; 23. How Can We Know Anything in a World of Magic and Miracles? ; 24. Samwell Tarly's Renaissance ; 25. Should Catelyn Have Trusted Brienne?
VII. YOU THINK I WOULD TRADE MY HONOR? 26. Horrifying Violence, Gratuitous Sex, and the Truth ; 27. Was the Red Wedding Massacre a Good Thing? ; 28. Severed Heads, Dirty Hands ; 29. The Best of Friends ; 30. Trying to Do Good with Arya, Tyrion, and the Hound ; 31. Paying the Iron Price ; References ; Lineages and Histories of the Great Maesters ; Index.
Summary The Ultimate Game of Thrones and Philosophy treats fans to dozens of new essays by experts who examine philosophical questions raised by the Game of Thrones story. This ultimate analysis provides the most comprehensive discussion to date and engages the Game of Thrones universe through the end of Season Six of the HBO series. Ned Stark, Tyrion Lannister, Jon Snow, Joffrey, Cersei, Brienne, Arya, Stannis, and many other characters are used to apply the traditional philosophical questions that everyone faces. How should political leaders be chosen in Westeros and beyond? Is power merely an illus.
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Subject Game of thrones (Television program)
Game of thrones (Television program)
Game of thrones (Television program)
Philosophy -- Miscellanea.
Philosophy.
Genre/Form Trivia and miscellanea.
Electronic books.
Trivia and miscellanea.
Added Author Arp, Robert.
Other Form: Print version: Silverman, Eric J. Ultimate Game of Thrones and Philosophy : You Think or Die. La Vergne : Open Court, ©2016 9780812699500
ISBN 9780812699555 (electronic book)
0812699556 (electronic book)