{"product_id":"neil-gaiman-and-philosophy-9780812697650","title":"Neil Gaiman and Philosophy","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eNeil Gaiman is the imaginative wizard behind the best-selling novels \u003ci\u003eAmerican Gods\u003c\/i\u003e (soon to be an HBO series) and \u003ci\u003eThe Anansi Boys\u003c\/i\u003e, the graphic series \u003ci\u003eThe Sandman\u003c\/i\u003e, and popular children’s books like \u003ci\u003eCoraline\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Graveyard Book\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eNeil Gaiman and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e looks at Gaiman’s work through a philosophical lens. How does fantasy interact with reality and what can each tell us about the other? Do we each have other selves who embody different personal qualities? If the unknown influences the known, is the unknown just as real as the known? What makes people truly valuable?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eNeil Gaiman and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e, eighteen philosophers explore Gaiman’s best-loved and unforgettable worlds:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eThe Graveyard Book\u003c\/i\u003e, a macabre parallel to \u003ci\u003eThe Jungle Book\u003c\/i\u003e, in which the boy Bod is raised by the supernatural inhabitants of a graveyard.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCoraline\u003c\/i\u003e, in which a girl neglected by her parents finds another world with an Other Mother who pays her a lot of attention, but then turns out to be evil and won’t let her go.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eNeverwhere\u003c\/i\u003e, in which a London man discovers a magical parallel city, London Below.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eThe Sandman\u003c\/i\u003e, best-selling comic books in which the Lord of Dreams attempts to rebuild his kingdom after years of imprisonment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGood Omens\u003c\/i\u003e (with Terry Pratchett) treats biblical prophecy, the Antichrist, and the End Times as a hilarious comic tale, filled with sly but good-humored twists and turns.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMirrorMask\u003c\/i\u003e, where a young circus girl finds that the pictures she has drawn have given her access to a fantastic world of light and shadow, populated with characters who have designs on her.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Tracy L. Bealer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42958883356790,"sku":"9780812697650","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0671\/1374\/6550\/files\/CoreSourceHub_43cb8da5-faa1-4d8b-88b4-71bffc1c16b0.jpg?v=1767728400","url":"https:\/\/ingramacademic.com\/products\/neil-gaiman-and-philosophy-9780812697650","provider":"Ingram Academic \u0026 Professional","version":"1.0","type":"link"}