No doubt the years hunting monsters and saving the universe have had their toll on the Winchesters, but their toughest and most gruesome battles are contained in this book. Think Lucifer was diabolically clever? Think again. No son is more wayward than the one who squanders his intellect and academic career pursuing questions as poignant as Half-awesome? That s full-on good, right? Gathered here for the first time since the formation of Purgatory, a collection of research so arcane and horrific that it would make even the late, great Bobby Singer blush. Supernatural and Philosophy tackles all the big ideas in the long-running hit show Supernatural, covering thorny issues in a fun and accessible way. Even those unfamiliar with the show will find fascinating insights into Heaven, Hell, Angels, Demons, God, and Lucifer. A unique collection of insights into the many philosophical, religious, and paranormal topics in the hit TV show, Supernatural Accessible treatment of thorny issues for a general audience Written by philosophical fans of the show, for philosophical fans of the show Those unfamiliar with the show will still find fascinating insights into Heaven, Hell, Angels, Demons, God, Lucifer, and Good and Evil Contributors tackle issues ranging from the biological classifications of monsters, to the epistemological problems of ghost hunting

No doubt the years hunting monsters and saving the universe havehad their toll on the Winchesters, but their toughest and mostgruesome battles are contained in this book. Think Lucifer wasdiabolically clever? Think again. No son is more waywardthan the one who squanders his intellect and academic careerpursuing questions as poignant as "Half-awesome? That'sfull-on good, right?" Gathered here for the first timesince the formation of Purgatory, a collection of research soarcane and horrific that it would make even the late, great BobbySinger blush.Supernatural and Philosophy tackles all the big ideas in thelong-running hit show Supernatural, covering thorny issuesin a fun and accessible way. Even those unfamiliar with the showwill find fascinating insights into Heaven, Hell, Angels, DemonsGod, and Lucifer.* A unique collection of insights into the many philosophicalreligious, and paranormal topics in the hit TV showSupernatural* Accessible treatment of thorny issues for a generalaudience* Written by philosophical fans of the show, for philosophicalfans of the show* Those unfamiliar with the show will still find fascinatinginsights into Heaven, Hell, Angels, Demons, God, Lucifer, and Goodand Evil* Contributors tackle issues ranging from the biologicalclassifications of monsters, to the epistemological problems ofghost hunting

Acknowledgments viiIntroduction: Codename: GhostPhacers 1Part One Of Monsters and Morals 51 Are Monsters Members of the Moral Community? 7Nathan Stout2 Aristotle's Metaphysics of Monsters and Why We LoveSupernatural 16Galen A. Foresman and Francis Tobienne, Jr.3 Hunters, Warriors, Monsters 26Shannon B. Ford4 Team Free Will: Something Worth Fighting For 37Devon Fitzgerald Ralston and Carey F. ApplegatePart Two Life, Liberty, and the Apocalypse 475 What the Hell Is Going On? 49Galen A. Foresman6 Try Hell, It's a Democracy and the Weather Is Warm62Dena Hurst7 Hunting the American Dream: Why Marx Would Think It's aTerrible Life 74Jillian L. Canode8 Mothers, Lovers, and Other Monsters: The Women of Supernatural83Patricia Brace9 Night of the Living Dead Demons and a Life Worth Living95John Edgar BrowningPart Three Evil by Design 10910 Dean Winchester and the Supernatural Problem of Evil111Daniel Haas11 Angels and Atheists 125Fredrick Curry12 Oh God, You Devil 139Danilo ChaibPart Four It's Supernatural 15113 Naturally Supernatural 153James Blackmon with Galen A. Foresman14 Masculinity and Supernatural Love 169Stacey Goguen15 Naturalizing Supernatural 179Joseph L. Graves, Jr.Contributors: Bona Fide, Card Carrying Wisdom Lovers andGhostPhacers 189Index 195