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* Presents new philosophical theories about serial killing, and relates new research in cognitive science to the minds of serial killers
* Includes a philosophical look at real serial killers such as Ian Brady, Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy, Jeffrey Dahmer and the Zodiac killer, as well as fictional serial killers such as Dexter and Hannibal Lecter
* Offers a new phenomenological examination of the writings of the Zodiac Killer
* Contains an account of the disappearance of one of Ted Bundy's victims submitted by the organization Families and Friends of Missing Persons and Violent Crime Victims
* Integrates the insights of philosophers, academics, crime writers and police officers
* Presents new philosophical theories about serial killing, and relates new research in cognitive science to the minds of serial killers
* Includes a philosophical look at real serial killers such as Ian Brady, Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy, Jeffrey Dahmer and the Zodiac killer, as well as fictional serial killers such as Dexter and Hannibal Lecter
* Offers a new phenomenological examination of the writings of the Zodiac Killer
* Contains an account of the disappearance of one of Ted Bundy's victims submitted by the organization Families and Friends of Missing Persons and Violent Crime Victims
* Integrates the insights of philosophers, academics, crime writers and police officers
S. Waller is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Montana State University Bozeman. Her areas of research are philosophy of neurology, philosophy of cognitive ethology (especially dolphins, wolves, and coyotes), and philosophy of mind, specifically the parts of the mind we disavow.
Series Editor
Fritz Allhoff is an Assistant Professor in the Philosophy Department at Western Michigan University, as well as a Senior Research Fellow at the Australian National University's Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics. In addition to editing the Philosophy for Everyone series, Allhoff is the volume editor or co-editor for several titles, including Wine & Philosophy (Wiley-Blackwell, 2007), Whiskey & Philosophy (with Marcus P. Adams, Wiley, 2009), and Food & Philosophy (with Dave Monroe, Wiley-Blackwell, 2007).
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Meditations on Murder, or What is so Philosophical about Serial Killers?
Part I: I Think Therefore I Kill: The Philosophical Musings of Serial Killers
Part II: Can You Blame Them? Ethics, Evil, and Serial Killing
Part III: Dangerous Infatuations: The Public Fascination with Serial Killers
Part IV: A Eulogy for Emotion: The Lack of Empathy and the Urge to Kill
Part V: Creepy Cognition: Talking and Thinking about Serial Killers
Part VI: Psycho-ology: Killer Mindsets and Meditations on Murder
A Timeline of Serial Killers
Notes on Contributors
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Fachbereich: | Populäre Darstellungen |
| Genre: | Philosophie |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Seiten: | 256 |
| Inhalt: | 248 S. |
| ISBN-13: | 9781405199636 |
| ISBN-10: | 1405199636 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Herstellernummer: | 1A405199630 |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Redaktion: |
Allhoff, Fritz
Waller, S. |
| Herausgeber: | S Waller |
| Hersteller: |
Wiley
John Wiley & Sons |
| Maße: | 229 x 152 x 14 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Fritz Allhoff (u. a.) |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 19.10.2010 |
| Gewicht: | 0,36 kg |
S. Waller is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Montana State University Bozeman. Her areas of research are philosophy of neurology, philosophy of cognitive ethology (especially dolphins, wolves, and coyotes), and philosophy of mind, specifically the parts of the mind we disavow.
Series Editor
Fritz Allhoff is an Assistant Professor in the Philosophy Department at Western Michigan University, as well as a Senior Research Fellow at the Australian National University's Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics. In addition to editing the Philosophy for Everyone series, Allhoff is the volume editor or co-editor for several titles, including Wine & Philosophy (Wiley-Blackwell, 2007), Whiskey & Philosophy (with Marcus P. Adams, Wiley, 2009), and Food & Philosophy (with Dave Monroe, Wiley-Blackwell, 2007).
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Meditations on Murder, or What is so Philosophical about Serial Killers?
Part I: I Think Therefore I Kill: The Philosophical Musings of Serial Killers
Part II: Can You Blame Them? Ethics, Evil, and Serial Killing
Part III: Dangerous Infatuations: The Public Fascination with Serial Killers
Part IV: A Eulogy for Emotion: The Lack of Empathy and the Urge to Kill
Part V: Creepy Cognition: Talking and Thinking about Serial Killers
Part VI: Psycho-ology: Killer Mindsets and Meditations on Murder
A Timeline of Serial Killers
Notes on Contributors
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Fachbereich: | Populäre Darstellungen |
| Genre: | Philosophie |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Seiten: | 256 |
| Inhalt: | 248 S. |
| ISBN-13: | 9781405199636 |
| ISBN-10: | 1405199636 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Herstellernummer: | 1A405199630 |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Redaktion: |
Allhoff, Fritz
Waller, S. |
| Herausgeber: | S Waller |
| Hersteller: |
Wiley
John Wiley & Sons |
| Maße: | 229 x 152 x 14 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Fritz Allhoff (u. a.) |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 19.10.2010 |
| Gewicht: | 0,36 kg |
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