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9 7 8081 3 1257 32 9 0 0 0 0 the university press of kentucky pHiLOSoPHy “The Philosophy of Horror captures some of the lively conversations occurring at the intersection of horror and philosophy. The volume collects a group of original essays that engage a wide variety of artifacts—TV shows like Ghost Hunters, classic films like The Black Cat, and novels such as In Cold Blood—and take up a wide variety of theoretical questions ranging from the ethics of retribution, to notion of the sublime, to human nature.” —kendall r. phillips, author of Projected Fears: Horror Films and American Culture “A deadly serious contribution to scholarship on horror and a deliciously evil way of engaging philosophy.” —eric bronson, author of Poker and Philosophy: Pocket Rockets and Philosopher Kings the philosophy of popular culture series editor: mark t. conard ...

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