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<div>:''This article describes a book by Jason T. Eberl. For a general analysis of the series's philosophical aspects, see [[Philosophy in Battlestar Galactica]].'' For the book from Open Court Publishing, see [[Battlestar Galactica and Philosophy (Open Court)]].<br />
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| title= Battlestar Galactica and Philosophy: Knowledge Here Begins Out There<br />
| series= Blackwell Publishing<br />
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| pages=224<br />
| author= Jason T. Eberl<br />
| published= January 29, 2008<br />
| isbn= 1405178140<br />
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'''''Battlestar Galactica and Philosophy: Knowledge Here Begins Out There''''' ([http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/ Blackwell Publishing], December 2007, ISBN 1405178140), edited by philosophy professor Jason T. Eberl, is a collection of several essays dealing with philosophical aspects of ''Battlestar Galactica'', and an entry in Blackwell's [http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/seriesbyseries.asp?ref=PPPZ Philosophy and Pop Culture Series].<br />
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According to the original call for abstracts, the essays are to be "philosophically substantial but accessible, written to engage the intelligent lay reader".<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://webdata.bos.blackwellpublishing.com/Books/bsgcfa.htm|title=Call for Abstracts|date=|accessdate=|last=|first=|format=|language=English}}</ref><br />
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==Contents==<br />
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Erik D. Baldwin How to be Happy after the End of the World<br />
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Robert Sharp When Machines Get Souls: Nietzsche on the Cylon Uprising<br />
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J. Robert Loftis “What a Strange Little Man”: Baltar the Tyrant?<br />
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Jason P. Blahuta The Politics of Crisis: Machiavelli in the Colonial Fleet<br />
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Robert Arp “And They Have a Plan”: Cylons as Persons<br />
Tracie Mahaffey<br />
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Amy Kind “I’m Sharon, but I’m a Different Sharon”: The Identity of Cylons<br />
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Jerold J. Abrams Embracing the “Children of Humanity”: How to Prevent the Next Cylon War<br />
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Brian Willems When the Non-Human Knows Its Own Death<br />
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Randall M. Jensen The Search for Starbuck: The Needs of the Many vs. the Few<br />
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Andrew Terjesen Resistance vs. Collaboration on New Caprica: What Would You Do?<br />
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George A. Dunn Being Boomer: Identity, Alienation, and Evil<br />
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David Roden Cylons in the Original Position: Limits of Posthuman Justice<br />
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Jason T. Eberl “I Am an Instrument of God”: Religious Belief, Atheism, and Meaning<br />
Jennifer A. Vines<br />
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Taneli Kukkonen God against the Gods: Faith and the Exodus of the Twelve Colonies<br />
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David Kyle Johnson “A Story That Is Told Again, and Again, and Again”: Recurrence, Providence, and Freedom<br />
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Eric J. Silverman Adama’s True Lie: Earth and the Problem of Knowledge<br />
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James McRae Zen and the Art of Cylon Maintenance<br />
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Elizabeth F. Cooke “Let It Be Earth”: The Pragmatic Virtue of Hope<br />
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Sarah Conly Is Starbuck a Woman?<br />
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David Koepsell Gaius Baltar and the Transhuman Temptation<ref name="GWC">{{cite web|url=http://forum.galacticwatercooler.com/showpost.php?p=12368&postcount=17 |title=Cylons in America |date=November 2007 |accessdate=28 January 2007 |last=PhilosopherJedi |first= |format= |language= }}</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[:Media:The Identity of Cylons.pdf|"'I'm Sharon, but a Different Kind of Sharon': The Identity of Cylons"]], by Amy Kind. An essay from the book provided by Jason T. Eberl.<br />
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[[Category:RDM]]</div>Tamaleaverhttps://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Cylons_in_America:_Critical_Studies_of_Battlestar_Galactica&diff=146606Cylons in America: Critical Studies of Battlestar Galactica2008-01-06T07:16:25Z<p>Tamaleaver: </p>
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| series= Continuum International Publishing Group<br />
| bookno= 1<br />
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| author= Tiffany Potter<br />C. W. Marshall<br />
| published= January 31, 2008<br />
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'''''Cylons in America: Critical Studies of Battlestar Galactica''''' ([http://www.continuumbooks.com/ Continuum International Publishing Group], January 2008, ISBN 0826428487), edited by Tiffany Potter (PhD in English Literature) and C. W. Marshall (PhD in Classics), is a collection of several essays examining the show "from a variety of critical, theoretical, and cultural perspectives."<ref name="upenn">{{cite_web|url=http://cfp.english.upenn.edu/archive/Religion/0255.html|title=UPDATE: Cylons in America: Battlestar Galactica Collection (2/1/07; collection)|date=|accessdate=|last=|first=|format=|language=English}}</ref><br />
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According to the original call for papers, the collection "will be aimed at both academic readers and an educated general audience. We seek essays that are both scholarly and engaging."<ref name="upenn"/><br />
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==Publisher Description==<br />
With its fourth season due to air in January 2008, the award-winning ''Battlestar Galactica'' continues to be exceptionally popular for non-network television, combining the familiar features of science fiction with direct commentary on life in mainstream America. ''Cylons in America'' is the first collection of critical studies of ''Battlestar Galactica'' (its 2003 miniseries, and the ongoing 2004 television series), examining its place within popular culture and its engagement with contemporary American society.<br />
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''Battlestar Galactica'' depicts the remnants of the human race fleeing across space from a robotic enemy called the Cylons. The fleet is protected by a single warship, the Battlestar, and is searching for a "lost colony" that settled on the legendary planet "Earth." Originally a television series in the 1970s, the current series maintains the mythic sense established with the earlier quest narrative, but adds elements of hard science and aggressive engagement with post-9/11 American politics. ''Cylons In America'' casts a critical eye on the revived series and is sure to appeal to fans of the show, as well as to scholars and researchers of contemporary television.<br />
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==Contents==<br />
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“I see the patterns”: Battlestar Galactica and the Things That Matter - C. W. Marshall and Tiffany Potter<br />
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I. Life in the Fleet, American Life<br />
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1. (Re)Framing Fear: Equipment for Living in a Post-9/11 World” - Brian L. Ott<br><br />
2. Torture, Terrorism, and Other Aspects of Human Nature - Erika Johnson-Lewis<br><br />
3. Alienation and the Limits of the Utopian Impulse - Carl Silvio and Elizabeth Johnston<br><br />
4. The Cain Mutiny: Reflecting the Faces of Military Leadership in a Time of Fear - Rikk Mulligan<br><br />
5. Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know? Negotiating Stereotypes of Science - Lorna Jowett<br><br />
6. “Pyramid, Boxing, and Sex” - Kevin Wetmore<br />
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II. Cylon/Human Interface<br />
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7. The Cylons, the Singularity, and God - C.W. Marshall and Matthew Wheeland<br><br />
8. Sharon’s Choice: The Role of Decision in the Self-Constitution of Personhood - Robert Moore<br><br />
9. Uncanny Cylons: Resurrection and Bodies of Horror - Alison Peirse<br><br />
10. “Humanity’s Children”: Constructing and Confronting the Cylons - Tama Leaver<br><br />
11. Hybridity’s End - Matthew Gumpert<br><br />
12. Erasing Difference: The Cylons as Racial Other - Christopher Deis<br><br />
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III. Form and Context in 21st-Century Television<br />
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13. When Balance Goes Bad: How Battlestar Galactica Says Nothing” - Chris Dzialo<br><br />
14. “This Might be Hard for You to Watch”: Salvage Humanity in “Final Cut” - Kevin McNeilly<br><br />
15. “Long Live Stardoe!”: Can a Female Starbuck Survive? - Carla Kungl<br><br />
16. Authorized Resistance: Is Fan Production Frakked? - Suzanne Scott<br><br />
17. Of Duduks and Dylan: Negotiating the Aural Space - Eftychia Papanikolaou<br><br />
18. “All this has happened before”: Repetition, Re-imagination, and Eternal Return - Jim Casey<ref name="Tama">{{cite_web|url=http://www.tamaleaver.net/2007/06/28/cylons-in-america-critical-studies-of-battlestar-galactica/|title=Cylons in America: Critical Studies of Battlestar Galactica|date=07 December 2007|accessdate=6 January 2008|last=Leaver|first=Tama|format=|language=}}</ref> <br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://astore.amazon.com/battlestarwik-20/detail/0826428487 "Cylons in America: Critical Studies of Battlestar Galactica" on Amazon.com]<br />
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