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Serial Killers - Philosophy for Everyone
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Description| Publisher | John Wiley & Sons (UK) |
| Author(s) | Fritz Allhoff / S. Waller / John M. Doris |
| Subtitle | Being and Killing |
| Edition | 1 |
| Published | 24th September 2010 |
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Being and Killing
Serial Killers - Philosophy for Everyone investigates ourprofound intrigue with mass-murderers. Exploring existential,
ethical and political questions through an examination of real and
fictional serial killers, philosophy comes alive via an exploration
of grisly death.
- 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
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