The humanism of Doctor Who [electronic resource] : a critical study in science fiction and philosophy / David Layton.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., Inc., Publishers, 2012.Description: vii, 355 pSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 791.45/615 23
LOC classification:
  • PN1992.77.D6273 L39 2012eb
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Contents:
Preface -- Why Doctor Who? -- What is humanism? -- Existence -- Knowledge -- Archetypes and mythology -- Religion -- Science -- Good and evil -- Ethics -- Politics -- Justice.
Summary: "From 1963 to 1989, the BBC television program Doctor Who followed a time-traveling human-like alien called "The Doctor" as he sought to help people, save civilizations and right wrongs. Though created as a family program, the series has dramatized serious themes in philosophy, science, religion, and politics"--Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface -- Why Doctor Who? -- What is humanism? -- Existence -- Knowledge -- Archetypes and mythology -- Religion -- Science -- Good and evil -- Ethics -- Politics -- Justice.

"From 1963 to 1989, the BBC television program Doctor Who followed a time-traveling human-like alien called "The Doctor" as he sought to help people, save civilizations and right wrongs. Though created as a family program, the series has dramatized serious themes in philosophy, science, religion, and politics"--Provided by publisher.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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