Philosophy in The Twilight Zone

Utilizing a series of essays examining the broad philosophical concepts embedded in Rod Serling's series, The Twilight Zone, Philosophy in The Twilight Zone provides a platform for further philosophical discussion. Features essays by eminent contemporary philosophers concerning the over-arching themes in The Twilight Zone, as well as in-depth discussions of particular episodes Fuses popular cult entertainment with classical philosophical perspectives Acts as a guide to unearthing larger questions - from human nature to the nature of reality and beyond - posed in the series Includes substantial critical and biographical information on series creator Rob Serling

Notes on Contributors Introduction: Lester H. Hunt 1. “And Now, Rod Serling, Creator of The Twilight Zone”: The Author as Auteur: Lester H. Hunt 2. Tales of Dread in The Twilight Zone: A Contribution to Narratology: Noël Carroll 3. Frame Shifters: Surprise Endings and Spectator Imagination in The Twilight Zone: Carl Plantinga 4. The Treachery of the Commonplace: Mary Sirridge 5. Where is the Twilight Zone?: Richard Hanley 6. Existentialism and Searching for an Exit: Susan L. Feagin 7. Through the Twilight Zone of Nonbeing: Two Exemplars of Race in Serling’s Classic Series: Lewis R. Gordon 8. Blending Fiction and Reality: “The Odyssey of Flight 33": Thomas E. Wartenberg 9. Epistemology at 20,000 Feet: Sheila Lintott 10. Rationality and Choice in “Nick of Time”: Aeon J. Skoble 11. “The Little People”: Power and the Worshipable: Aaron Smuts 12. Nothing in the Dark: Deprivation, Death, and the Good Life: James S. Taylor Index