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Indiana Jones and Philosophy: Call for\u00a0Abstracts<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
<\/iframe><\/p>\nLots of explicit mentions of religion in this call for proposals of chapters\u2026<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Call for Abstracts<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Indiana Jones and Philosophy<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Edited by Dean A. Kowalski<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series<\/strong><\/h3>\nPlease circulate and post widely.<\/em><\/p>\nApologies for cross\u00a0posting.<\/em><\/p>\nTo propose ideas for future volumes in the Blackwell series please contact the Series Editor, William Irwin, at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:williamirwin@kings.edu\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">williamirwin@kings.edu<\/a><\/p>\nAbstracts and subsequent essays should be philosophically substantial but accessible, written to engage the intelligent lay reader. Contributors of accepted essays will receive an honorarium.<\/p>\nWe are seeking submissions from philosophers as well as scholars working in fields related to\u00a0Indiana Jones<\/em><\/strong>,\u00a0<\/strong>including Archaeology, Religious Studies, and Film Studies. Possible themes and topics might include, but are not limited to, the following:<\/strong><\/p>\nRaiders of the Lost Ark<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\nDoes God Hate Nazis?; \u201cI Don\u2019t Believe in Magic, A Lot of Superstitious Hocus Pocus\u201d: Is Indy Really a (Religious) Skeptic?; What Else Is the Government Hiding From Us?: How Should We Interpret the Final Scene of\u00a0Raiders<\/em>? Does the Steamer Captain Act Impermissibly When He Knowingly Deceives the Nazis Who Board His Ship?: A Kantian Analysis; Are Sallah and Indy True Friends?: An Aristotelian Analysis; On Indy Destroying the Ark: Is it Better that He Do So Rather than Not?; \u201cIt Is Not of This Earth\u201d: Should Indy pursue the Ark? Should anyone?; Can the Historical Significance of the Ark Be Separated from Its Religious Significance?: Indy and Marcus Discuss; Prof. Jones Lectures: Is Folklore a Danger to (or Problematic for) Archeology?; \u201cAn Army Carrying the Ark before It Is Invincible\u201d: What Do We Know about the Ark\u2014Belloq\u2019s Transmitter for Speaking to God\u2014and How Do We Know It?; \u201cAgain, We See There Is Nothing You Can Possess which I Cannot Take Away\u201d:\u00a0Is Belloq a Better Archeologist than Indy? Are They More Similar than Different?<\/p>\nTemple of Doom<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\u201cEat it! You\u2019re Offending Them and Embarrassing Me\u201d: Cultural Relativism in\u00a0Temple of Doom<\/em>; \u201cThis Is Why Shiva Brought You Here!\u201d: Fatalism and Chance in\u00a0Temple of Doom<\/em>; Will the Real Shankara Please Stand Up?: Portrayals of Hinduism in\u00a0Temple of Doom<\/em>; Are the Thugees Evil?:\u00a0Temple of Doom<\/em>\u00a0and Religious Pluralism; Marion Ravenwood and Willie Scott: Feminist Themes in\u00a0Raiders<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Temple of Doom<\/em>\u00a0Compared; On The Ethics of Child Labor (among Thugees and Elsewhere); Does Indy (or the Young Maharaja) Serve Kali Freely?: Compatibilism and Libertarianism in\u00a0Temple of Doom<\/em><\/p>\nLast Crusade<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\u201cYou Must Believe, Boy\u201d: Indy Takes the Kierkegaardian Leap of Faith; Did Indiana Jones Have a Choice to Not Be(come) an Archeologist?: Freedom of the Will from Young Indiana Jones to the\u00a0Last Crusade<\/em>\u00a0(Compatibilism\/Fatalism); Professor Jones Lectures: \u201cFact Not Truth\u201d in Archeology (\u201cIf It\u2019s Truth You\u2019re Interested in, Prof. Tyree\u2019s Philosophy Course is Right Down the Hall\u201d); On What We Know about the Holy Grail and How We Know It; Special Obligations and the Jones Professors: Would It Be Wrong of Indy Not to Search for His Father?; The Ethics of the Order of the Cruciform Sword: Are They Courageous or Reckless? Do Their Ends Justify Their Means?; \u201cAnd I Haven\u2019t Told Him Anything\u201d: Is Henry Jones Sr. a Good Father?; The Great Seal and the Price of Immortality: Is it too high?; \u201cYou Must Choose Wisely\u201d: Illumination, Socratic Wisdom, and\u00a0The Last Crusade<\/em>; \u201cIndiana, Let It Go\u201d: What Makes Henry\u2019s Life Meaningful? Finding the Grail or His Son?<\/p>\nKingdom of the Crystal Skull<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\u201cKnowledge Was Their Treasure\u201d: Knowledge vs. Wisdom in\u00a0Crystal Skull<\/em>; Area 51: The Final Resting Place of the Ark (and Other Governmental Secrets)?; \u201cI Want to Know Everything!\u201d: Are There Anti-Socratic Messages in\u00a0Crystal Skull<\/em>\u00a0(and the Other Indiana Jones Films)?; The Ethics of the (Indiana Jones) Family: Does Indy Have a Right to Know about His Son?; \u201cClearly, I Have Chosen the Wrong Pressure Point\u201d: Ethics of Care in\u00a0Crystal Skull<\/em>; Giant Rainforest Mowers and Big Red Ants: Environmental Issues and Their Ethical Implications in\u00a0Crystal Skull<\/em><\/p>\nArcheology and All (Other) Things Indiana Jones<\/strong><\/p>\n\u201cFortune and Glory, Kid. Fortune and Glory\u201d: What Is the Difference between an Archeologist and a Grave Robber? Are They More Alike than Different?; Do We Have an Obligation to Not Disturb Ancient Burial Sites?; On Knowing the Whereabouts of Ancient Archeological Artifacts and the Criteria by which We Could Know This?; \u201cIt Belongs in a Museum!\u201d: The Ethics of Looting Archaeological Sites for Personal Gain; \u201cYou Call This Archeology!?\u201d: Why Is Archeology Not an Exact Science (as Belloq claims) and What, Exactly Is an \u201cExact Science?\u201d Is Archeology More of a Religion (as Belloq also claims)?; \u201cThe Search for the Divine Within All of Us\u201d: Archeology and Methodological Naturalism in the Indiana Jones Movies; Does Religion Require Proven Miracles and Found Holy Relics? Reformed Epistemology and the Indiana Jones Movies; \u201cIt\u2019s As If the Pharaohs Have Returned\u201d: Understanding the Nature of Evil \u2013 Hitler, Mola Ram, and Irina Spalko; The Visual and Cultural Aesthetics of Indiana Jones: Fedoras, Whips, Leather Jackets, and Nuclear-resistant Refrigerators; Sallah, Marcus, Short Round, and Mac: The Importance of Indy\u2019s Homosocial Relationships; On John Williams\u2019s Musical Scores Enhancing Our Aesthetic Appreciation of the Indiana Jones Movies<\/p>\nSubmission Guidelines:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Submission deadline for abstracts (300-500 words) and CVs:\u00a0January 14, 2020.<\/li>\n<li>Submission deadline for drafts of accepted papers:\u00a0June 2, 2020.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\nKindly submit by e-mail (with or without Word attachment) to:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:kowalskd@uwm.edu\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">kowalskd@uwm.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Indiana Jones and Philosophy: Call for\u00a0Abstracts Lots of explicit mentions of religion in this call for proposals of chapters\u2026 Call for Abstracts Indiana Jones and Philosophy Edited by Dean A. 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