Monthly Archives: February 2017

Titles of Interest: Strangers, Gods and Monsters

February 16th, 2017 | Posted in monster theory, monsters, monstrous, teratology

Strangers, Gods and Monsters: Interpreting Otherness Richard Kearney Routledge, 2002 Strangers, Gods and Monsters is a fascinating look at how human identity is shaped by three powerful but enigmatic forces. Often overlooked in accounts of how we think about ourselves and others, Richard Kearney skillfully shows, with the help of vivid examples and illustrations, how […]

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Titles of Interest – At Stake: Monsters and the Rhetoric of Fear in Public Culture

February 16th, 2017 | Posted in monster theory, monsters, monstrous, pop culture, teratology

The fine blog, Sects and Violence in the Ancient World, had an interesting post on a volume worthy of inclusion in the Titles of Interest recommendations. It’s subject matter and approach are particularly relevant to our times. At Stake: Monsters and the Rhetoric of Fear in Public Culture Edward Ingebretsen University of Chicago Press, 2003 […]

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DON’T BREATHE, God, and Morality

February 13th, 2017 | Posted in ethics, horror, morality, nihilism, philosophy

I was finally able to watch Don’t Breathe and it’s a good horror or suspense film. I was surprised to find a line touching on religion in it: “There is nothing a man cannot do once he accepts the fact that there is no god.” Whether God is needed as a transcendent ground for morality […]

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