Includes bibliographical references and index.

Tarantino's films: what are they about and what can we learn from them? / Bruce Russell -- Stuntman Mike, simulation, and sadism in death proof / Aaron C. Anderson -- Unleashing Nietzsche on the tragic infrastructure of Tarantino's Reservoir dogs / Travis Anderson -- The moral lives of Reservoir dogs / James H. Spence -- Revenge and mercy in Tarantino / David Kyle Johnson -- "I'm a bad person" : Beatrix Kiddo's rampage and virtue / Rachel Robison -- A sword of righteousness : Kill Bill and the ethics of vengeance / Timothy Dean Roth -- Stuck in the middle with you : Mr. Blonde and retributive justice / Joseph Ulatowski -- "I didn't know you liked the Delfonics": knowledge and pragmatism in Jackie Brown / K. Silem Mohammad -- Vinnie's very bad day : twisting the tale of time in Pulp fiction / Randall E. Auxier -- Coke into Pepsi : the miracle in Pulp fiction / Keith Allen Korcz -- Quentin Tarantino and the ex-convict's dilemma / Richard Greene -- Kill Bill : Tarantino's oedipal play / Mark T. Conard -- Travolta's Elvis man and the Nietzschean superman / Bence Nanay and Ian Schnee -- Could Beatrix Kiddo reach enlightenment? traces of Buddhist philosophy in Kill Bill / Luke Cuddy and Michael Bruce.

"A collection of essays that addresses philosophical aspects of the films of Quentin Tarantino, focusing on topics in ethics, aesthetics, metaphysics, language, and cultural identity"--Provided by publisher.

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