Short Review: great exploration of philosophy using TV and movie criticism. This is a book to read if you like tv and movie criticism. This is a book to read if you want to learn about modern philosophy (especially Charles Taylor). This is a good book to follow up with if you have read James KA Smith's How (Not) to be Secular (both are exploring Charles Taylor, but come at it from very different tacks.)

And no you do not have to have watched the movies or TV shows referenced to get something out of it. The basic concepts of the shows (which are explained in the book) is good enough. I have only seen a couple of the shows/movies that were explored.


My full review is on my blog at http://bookwi.se/how-to-survive-the-apocalypse/