{"product_id":"dexter-and-philosophy-9780812697179","title":"Dexter and Philosophy","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat explains the huge popular following for \u003ci\u003eDexter\u003c\/i\u003e, a show which sympathetically depicts a serial killer driven by a cruel compulsion to brutally slay one victim after another?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough Dexter Morgan kills only killers, he is not a vigilante animated by a sense of justice but a charming psychopath animated by a lust to kill, ritualistically and bloodily.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn Dexter and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e, an elite team of philosophers don their rubber gloves and put Dexter's deeds under the microscope.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSince Dexter is driven to ritual murder by his 'Dark Passenger', can he be blamed for killing, especially as he only murders other murderers?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDoes Dexter fit the profile of the familiar fictional type of the superhero? What part does luck play in making Dexter who he is?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHow and why are horror and disgust turned into aesthetic pleasure for the TV viewer?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47000592220396,"sku":"9780812697179","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9269963482477.jpg?v=1763287799","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/dexter-and-philosophy-9780812697179","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}