A review by magnetgrrl
Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Philosophy: Fear and Trembling in Sunnydale by James B. South

3.0

A couple of these essays are excellent; provacative and well-written and entertaining. Some of them are not so excellent, and are either boring or are barely more than a fan's senior thesis wherein the Buffyverse is merely a convenient and cheeky sandbox in which to hash out barely relevant philosophical theories. I particularly like the essay “Faith and Plato: 'You’re nothing! Disgusting, Murderous Bitch!'” by Greg Forster, wherein he asks whether or not the story of Faith is an example of Platonic Eudaimonism. Mostly I just like that this book exists. It's too bad that it only covers Buffy through season five.