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Robert Arp works for the US Army at Fort Leavenworth and teaches philosophy courses at several schools online. He has edited and co‐edited nearly two dozen books, as well as authored and co‐authored some three dozen chapters, in the pop culture and philosophy realm.

Steve Bein is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Dayton, where he is a specialist in Asian philosophies. He is a regular contributor to volumes on philosophy and pop culture, including chapters on Star Trek, Wonder Woman, LEGO, Blade Runner, Disney, Mr. Rogers, Batman, and the forthcoming Black Panther and Philosophy. He’s also a novelist, and his sci‐fi short stories have been used in philosophy and science fiction courses across the US. His philosophy books include Purifying Zen and Compassion and Moral Guidance.

Jeremy David Bendik‐Keymer holds the Beamer‐Schneider Professorship in Ethics in the Department of Philosophy at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, where the land is occupied only through violated indigenous treaties from the late eighteenth century. His books include The Ecological Life: Discovering Citizenship and a Sense of Humanity and The Wind ~ An Unruly Living, and Involving Anthroponomy in the Anthropocene: On Decoloniality.

Arno Bogaerts finished his studies in philosophy and ethics at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel in Belgium, where he wrote several essays focusing on the superhero genre. He is a writer and editor for the Belgian comic book website Brainfreeze and has contributed chapters to The Avengers and Philosophy and Superman and Philosophy. Currently, Bogaerts owns and manages a rock bar and is thinking about getting yet another Superman tattoo.

Timothy E. Brown is Assistant Professor of Bioethics and Humanities at the University of Washington. Dr. Brown is a founding member of and long‐term contributor to the Neuroethics Thrust within the Center for Neurotechnology at UW. He also leads diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts with the International Neuroethics Society. Dr. Brown works at the intersection of biomedical ethics, philosophy of technology, (black/latinx/queer) feminist thought, and esthetics. His research explores the potential impact of neurotechnologies – systems that record and stimulate the nervous system – on end users' sense of agency and embodiment. His work also interrogates neurotechnologies for their potential to exacerbate or create social inequities, in order to establish best practices for the design of future devices and techniques.

Paul A. Cantor is Clifton Waller Barrett Professor of English at the University of Virginia. He has also taught at Harvard University in both the English and the Government departments. He has published widely on popular culture, including his books Gilligan Unbound: Pop Culture in the Age of Globalization, The Invisible Hand in Popular Culture: Liberty vs. Authority in American Film and TV, and Pop Culture and the Dark Side of the American Dream: Con Men, Gangsters, Drug Lords, and Zombies.

Roy T. Cook is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. He works primarily on the philosophy of mathematics, logic, and the aesthetics of popular culture. He is the author of The Dictionary of Philosophical Logic, Key Concepts in Philosophy: Paradoxes, The Yablo Paradox: An Essay on Circularity; and editor or co‐editor of The Arche Papers on the Mathematics of Abstraction, The Art of Comics: A Philosophical Approach (with Aaron Meskin), The Routledge Companion to Comics (with Frank Bramlett and Aaron Meskin), LEGO and Philosophy: Constructing Reality Brick‐by‐Brick (with Sondra Bacharach), and Hilary Putnam on Logic and Mathematics (with Geoffrey Hellman).

Richard Davies studied and taught Philosophy at Trinity College, Cambridge (Ph.D. 1992). He now lives in Italy, where he is a professor of Theoretical Philosophy at the University of Bergamo. He has written books and articles on a range of topics, most recently on women in Plato's Republic, on the interpretation of logical symbolism and on the notion of a fallacy.

William J. Devlin is Professor of Philosophy at Bridgewater State University, offering classes in existentialism, nineteenth‐century philosophy, philosophy of science, and philosophy of film. His publications in philosophy and popular culture include chapters in Westworld and Philosophy, Game of Thrones and Philosophy, Lost and Philosophy, and South Park and Philosophy.

George A. Dunn has taught philosophy in both the United States and China. He is currently a special research fellow with the Institute for Globalizing Civilization in Hangzhou China. He has edited or co‐edited several volumes in the Philosophy and Pop Culture series. His latest book is A New Politics for Philosophy: Essays on Plato, Nietzsche, and Strauss.

Jeff Ewing is a film and culture analyst whose work has appeared in Forbes, Looper, and numerous other periodicals. In addition to publishing various chapters exploring the philosophical underpinnings of popular culture, he has co‐edited Alien and Philosophy and Stranger Things and Philosophy. Beyond print, Jeff hosts a podcast dedicated to exploring the deeper ideas behind our favorite monsters and monster movies, Humanoids from the Deep Dive.

John R. Fitzpatrick was a lecturer in philosophy at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and the author of John Stuart Mill's Political Philosophy and Starting With Mill.

Dara Fogel is a philosopher, author, and educator. She holds a doctorate in Philosophy from the University of Oklahoma and has taught philosophy, religious studies, and humanities at several universities and colleges in the Southwest. She has published four books, including her bestselling steampunk conspiracy series, the GrailChase Chronicles, and one non‐fiction. A confirmed geek, she bridges the gaps between popular culture, cutting edge sciences, mysticism, philosophy and dramaturgy, to bring a deeper perspective of self‐knowledge and ancient wisdom to new audiences.

Robert K. Garcia is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Baylor University, where he works in analytic metaphysics and philosophy of religion. He is the co‐editor of Is Goodness without God Good Enough? and is writing a book on C. S. Lewis's views about the uniqueness of persons.

Lucia Carrillo González is a philosophy secondary teacher in Andalucia, Spain and is very passionate about the role of philosophy in the education system. Her main area of research is metaphysics, specifically truth‐making and possibilities.

Matt Hummel works as a paralegal for the Public Defender Agency in Evansville, IN. He is also an adjunct instructor of Legal Studies, Legal Ethics, and Criminal Justice Ethics at Ivy Tech Community College. He has published two chapters in the Blackwell Pop Culture and Philosophy series as well as a blog entry for Black Mirror and Philosophy.

William Irwin is Herve A. LeBlanc Distinguished Service Professor in the Philosophy Department at King's College (PA) and the General Editor of The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series. Irwin originated the popular culture and philosophy genre of books in 1999 with Seinfeld and Philosophy. He co‐edited The Simpsons and Philosophy and edited The Matrix and Philosophy, Metallica and Philosophy, and Black Sabbath and Philosophy. Irwin is the author of The Free Market Existentialist: Capitalism without Consumerism and has published two novels.

Henry Jacoby taught philosophy for nearly 40 years, most of them at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina, before his retirement in 2020. He is the editor of House and Philosophy, and Game of Thrones and Philosophy, and the author of Why Philosophy Matters. He now spends his time practicing kung fu, playing guitar, and writing horror novels. He lives in Goldsboro, North Carolina with his wife Kathryn, their dog Benjen, and their two cats, Kameko and Grynx.

David Kyle Johnson is a professor of philosophy at King's College (PA), and he also produces lecture series for The Teaching Company's The Great Courses (such as Sci‐Phi: Science Fiction as Philosophy, The Big Questions of Philosophy, and Exploring Metaphysics). Kyle is the editor‐in‐chief of The Palgrave Handbook of Popular Culture as Philosophy and also regularly edits volumes for the Blackwell‐Wiley Philosophy and Pop Culture series. Most recently this includes Black Mirror and Philosophy: Dark Reflections. He also maintains two blogs for Psychology Today: Plato on Pop (with William Irwin) and A Logical Take.

David Kahn is the author of Case, Spandex, Briefcase: Leadership Lessons from Superheroes. As a Human Resource Executive, executive coach, and speaker, David concentrates on incorporating the principles of positive culture, leadership, and organizational development to improve business strategies and, ultimately, performance.

Ruby Komic is a pop‐culture‐overthinker from Melbourne, Australia. In 2021, she completed her Master of Arts in Philosophy, at the University of Melbourne. Her thesis and writing centers around social epistemology, justice issues, and the imagination. Her future work will aim to break down the barriers of accessibility between academic philosophy and mainstream culture.

Dean A. Kowalski is a professor of philosophy and chair of the Arts & Humanities department in the College of General Studies at the University of Wisconsin‐Milwaukee. He is the author of Joss Whedon as Philosopher, Classic Questions and Contemporary Film, 2nd edition, and Moral Theory at the Movies. He is the editor of The Big Bang Theory and Philosophy, The Philosophy of The X‐Files, revised edition, and Steven Spielberg and Philosophy; he is the coeditor of The Philosophy of Joss Whedon.

Matt Lawrence teaches philosophy at Long Beach City College in California. He has authored two Wiley‐Blackwell titles: Like a Splinter in Your Mind: The Philosophy Behind the Matrix Trilogy and Philosophy on Tap: Pint‐Sized Puzzles for the Pub Philosopher.

William A. Lindenmuth is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Shoreline College. Specializing in moral psychology through the mediums of literature and film, William argues that our stories show us both who we are and who we'd like to be. He’s contributed to a number of books on the intersections of philosophy and popular culture, including The Ultimate Star Trek and Philosophy, Alien and Philosophy, and the upcoming Ethics and Science Fiction.

Greg Littmann is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, where he teaches metaphysics, epistemology, and philosophy of art. He publishes in metaphysics, philosophy of logic, philosophy of professional philosophy, and philosophy of art, and has written numerous chapters for volumes relating philosophy to popular culture.

J. Robert Loftis is Professor of Philosophy at Lorain County Community College, where he teaches ethics and critical thinking. In addition to writing on Watchmen, he has published articles on philosophy and Battlestar Galactica and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. When not writing about philosophy and popular culture, he works on medical and environmental ethics.

Bertha Alvarez Manninen is Professor of Philosophy at Arizona State University. Her main areas of teaching and research are normative ethics, applied ethics, bioethics, philosophy and film, social/political philosophy, and philosophy of religion.

Aline Maya is an associate university teacher in Mexico City, a comic‐book writer, and an entrepreneur specializing in augmented reality technologies. She is interested in philosophy of mind and philosophy of psychiatry, and she combines these interests with questions about the impact of new technologies. Her blog features opinions on classic literature, comic books, philosophy, and movies. Twitter: @AlineMayaP

Nicolas Michaud is an adjunct philosophy instructor at Florida State College Jacksonville and is the coeditor of The Hunger Games and Philosophy.

Timothy Pickavance is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Chair of the Talbot Department of Philosophy at Biola University. His philosophical interests are all over the map. But his published work is mostly in metaphysics, and include Metaphysics: The Fundamentals and The Atlas of Reality: A Comprehensive Guide to Metaphysics (both co‐authored with Robert Koons).

Christopher Robichaud is Senior Lecturer in Ethics and Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. He has published many articles in the Philosophy and Pop Culture series, including contributions to Batman and Philosophy, Watchmen and Philosophy, Spider‐Man and Philosophy, Avengers and Philosophy, and X‐Men and Philosophy. He also edited the volumes The Walking Dead and Philosophy and Dungeons & Dragons and Philosophy. Christopher designed an online course for the Smithsonian, Power and Responsibility: Doing Philosophy with Superheroes, and he is currently writing a book on superheroes and democracy for Harvard University Press.

Bradley Richards is a philosophy lecturer at Ryerson University. His research concerns consciousness, attention, and aesthetics. He also enjoys working in cognitive science and film.

Eric J. Silverman is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Christopher Newport University in the US. He has more than 20 publications on topics in ethics, philosophy of religion, and medieval philosophy. His publications include two monographs, The Prudence of Love: How Possessing the Virtue of Love Benefits the Lover and The Supremacy of Love: An Agape‐Centered Vision of Aristotelian Virtue Ethics, as well as two edited collections, Paradise Understood: New Philosophical Essays about Heaven and Sexual Ethics in a Secular Age: Is There Still a Virtue of Chastity?

Jason Southworth is an adjunct philosopher who refuses to give the schools he teaches for free advertising in his bios as long as they refuse to pay their workers a living wage or offer them health insurance. He is the co‐editor of Saturday Night Live and Philosophy: Deep Thoughts Through the Decades with Ruth Tallman, and has recently completed work on the 4th edition of Critical Reasoning: A User's Manual with Chris Swoyer, a free open resource textbook.

Grant Sterling is Professor of Philosophy and General Education Coordinator at Eastern Illinois University. He teaches courses in ethics, law, religion, and the history of philosophy. Sterling has twice served as President of the Illinois Philosophical Association, and is the author of Ethical Intuitionism and Its Critics, as well as several articles and chapters.

Zachary Swanson is a graduate student at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, where he studies moral psychology, and other topics such as religion, meaning, well‐being, and aging. He has co‐authored a chapter for one other volume in the Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series, and is working on several publications for academic journals in psychology and philosophy.

Jerry L. Walls is Professor of Philosophy and Scholar in Residence at Houston Baptist University. He has authored or edited a number of books and articles, both academic and popular. Among his books is a trilogy on the afterlife, dealing with heaven, hell, and purgatory.

Jonathan L. Walls is a filmmaker residing in Los Angeles. To date, he has written and directed three feature films. He is the Editor of The Legend of Zelda and Theology, and co‐Editor of Tarantino of Theology.

Mark D. White is chair of the Department of Philosophy at the College of Staten Island/CUNY, where he teaches courses in philosophy, economics, and law. He has edited or co‐edited eight volumes in the Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series, contributed chapters to many more, and authored books on Batman, Captain America, and Marvel Comics' Civil War.

J. Lenore Wright is the Director of the Academy for Teaching and Learning (ATL) and Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies & Philosophy at Baylor University. Wright serves as an expert reviewer for the International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics and a regular reviewer for Feminist Philosophy Quarterly. She received Baylor's Outstanding Professor Award in 2008–2009 for distinctive teaching.

William W. Young III is professor of religion and philosophy at Endicott College in Beverly, Massachusetts. He has published essays on baseball, poker, and The Shawshank Redemption. His most recent book is Listening, Religion, and Democracy in Contemporary Boston: God's Ears.