The Humanism of Doctor Who: A Critical Study in Science Fiction and Philosophy

by David Layton

From 1963 to 1989, the BBC television program Doctor Who followed a time-traveling human-like alien called "The Doctor" as he sought to help people, save civilizations and right wrongs. Since its 2005 revival, Doctor Who has become a pop culture phenomenon surpassing its "classic" period popularity and reaching a larger, more diverse audience. Though created as a family program, the series has dramatized serious themes in philosophy,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786466731
• ISBN13: 9780786466733
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 364 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher