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Would our world be a better place if some of us were benders? Can Katara repair the world through care? Is Toph a disability pride icon? What does it mean for Zuko to be bad at being good? Can we tell whether uncle Iroh is a fool or a sage? On the face of it, Avatar: The Last Airbender is a story about a lone superhero. However, saving the world is a team effort, embodied in Team Avatar, aka the Gaang. Aang needs help from his friends and tutors, even from non-human animals. Avatar: The Last Airbender and Philosophy brings to the fore the Eastern, Western, and Indigenous philosophies that are implicit in the show. This volume features contributions by experts on Buddhist, Daoist, Confucian, and Indigenous schools of thought, next to focusing on Western classical authors. The volume is also unique in drawing on less common traditions such as black abolitionism, anarchism, and the philosophy of martial arts. ATLA and Philosophy helps listeners to deeply engage with today's burning questions, such as how to deal with ecological destruction, the aftermath of colonialism and genocide, and wealth inequality, using the tools from a wide range of philosophical traditions.

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"Johan De Smedt is a research professor at Saint Louis University, Missouri, where he is coleading a project on oneness and interconnectedness. He is the author and editor (with Helen De Cruz) of The Challenge of Evolution to Religion, Empirically Engaged Evolutionary Ethics, and A Natural History of Natural Theology. Johan De Smedt is a research professor at Saint Louis University, Missouri, where he is coleading a project on oneness and interconnectedness. He is the author and editor (with Helen De Cruz) of The Challenge of Evolution to Religion, Empirically Engaged Evolutionary Ethics, and A Natural History of Natural Theology. Helen De Cruz holds the Danforth Chair in the humanities and is a professor of philosophy at Saint Louis University, Missouri. She has edited and coedited several works of public philosophy, including Philosophy Through Science Fiction Stories and Philosophy Illustrated. Helen De Cruz holds the Danforth Chair in the humanities and is a professor of philosophy at Saint Louis University, Missouri. She has edited and coedited several works of public philosophy, including Philosophy Through Science Fiction Stories and Philosophy Illustrated. William Irwin is Herve A. LeBlanc Distinguished Service Professor and Chair of Philosophy at King's College, Pennsylvania. Irwin's latest book is The Free Market Existentialist: Capitalism without Consumerism (2015). Irwin's first book, Intentionalist Interpretation: A Philosophical Explanation and Defense (1999), was nominated for the American Philosophical Association Young Scholar's Book Prize. Irwin is best known for having originated the philosophy and popular culture genre of books with Seinfeld and Philosophy (1999), The Simpsons and Philosophy (2001), and The Matrix and Philosophy (2002). He was editor of these books and then General Editor of the Popular Culture and Philosophy Series through Open Court Publishing. In 2006, Irwin left Open Court to become the General Editor of The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series, which includes Metallica and Philosophy (2007)and Black Sabbath and Philosophy (2012), among other volumes. Irwin first theorized the philosophy and pop culture genre in his article ""Philosophy as/and/of Popular Culture"" in Irwin and Gracia eds. Philosophy and the Interpretation of Popular Culture (2006). Tegan Ashton Cohan is a classically trained actress, physical comedienne, and entrepreneur. A Wellesley College alumna, she's studied with Shakespeare & Company, The National Theatre Institute, and The Meisner Center, among others. She owns and operates Daizy the Clown & Company, bringing to her work a comedic timing honed over decades of professional clowning. She narrates and produces audiobooks as Howl at the Moon Audio. Her voice has been described as deliberate, spirited, and wry . . . ""a little bubble-up with your shut-up!"" In other pursuits, she raises money for charity by selling her homemade jams and runs a D&D game and a coven. She loves dogs and books. Diontae Black is a young and upcoming talent. He is a graduate of Auburn University with a BA in music and a BFA in musical theater performance. In addition to performing in musicals, operas, and choral concerts, Diontae has a passion for playing video games into the early mornings and exploring the ever-growing world of voice-over. Diontae is eager to begin working out in the world and is more than ready to share his talents!"

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