Philosophy, Law, Crime and Society, and Popular Culture
A special issue of Philosophies (ISSN 2409-9287).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2026 | Viewed by 12
Special Issue Editor
2. College of Law, Florida A & M University, Orlando, FL 32801, USA
3. Law Offices of the Public Defender, 10th Judicial Circuit, Bartow, FL 33831-9000, USA
Interests: philosophy and law; law; crime; culture & society
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In the early 2000s, a novel way of popularizing rigorous philosophical thinking emerged. Philosophers like William Irwin and George Reisch began to edit volumes on two seemingly disparate cultural domains: popular culture on the one hand and academic philosophy on the other. Bridging the gap between these two realms, philosophers sought to illustrate and explain philosophical ideas by employing popular TV series, movies, song lyrics, and video games, among others. Despite the ubiquity of movies, television shows, and other popular cultural artifacts that focus on law and crime, the expansion of philosophy and popular culture to analyze how “law,” “crime,” “citizenry”, and “society” are constructed and interact with each other is relatively under-explored.
This Special Issue provides a platform to discuss from a foundational perspective the latest advancements and possible future directions in analyzing, law, crime, culture and society in relation to philosophy and popular culture. Individual contributions may focus on either theoretical or practical issues. Contributions are encouraged from researchers in various fields including philosophy, law, psychology, sociology, film, media studies, communication, English, humanities, history, and more, reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of this research.
This Special Issue aims to foster and further a dialog between theoretically and practically oriented specialists, aligning with the journal’s goal to promote the integration of philosophy, science, technology, and culture. We invite papers that are aimed at an interdisciplinary audience with philosophical interests, and therefore with very diverse intellectual backgrounds. The authors should avoid involving highly technical terminology, domain-specific concepts, and methods, and if such involvement is necessary, it should be accompanied by ample explanation.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but not limited to) the following: Epistemology, Law, Crime and Popular Culture; Freedom and Determinism, Law, Crime and Popular Culture; Ethics, Law, Crime and Popular Culture; Social and Political Philosophy, Law, Crime and Popular Culture; Metaphysics, Law, Crime and Popular Culture; Race, Law, Crime and Popular Culture; Justice, Law, Crime and Popular Culture; Feminism, Law, Crime and Popular Culture; Philosophy and Monsters, Law, Crime and Popular Culture; Philosophy, Terrorism, Law, Crime and Popular Culture.
I look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Caroline Picart
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- philosophy
- law
- crime
- society
- popular culture
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