Blog Post on Doctor Who And Philosophy

The overall main idea of the book Doctor Who And Philosophy is discussing the idea's that the TV series conveys. They talk of the controversial issues that arise in Doctor Who, but not just about Doctor Who in general. The book mentions time travel, both the possibility and how time travel would be possible, and because the doctor can regenerate, they talked about regeneration and how it would be possible. This was written by many different people, and each had different opinions. One writer, Greg Littmann believed that regeneration is when the physical aspects of a person might stay the same or change, but the mental aspects of a person change the much. He says,"If you looked at The Doctor, he might look the same. But really is that how you identify someone? He might look the same, but his personality is different." This shows that the Doctor changes after each regeneration, even though he is the same person on the outside and in the way he behaves. In terms of time travel, there are many different theories. Many people believe that time is always occurring, and so that time travel would just be like stepping from one place to another, without disturbing anything. There are many other theories too, saying that time travel could erase your existence, such as killing your grandfather in the past, would you be born?
The authors use craft moves by connecting what their chapters are about to their own lives. They talk about how they discovered Doctor Who and what it means to them before starting to talk about the scientific info and facts. In the beginning of the book it says,"whatever doctor that abducted you into the world of Doctor Who". This creates a humorous tone that invites readers to continue reading the book. I think the authors want readers to think deeper about Doctor Who, and not just about the characters, but how Doctor Who is made up. They want us to explore possibilities and think about a side of Doctor Who most viewers have never seen. They want us to feel intrigued by the massive world of Doctor Who.
What I will take away from this book will not only be more information about Doctor Who, but how much I have learned about science fiction. Not only did I learn more about time travel and regeneration, but I can apply this to science fiction shows I watch. Now when I watch an episode of Doctor Who, I will be able to understand the themes that pop up. My thinking has been changed by growing larger, and being mistaken in the idea that their is not much to know about the philosophy of Doctor Who. Many of the passages I didn't mention were also very interesting, such as what we consider something "horror", how something is called "beautiful", and how we define species. This is not alone about Doctor Who, and I think that someone who didn't even watch the show could still find this a very good read. Some more things I want to know is what the characters in Doctor Who think, besides the Doctor, because the book was more focused on outside knowledge. All in all, I thought it was a great book and would recommend it to anybody, whether they watched Doctor Who or not.