Pop Culture Philosopher David Kyle Johnson Writes Commentary for TRESE as Philosophy

Pop culture and philosophy academic David Kyle Johnson writes the following commentary for TRESE as Philosophy, the inaugural volume for the Pinoy Pop Culture as Philosophy series by Aletheia Publishing:

“I’m thrilled to see the ‘as philosophy’ approach flourishing beyond the Western canon and into Filipino popular culture. TRESE as Philosophy not only brings rigorous philosophical insight to a rich cultural phenomenon but also helps bring philosophy itself to the people, where it truly belongs. This is exactly the kind of creative, accessible, and cross-cultural engagement our field needs.”

David Kyle Johnson is the editor-in-chief of the Palgrave Handbook of Popular Culture as Philosophy and also regularly writes and edits volumes for William Irwin’s celebrated Philosophy and Pop Culture series (published by Blackwell-Wiley). This includes the recent volumes Black Mirror and Philosophy: Dark Reflections and a second edition of Introducing Philosophy through Popular Culture (with William Irwin).

In his book's "AS PHILOSOPHY" perspective, creators are "not only inspired by philosophy, or use ideas they learned in philosophy class, but they can convey philosophical points, raise philosophical questions, and even make philosophical arguments t.. [thus] the works they produce can be philosophy, and as a result are worth philosophical examination" (Johnson, 2023, xiii).

David Kyle Johnson earned his Ph.D. at the University of Oklahoma. His specializations include metaphysics, logical and scientific reasoning, and philosophy of religion, and he has published articles in journals such as Sophia, Religious Studies, Think, Philo, SHERM (Socio-Historical Examination of Religion and Ministry), Religions, Philosophia Christi, and Science, Religion and Culture.