Stephen King and Philosophy Quotes

“perhaps the problem of evil is a human problem, one of an egotistical mind-set, an anthropocentric bent in our thinking and perspective.”
― Jacob M. Held, Stephen King and Philosophy

“great literature is literature that speaks to deep, fundamental human truths and experience in a way that is relatable to the reader and that may provoke engagement or facilitate insight into these truths and experiences. If these truths and experiences are about breaches of the normal, then surely horror has a place in literature, and in facts may proffer deep engagement with the most profound aspects of our existence. Sometimes only horror can say what needs to be said.”
― Jacob M. Held, Stephen King and Philosophy

“Children think around corners.”
― Jacob M. Held, Stephen King and Philosophy

“It's the role of narrative to... bridge the gap between philosophy as abstract theory, ideas in the ether, and life as lived on the ground.”
― Jacob M. Held, Stephen King and Philosophy

“We are finite, we are temporal, and we are embodied.”
― Jacob M. Held, Stephen King and Philosophy

“For instance, a snob may claim that men dressing in drag and engaging in slapstick humor is beneath them, juvenile, base. Monty Python and the Kids in the Hall is lowbrow humor. But the same phenomena, namely, cross-dressing tomfoolery, is acceptable and high art if it’s done by “The Bard.”
― Jacob M. Held, Stephen King and Philosophy