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Yesterday, browsing through the philosophy section in a bookstore, I noticed some peculiar titles: Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Philosophy: Fear and Trembling in Sunnydale, The Simpsons and Philosophy: The D’oh! of Homer , and The Undead and Philosophy: Chicken Soup for the Soulless. I knew that these pop-culture philosophy hybrid instructional books had become more popular since The Matrix, but I had no idea to what extent. The undead book struck me as particularly interesting with the following question posited on the back:

“Are vampires more morally responsible than zombies?”

Zombies have long been a favorite in Philosophy of Mind courses, pawns in the great debate between dualism and physicalism. I’ve always been a big fan of Zombies and Vampires, despite any alleged philosophical import they have. They’re just cool.

“Zombie Walks,” are all the rage nowadays. I propose that in retaliation for Boston’s hysterically retarded overreaction to Turner’s guerrilla marketing campaign, a massive zombie walk take place through Boston immediately. Let’s show those bitches “terror.”