Comparing Stackhouse's True Blood And Philosophy

The book, True Blood and Philosophy, explains and shows different reasons to critically think and analyze the different concepts of basic philosophy. It is divided into five sections, with three essays each: one on ethics, one on politics, one on sexuality and gender, one on the supernatural and divine, and one on metaphysics. The actual show, True Blood, is based on a telepathic waitress named Sookie Stackhouse as she encounters a strange new supernatural world when she meets the mysterious Bill, a southern Louisiana gentleman and vampire. True Blood and Philosophy recalls on some of history's greatest philosophers to compare such ideas as Sookie and the metaphysics of mindreading, Maryann and sacrificial religion, werewolves, shapeshifters

This is discussed in the section, “Are Vampires Unnatural”. The main argument that defines vampires being unnatural is that they go against the basic understanding of natural order. However, as the famous greek philosopher Aristotle pointed out, “we do not truly understand something unless we understand the various causes that explain why that thing behaves as it does and how it came to the natural world” (Irwin 2010). As Sookie deals with her attraction to Bill, trying to figure out whether it's right or wrong, Gran advises her, “I just think there is a purpose for everything that God creates, whether it's a unique ability or a cup of overpriced coffee with too much milk . . . or a vampire. God will reveal that purpose when the time is right” (Irwin 2010). Gran’s remark highlights a difference between Aristotle's idea of a final cause and the way in which later interpreters understood the concept. Aristotle's final cause was simply about intrinsic finality. This means that “the purpose of a thing was always considered with reference to the individual nature of the creature, the fulfillment of its own inherent potential” (Irwin