James B. South, Chair of the Philosophy Department at Marquette University, loves philosophizing about Buffy the Vampire Slayer. He has edited a book called Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Philosophy: Fear and Trembling in Sunnydale.
Other books in the “Popular Culture and Philosophy” series, of which South’s book is number 4, include Harry Potter and Philosophy: If Aristotle Ran Hogwarts and The Lord of the Rings and Philosophy: One Book to Rule Them All.
(Thanks to investigator Josh Jasper for bringing the complete series to our attention.)