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David Kyle Johnson Editor

David Kyle Johnson is Professor of Philosophy at Kings College, Pennsylvania, US. He has published extensively on philosophy and popular culture. His books include The Myths that Stole Christmas: Seven Misconceptions that Hijacked the Holiday (Humanist Press, 2015), Inception and Philosophy: Because It’s Never Just a Dream (editor) (Wiley-Blackwell, 2012) (This book has been translated into Chinese and is also available on Audible.com.), Introducing Philosophy Through Pop Culture: From Socrates to South Park, Hume to House (co-editor) (Wiley-Blackwell, 2010) and Heroes and Philosophy: Buy the Book, Save the World (editor) (Wiley-Blackwell, 2009). Johnson also presents a series of e-lectures on pop culture as philosophy for The Great Courses, a part of the Teaching Company. He has appeared on The Huffington Post Live, presented on his book Inception and Philosophy for the Authors@Google program at Google headquarters and writes a Blog for Psychology Today.