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Loading... Introducing Philosophy Through Pop Culture: From Socrates to South Park, Hume to Houseby William Irwin
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Introducing Philosophy Through Pop Culture is an excellent beginners book to philosophy. This book covers the a wide breadth of philosophical topics, but written in an easy-to-understand format. Furthermore, analogies are made to contemporary popular culture icons, including South Park, Harry Potter, the Office and more. This is a great book for those interested in philosophy, and could be used in the classroom. ( ) no reviews | add a review
"What can South Park tell us about Socrates and the nature of evil? How does The Office help us to understand Sartre and existentialist ethics? Can Battlestar Galactica shed light on the existence of God? Introducing Philosophy Through Pop Culture uses popular culture to illustrate important philosophical concepts and the work of the major philosophers. With examples from film, television, and music including South Park, The Matrix , X-Men, Batman, Harry Potter, Metallica and Lost, even the most abstract and complex philosophical ideas become easier to grasp. This unique, thorough introduction to philosophy features essays from the Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture series, as well as newly-commissioned chapters. From metaphysics to epistemology; from ethics to the meaning of life, Introducing Philosophy through Pop Culture makes philosophy as engaging as popular culture itself"-- No library descriptions found. |
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