If you think Saddam and Satan make a kinky couple, wait till you get a load of "South Park and Philosophy." Get your Big Wheels ready, because we're going for a ride, as 22 philosophers take us down the road to understanding the big-picture issues in this small mountain town. A smart and candid look at one of television's most subversive and controversial shows, celebrating its 10th anniversary this year Draws close parallels between the irreverent nature of "South Park" and the inquiring and skeptical approach of philosophy Addresses the perennial questions of the show, and the contemporary social and political issues that inspire each episode Uses familiar characters and episodes to illustrate topics such as moral relativism, freedom of expression, gay marriage, blasphemy, democracy, feminism, animal ethics, existential questions and much more makes you laugh out loud
South Park and Philosophy (The Blackwell Philosophy & Pop Culture Series) - You Know, I Learned Something Today
Robert Arp
Wiley-Blackwell
2006
256 páginas
8h 32m
ISBN-10: 1405161604
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Robert Arp
Professor adjunto de Filosofia no Maple Woods e no Johnson County Community College, ambos no Kansas. Com Ph.D. pela Saint Louis University, especializou-se em Filosofia da Biologia, Filosofia da Mente e Filosofia Moderna. Membro da Associação Filosófica Americana e da Associação de Filosofia da Ciência, escreveu numerosos artigos, editou South Park and Philosophy (2006), coeditou Contemporary Debates in Philosophy of Biology(2009) e é autor de Scenario Visualization: An Evolutionary Account of Creative Problem Solving (2008) e An Integrated Approach to the Philosophy of Mind (2010).
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