Seinfeld and Philosophy: A Book About Everything and Nothing - Couverture souple

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ISBN 10 : 0812694090 ISBN 13 : 9780812694093

Editeur : Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S., 1999

Synopsis

Designed for philosophers as well as readers with no particular philosophical background, the essays in this lively book are grouped into four amusing acts. Act One looks at the four Seinfeld characters through a philosophical lens and includes Jerry and Socrates: The Examined Life? Act Two examines historical philosophers from a Seinfeldian standpoint and offers Plato or Nietzsche? Time, Essence, and Eternal Recurrence in Seinfeld. Act Three, Untimely Meditations by the Water Cooler, explores philosophical issues raised by the show, such as, Is it rational for George to do the opposite? And Act Four, Is There Anything Wrong with That?, discusses ethical problems of everyday life using Seinfeld as a basis. Seinfeld and Philosophy also provides a guide to Seinfeld episodes and a chronological list of the philosophers cited in this book.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

How is Jerry like Socrates? Is it rational for George to ''do the opposite? '' Would Simone de Beauvoir say that Elaine is a feminist? Is Kramer stuck in Kierkegaard's aesthetic stage? Seinfeld and Philosophy is both an enlightening look at the most popular sitcom of the decade and an entertaining introduction to philosophy via Seinfeld's plots and characters. These fourteen essays, which explore the ideas of Plato, Aristotle, Lao-Tzu, Heidegger, Kant, Marx, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Sartre, and Wittgenstein, will show readers how to be masters of their philosophical domain.

Biographie de l'auteur

A New York journalist, who graduated from Stanford, Irwin was the brother of Wallace Irwin. He worked as World War I correspondent. His works include: Old Chinatown (1908), A Reporter in Armageddon

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
• Date d'édition: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0812694090
• ISBN 13: 9780812694093
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 224
• Éditeur: Irwin William
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible