Introducing philosophy through pop culture [[electronic resource] ] : from Socrates to South Park, Hume to House / / edited by William Irwin and David Kyle Johnson

• Pubblicazione: Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (380 p.)
• Disciplina: 100
• Soggetto topico: Philosophy and civilization; Popular culture - Philosophy
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: IrwinWilliam <1970-> JohnsonDavid Kyle
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introducing Philosophy through Pop Culture; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I What is Philosophy?; Part II Epistemology; Part III Metaphysics; Part IV Philosophy of Religion; Part V Ethics; Part VI Challenges to Traditional Ethics; Part VII Social and Political Philosophy; Part VIII Eastern Views; Part IX The Meaning of Life; Glossary; Notes on Contributors; Sources; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 c
• Titolo autorizzato: Introducing philosophy through pop culture
• ISBN: 1-282-71230-6; 9786612712302; 1-4443-9097-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910460033403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II