The Big bang theory and philosophy [[electronic resource] ] : rock, paper, scissors, Aristotle, Locke / / edited by Dean A. Kowalski |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, NJ, : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., c2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (290 p.) |
Disciplina | 791.45/72 |
Altri autori (Persone) | KowalskiDean A |
Collana | The Blackwell philosophy and pop culture series |
Soggetto topico | Philosophy |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-118-23641-6
1-280-59277-X 9786613622600 1-118-22252-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
The Big Bang Theory and Philosophy: Rock, Paper, Scissors, Aristotle, Locke; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: ""Unraveling the Mysteries""; Part One: ""It all Began on a Warm Summer's Evening in Greece"": Aristotelian Insights; 1: Aristotle on Sheldon Cooper: Ancient Greek Meets Modern Geek; The Life of the Mind; The Ancient Greek and the Modern Geek; The Joy of Geekdom; Geeky Fun and the Purpose of Life; Trial of a Nerd; The Aristotle-Cooper Evaluation; Notes; 2: ""You're a Sucky, Sucky Friend"": Seeking Aristotelian Friendship in The Big Bang Theory
""Do You Have Any Books about Making Friends?""""Did You Ever Consider Making Friends by Being . . . Pleasant?""; ""Kripke! What'd You Say of the Idea of You and I Becoming Friends?""; ""To Make Friends . . . Take an Interest in Their Lives""; ""That's Insane on the Face of It""; ""There Is No Algorithm for Making Friends!""; Notes; 3: The Big Bang Theory on the Use and Abuse of Modern Technology; Some Healthy Webcam-ing; Unhealthy Interactions; Virtual Vengeance; Aristotle's Mean; Aristotle in Television; Bright and Shiny Penny; Where Do We Go?; Notes Part Two: ""Is it Wrong to Say I Love Our Killer Robot?"": Ethics and Virtue4: Feeling Bad about Feeling Good: Is It Morally Wrong to Laugh at Sheldon?; Lorre and Prady on Sheldon Cooper; Diagnosing Sheldon I: Cognitive Impairment; Diagnosing Sheldon II: Sociability; Diagnosing Sheldon III: Functionality; What Is a Disability?; Notes; 5: . . . But Is Wil Wheaton Evil?; The Wheaton Occurrences; The Theodicy Corollary; Beyond Good and Evil Wil-or, the Wrath of Sheldon; The Name-Calling and Line-Cutting Topologies; The Comic Book Paradigm; The Inscrutability Factor; Notes 6: Do We Need a Roommate Agreement?: Pleasure, Selfishness, and Virtue in The Big Bang TheoryThe Giant ""Hedon"" Collider; The Egoism Polarization; The Social Contract Instability; The Aristotelian Virtue Vortex; The Dennis Kim Conundrum; Notes; Part Three: ""Perhaps You Mean a Different Thing Than I Do When You Say 'Science'"": Science, Scientism, and Religion; 7: Getting Fundamental about Doing Physics in The Big Bang Theory; Studies in Sheldonology; A Unified Theory of Sheldon?; Resolving a ""Nonlovers"" Quarrel (about Science); The Pragmatics of the Special Sciences; Notes 8: Sheldon, Leonard, and Leslie: The Three Faces of Quantum GravityThe Methods of Science; Theoretical ""Discoveries""; The String Theory Paradigm; Hang-Ups, Breakups, and New Beginnings; Notes; 9: The One Paradigm to Rule Them All: Scientism and The Big Bang Theory; The Data; The Background; The Controversy; The Ramifications; The Analysis; Notes; 10: Cooper Considerations: Science, Religion, and Family; Magic Maharaja Macs?; Scientist Sons Scolded; Monumental Math Mysteries; Lifelong Lessons; Notes; Part Four: ""I Need Your Opinion on a Matter of Semiotics"": Language and Meaning 11: Wittgenstein and Language Games in The Big Bang Theory |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461629003321 |
Hoboken, NJ, : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., c2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Big bang theory and philosophy [[electronic resource] ] : rock, paper, scissors, Aristotle, Locke / / edited by Dean A. Kowalski |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, NJ, : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., c2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (290 p.) |
Disciplina | 791.45/72 |
Altri autori (Persone) | KowalskiDean A |
Collana | The Blackwell philosophy and pop culture series |
Soggetto topico | Philosophy |
ISBN |
1-118-23641-6
1-280-59277-X 9786613622600 1-118-22252-0 |
Classificazione | PHI000000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
The Big Bang Theory and Philosophy: Rock, Paper, Scissors, Aristotle, Locke; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: ""Unraveling the Mysteries""; Part One: ""It all Began on a Warm Summer's Evening in Greece"": Aristotelian Insights; 1: Aristotle on Sheldon Cooper: Ancient Greek Meets Modern Geek; The Life of the Mind; The Ancient Greek and the Modern Geek; The Joy of Geekdom; Geeky Fun and the Purpose of Life; Trial of a Nerd; The Aristotle-Cooper Evaluation; Notes; 2: ""You're a Sucky, Sucky Friend"": Seeking Aristotelian Friendship in The Big Bang Theory
""Do You Have Any Books about Making Friends?""""Did You Ever Consider Making Friends by Being . . . Pleasant?""; ""Kripke! What'd You Say of the Idea of You and I Becoming Friends?""; ""To Make Friends . . . Take an Interest in Their Lives""; ""That's Insane on the Face of It""; ""There Is No Algorithm for Making Friends!""; Notes; 3: The Big Bang Theory on the Use and Abuse of Modern Technology; Some Healthy Webcam-ing; Unhealthy Interactions; Virtual Vengeance; Aristotle's Mean; Aristotle in Television; Bright and Shiny Penny; Where Do We Go?; Notes Part Two: ""Is it Wrong to Say I Love Our Killer Robot?"": Ethics and Virtue4: Feeling Bad about Feeling Good: Is It Morally Wrong to Laugh at Sheldon?; Lorre and Prady on Sheldon Cooper; Diagnosing Sheldon I: Cognitive Impairment; Diagnosing Sheldon II: Sociability; Diagnosing Sheldon III: Functionality; What Is a Disability?; Notes; 5: . . . But Is Wil Wheaton Evil?; The Wheaton Occurrences; The Theodicy Corollary; Beyond Good and Evil Wil-or, the Wrath of Sheldon; The Name-Calling and Line-Cutting Topologies; The Comic Book Paradigm; The Inscrutability Factor; Notes 6: Do We Need a Roommate Agreement?: Pleasure, Selfishness, and Virtue in The Big Bang TheoryThe Giant ""Hedon"" Collider; The Egoism Polarization; The Social Contract Instability; The Aristotelian Virtue Vortex; The Dennis Kim Conundrum; Notes; Part Three: ""Perhaps You Mean a Different Thing Than I Do When You Say 'Science'"": Science, Scientism, and Religion; 7: Getting Fundamental about Doing Physics in The Big Bang Theory; Studies in Sheldonology; A Unified Theory of Sheldon?; Resolving a ""Nonlovers"" Quarrel (about Science); The Pragmatics of the Special Sciences; Notes 8: Sheldon, Leonard, and Leslie: The Three Faces of Quantum GravityThe Methods of Science; Theoretical ""Discoveries""; The String Theory Paradigm; Hang-Ups, Breakups, and New Beginnings; Notes; 9: The One Paradigm to Rule Them All: Scientism and The Big Bang Theory; The Data; The Background; The Controversy; The Ramifications; The Analysis; Notes; 10: Cooper Considerations: Science, Religion, and Family; Magic Maharaja Macs?; Scientist Sons Scolded; Monumental Math Mysteries; Lifelong Lessons; Notes; Part Four: ""I Need Your Opinion on a Matter of Semiotics"": Language and Meaning 11: Wittgenstein and Language Games in The Big Bang Theory |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790276503321 |
Hoboken, NJ, : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., c2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Big bang theory and philosophy [[electronic resource] ] : rock, paper, scissors, Aristotle, Locke / / edited by Dean A. Kowalski |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, NJ, : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., c2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (290 p.) |
Disciplina | 791.45/72 |
Altri autori (Persone) | KowalskiDean A |
Collana | The Blackwell philosophy and pop culture series |
Soggetto topico | Philosophy |
ISBN |
1-118-23641-6
1-280-59277-X 9786613622600 1-118-22252-0 |
Classificazione | PHI000000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
The Big Bang Theory and Philosophy: Rock, Paper, Scissors, Aristotle, Locke; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: ""Unraveling the Mysteries""; Part One: ""It all Began on a Warm Summer's Evening in Greece"": Aristotelian Insights; 1: Aristotle on Sheldon Cooper: Ancient Greek Meets Modern Geek; The Life of the Mind; The Ancient Greek and the Modern Geek; The Joy of Geekdom; Geeky Fun and the Purpose of Life; Trial of a Nerd; The Aristotle-Cooper Evaluation; Notes; 2: ""You're a Sucky, Sucky Friend"": Seeking Aristotelian Friendship in The Big Bang Theory
""Do You Have Any Books about Making Friends?""""Did You Ever Consider Making Friends by Being . . . Pleasant?""; ""Kripke! What'd You Say of the Idea of You and I Becoming Friends?""; ""To Make Friends . . . Take an Interest in Their Lives""; ""That's Insane on the Face of It""; ""There Is No Algorithm for Making Friends!""; Notes; 3: The Big Bang Theory on the Use and Abuse of Modern Technology; Some Healthy Webcam-ing; Unhealthy Interactions; Virtual Vengeance; Aristotle's Mean; Aristotle in Television; Bright and Shiny Penny; Where Do We Go?; Notes Part Two: ""Is it Wrong to Say I Love Our Killer Robot?"": Ethics and Virtue4: Feeling Bad about Feeling Good: Is It Morally Wrong to Laugh at Sheldon?; Lorre and Prady on Sheldon Cooper; Diagnosing Sheldon I: Cognitive Impairment; Diagnosing Sheldon II: Sociability; Diagnosing Sheldon III: Functionality; What Is a Disability?; Notes; 5: . . . But Is Wil Wheaton Evil?; The Wheaton Occurrences; The Theodicy Corollary; Beyond Good and Evil Wil-or, the Wrath of Sheldon; The Name-Calling and Line-Cutting Topologies; The Comic Book Paradigm; The Inscrutability Factor; Notes 6: Do We Need a Roommate Agreement?: Pleasure, Selfishness, and Virtue in The Big Bang TheoryThe Giant ""Hedon"" Collider; The Egoism Polarization; The Social Contract Instability; The Aristotelian Virtue Vortex; The Dennis Kim Conundrum; Notes; Part Three: ""Perhaps You Mean a Different Thing Than I Do When You Say 'Science'"": Science, Scientism, and Religion; 7: Getting Fundamental about Doing Physics in The Big Bang Theory; Studies in Sheldonology; A Unified Theory of Sheldon?; Resolving a ""Nonlovers"" Quarrel (about Science); The Pragmatics of the Special Sciences; Notes 8: Sheldon, Leonard, and Leslie: The Three Faces of Quantum GravityThe Methods of Science; Theoretical ""Discoveries""; The String Theory Paradigm; Hang-Ups, Breakups, and New Beginnings; Notes; 9: The One Paradigm to Rule Them All: Scientism and The Big Bang Theory; The Data; The Background; The Controversy; The Ramifications; The Analysis; Notes; 10: Cooper Considerations: Science, Religion, and Family; Magic Maharaja Macs?; Scientist Sons Scolded; Monumental Math Mysteries; Lifelong Lessons; Notes; Part Four: ""I Need Your Opinion on a Matter of Semiotics"": Language and Meaning 11: Wittgenstein and Language Games in The Big Bang Theory |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910816077003321 |
Hoboken, NJ, : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., c2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Palgrave Handbook of Popular Culture As Philosophy |
Autore | Johnson David Kyle |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2024 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (2127 pages) |
Disciplina | 306.01 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
KowalskiDean A
LayChris S. EngelsKimberly |
ISBN | 9783031246852 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910855379403321 |
Johnson David Kyle | ||
Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2024 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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