Introducing Philosophy Through Pop Culture

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Introducing Philosophy Through Pop Culture

From Socrates to South Park, Hume to House

Philosophy Popular philosophy Popular culture

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Language: English

Published by: Wiley-Blackwell

Published on: 18th November 2011

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 638 Kb

ISBN: 9781444390988


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

Features key essays from across the Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture series, as well as helpful editorial material and a glossary of philosophical terms

From metaphysics to epistemology; from ethics to the meaning of life, this unique introduction makes philosophy as engaging as popular culture itself

Supplementary website available with teaching guides, sample materials and links to further resources at www.pop-philosophy.org

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