J. Jeremy Wisnewski

Family Guy and Philosophy

Ed. by J. J. Wisnewski

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Family Guy and Philosophy brings together low-brow, potty-mouthed, cartoon humor and high-brow philosophical reflection to deliver an outrageously hilarious and clever exploration of one of TV's most unrelenting families. Ok, it's not that high-brow.
A sharp, witty and absurd exploration of one of television's most unrelenting families, the stars of one of the biggest-selling TV series ever on DVD, now in its fourth season
Tackles the perennial positions of Family Guy at the same time as contemplating poignant philosophical issues
Takes an introspective look at what this show can teach us about ethics, ego, religion, death, and of course, time-travel
Considers whether Family Guy is really a vehicle for conservative politics, and whether we should be offended by the show, as well as diving into the philosophy of the cast

Produktdetails

• The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series
• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. August 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 310g
• ISBN-13: 9781405163163
• ISBN-10: 140516316X
• Artikelnr.: 22725008

Autorenporträt

J. Jeremy Wisnewski is Assistant Professor at Hartwick College. He is the author of Wittgenstein and Ethical Inquiry: A Defense of Ethics as Clarification (2007) and The Politics of Agency: Toward a Pragmatic Approach to Philosophical Anthropology (2008). He is also the editor of The Office and Philosophy (Blackwell, 2008).

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents. Acknowledgments: These people are freakin' sweet
[Acknowledgements]. You Better Not Read This, Pal: An Introduction to
Family Guy and Philosophy: J. Jeremy Wisnewski. Part I. Those Good Ole'
Fashion Values on which we used to rely. 1. Killing the Griffins: A
Murderous Exposition of Postmodernism: J. Jeremy Wisnewski (Hartwick
College). 2. Family Guy and God: Should Believers Take Offense?: Ray J.
VanArragon (Bethel University). 3. Quagmire, Virtue, and Perversity: Shaun
Miller (Weber State University). 4. Francis Griffin and the Church of the
Holy Fonz: Religious Exclusivism and "Real" Religion: David Kyle Johnson
(King's College). Part II. Lucky there's a family guy! (And what a
family!). 5. Let Us Now Praise Clueless Men: Peter Griffin and Philosophy:
Jerry Samet (Brandeis University). 6. Lois: Portrait of a Mother (Or,
Nevermind Death, Motherhood is a Bitch): Stephanie Empey (University of
California, Riverside). 7. Mmmyez: Stewie and the Seven Deadly Sins: Sharon
M. Kaye (John Carroll University). 8. The Other Children: The Significance
of Meg and Chris: P. Sue Dohnimm. 9. He Thinks He's People: How Brian Made
Personhood for the Dogs: Daniel Malloy (Appalachian State University). Part
III. He-he-he-he-he. You expected more lyrics, but you're getting logic,
comedy, and the logic of comedy. 10. The Logic of Expectation: Family Guy
and the Non Sequitur: Jonah P.B. Goldwater (Baruch College). 11. What Are
You Laughing At (And Why)? Exploring the Humor of Family Guy: Andrew
Terjesen (Washington and Lee University). 12. Thinkin' is Freakin' Sweet:
Family Guy and Fallacies: Robert Arp (Florida State University). 13. The
Simpsons Already Did It! This Show Is A Freakin' Rip-Off!: Shai Biderman
(Boston University) and William J. Devlin (Boston University). Part IV.
Family Problems. 14. Is Brian More of a "Person" than Peter? Of Wills,
Wantons, and Wives: Mark D. White (College of Staten Island). 15. The Ego
is a Housewife Named Lois: Robert Sharp (University of Alabama). 16. The
Lives and Times of Stewie Griffin: Tuomas Manninen (Arizona State
University West). 17. Kierkegaard and the Norm (MacDonald) of Death: Adam
Buben (University of South Florida). Appendix: Everything you ever needed
to know about Meg Griffin, as compiled by the contributors. Notes on
Contributors: What the deuce!?! They're real! (Most of them, anyway)
[Contributor Bios]. Index: He-he-he-he-he-he ... You read books [Index]