The Big Lebowski and Philosophy

Keeping Your Mind Limber with Abiding Wisdom
Herausgegeben von Irwin, William; Fosl, Peter S.

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Produktbeschreibung

Celebrate the Dude with an abiding look at the philosophy behind The Big Lebowski

Is the Dude a bowling-loving stoner or a philosophical genius living the good life? Naturally, it's the latter, and The Big Lebowski and Philosophy explains why. Enlisting the help of great thinkers like Plato and Nietzsche, the book explores the movie's hidden philosophical layers, cultural reflection, and political commentary. It also answers key questions, including: The Dude abides, but is abiding a virtue? Is the Dude an Americanized version of the Taoist way of life? How does The Big Lebowski illustrate the Just War Theory? How does bowling help Donny, Walter, and the Dude oppose nihilism? Yes, the Dude is deep, and so is this book. Don't watch the movie-or go to Lebowski Fest-without it.
Explores many of The Big Lebowski's key themes, such as nihilism, war and politics, money and materialism, idealism and morality, history, and more
Gives you new perspective on the movie's characters--the Dude, the Big Lebowski, Walter Sobchak, Donny, Maude Lebowski, Bunny Lebowski, and others
Helps you appreciate the Coen Brothers classic even more with the insights of Aristotle, Epicurus, Kant, Derrida, and other philosophical heavyweights

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Produktdetails

• The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series .
• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Mai 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 414g
• ISBN-13: 9781118074565
• ISBN-10: 1118074564
• Artikelnr.: 34570691

Autorenporträt

Peter S. Fosl is chair of the philosophy program at Transylvania University. Coauthor of The Philosopher's Toolkit, he has contributed to Metallica and Philosophy, Ultimate Lost and Philosophy, Terminator and Philosophy, Heroes and Philosophy, and Twilight and Philosophy. Visit www.PeterFosl.us for more information. William Irwin is a professor of philosophy at King's College in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He originated the philosophy and popular culture genre of books as coeditor of the bestselling The Simpsons and Philosophy and has overseen recent titles including House and Philosophy, Alice in Wonderland and Philosophy, and Inception and Philosophy.

Inhaltsangabe

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: Thanks to Some Real Achievers xi Introduction: Sometimes
There's a Film 1 PART ONE FIRST ROUND ROBIN: TYING IT ALL TOGETHER, OR NOT
1. What Would the Dude Do? Deconstructing the Dude 7 Joseph A. Zeccardi and
Hilda H. Ma 2. The Big Lebowski and Mathematical Logic 24 Craig Jackson
PART TWO SECOND ROUND ROBIN: THOUSANDS OF YEARS OF PHILOSOPHICAL TRADITION,
OR FROM SOCRATES TO SANDY KOUFAX 3. The Dude Abides, but Does He Flourish?
39 Jason T. Eberl 4. "Man Down!": Aristotle, Epicurus, and the Dude on
Friendship and Solidarity 55 Ian O'Loughlin 5. Epicurus and "Contented
Poverty": The Big Lebowski as Epicurean Parable 67 Morgan Rempel 6.
Buddhism, Daoism, and Dudeism 79 Joseph J. Lynch PART THREE THIRD ROUND
ROBIN: OVER THE LINE! 7. Drawing a Line in the Sand: Rules of Aggression in
The Big Lebowski 93 David Svolba and Adam Betz 8. "That Ain't Legal
Either": Rules, Virtue, and Authenticity in The Big Lebowski 106 Troy
Jollimore and Robert C. Jones PART FOUR FOURTH ROUND ROBIN: NOTHING TO BE
AFRAID OF 9. Bowling Our Way out of Nihilism 123 Jeffery Nicholas 10.
Existentialism, Absurdity, and The Big Lebowski 136 Bryan N. Baird 11.
Bowling, Despair, and American Nihilism 147 Evan Brown and Peter S. Fosl
PART FIVE FIFTH ROUND ROBIN: WHAT MAKES A DUDE? 12. The Big Lebowski's
Oedipal Complex 161 Roger Hunt 13. In the Dude, I Abide: Being an Achiever
at Lebowski Fest 174 Julie Dufort and Roseline Lemire-Cadieux 14. "Mr.
Treehorn Treats Objects Like Women, Man": The Dude as Feminist Ally 190 Ben
Almassi 15. "Well, I Do Work, Sir": The Dude and the Value of Sloth 207
Nicolas Michaud PART SIX SIXTH ROUND ROBIN: MARK IT ZERO! 16. "Am I
Wrong?": Walter's Will to Believe 221 Daniel P. Malloy 17. "That's Just
Like, Uh, Your Opinion, Man": Jesus, the Dude, and Ordinary Language
Philosophy 237 Reuben Stern and Sam Wilkinson PART SEVEN SEVENTH ROUND
ROBIN: LIVIN' IN THE PAST 18. Hippies, Jews, and the Philosophy of Memory
251 Clancy Smith 19. "I Don't Roll on Shabbas!": Jewish Identity and the
Meaning of History in The Big Lebowski 262 Joseph A. Edelheit CONTRIBUTORS:
The Rest of the Dude's Bowling Team 275 INDEX: Little of This, Little of
That 283