Skoble, each of whom also wrote one of the eighteen essays in the book the book was released on february 28, 2001, as the second volume. No less an authority than homer simpson himself has declared. Erion, raja halwani, jason holt, william irwin, kelley. Feb 28, 2001 the doh of homer, edited by irwin et al. This unconventional and lighthearted introduction to t. The simpsons and philosophy by edited by william irwin used. This unconventional and lighthearted introduction to the ideas of the major western philosophers examines the simpsons. Skoble overview a group of philosophers examines the simpsonsbeyond the jokes, the crudeness, and the attacks on societyas a clever display of irony, social criticism, and philosophical thought.
The simpsons and philosophy by william irwin, 9780812694338, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Now irwin and company have regrouped to focus on matt groenings popular, longrunning animated series, the simpsons. Once again, open court applauded the idea, and if youre reading this, youre obviously at least a little interested in either philosophy, the simpsons, or both. In irwins earlier anthology, seinfeld and philosophy. The d oh of homer is compilation of simpsonian essays written by working philosophers as far as i can tell, working philosopher is an oxymoron on various subjects. The simpsons and philosophy by edited by william irwin. The twocredit course called animated philosophy and religion, is the brainchild of professors kimberly blessing and anthony sciglitano. The simpsons and philosophy doh of homer william irwin. Required reading includes the simpsons and philosophy. Welcome to the desert of the real, and several more. William irwin born 1970 is professor of philosophy at kings college in wilkesbarre, pennsylvania and is best known for originating the philosophy and popular culture book genre with seinfeld and philosophy.
The simpsons and philosophy by william irwin, 9780812694338, available at book depository with free. When the popular comedy seinfeld was going off the air, william irwin had a quirky ideaa collection of philosophical essays on the show about nothing. A crash course in brain surgery the blackwell philosophy and pop culture series series by william irwin. Homer and aristotle raja halwani lisa and american antiintellectualism aeon j. Buy the paperback book the simpsons and philosophy. Here we can find out about irony and the meaning of life, the politics of the nuclear family, marxism in springfield, the elusiveness of happiness, popular parody as a form of tribute, and why we. The simpsons and philosophy ebooks by william irwin. The writers begin with an examination of the characters. This book includes contributions from 18 philosophy academics. Seinfeld and philosophy in his recent book, seinfeld and philosophy, dr. Review of seinfeld and philosophy and the simpsons and philosophy. Edited by william irwin, mark conard, and aeon skoble. This unconventional and lighthearted introduction to the ideas of the major western philosophers examines the simpsons tvs favorite animated family.
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