Philosophy and the Interpretation of Pop Culture
Aristotle analyzed the popular art of his time: the tragedies and epics. Why should philosophers today not do likewise? Perhaps we can learn something from children's stories by subverting the dominant paradigm of adult authority and admitting with Socrates that we don't know all the answers. Perhaps Batman has ethical lessons to teach that generalize beyond the pages of comic books. Is it better to like Mozart than it is to like Madonna? Kurt Cobain gave voice to the attitude of a generation, singing, 'Here we are, now entertain us.' Is entertainment a bad thing, or could it actually have value-and not just instrumental value?
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Produktdetails
Weitere Autoren: Irwin, William (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-0-7425-5174-9
- EAN: 9780742551749
- Produktnummer: 2329324
- Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2006
- Seitenangabe: 306 S.
- Masse: H23.5 cm x B15.7 cm x D2.2 cm 625 g
- Abbildungen: HC gerader Rücken kaschiert
- Gewicht: 625
Über den Autor
William Irwin is Chair of the Philosophy Department at King's College in Pennsylvania, where he teaches a course on Eastern Philosophy. Irwin originated the philosophy and popular culture genre of books with Seinfeld and Philosophy in 1999. The Simpsons and Philosophy, The Matrix and Philosophy, and many other books followed.
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