South Park and Philosophy
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South Park and Philosophy

You Know, I Learned Something Today

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eBook - PDF

South Park and Philosophy

You Know, I Learned Something Today

About this book

If you think Saddam and Satan make a kinky couple, wait till you get a load of South Park and Philosophy. Get your Big Wheels ready, because we're going for a ride, as 22 philosophers take us down the road to understanding the big-picture issues in this small mountain town.

  • A smart and candid look at one of television's most subversive and controversial shows, celebrating its 10th anniversary this year
  • Draws close parallels between the irreverent nature of South Park and the inquiring and skeptical approach of philosophy
  • Addresses the perennial questions of the show, and the contemporary social and political issues that inspire each episode
  • Uses familiar characters and episodes to illustrate topics such as moral relativism, freedom of expression, gay marriage, blasphemy, democracy, feminism, animal ethics, existential questions and much more
  • makes you laugh out loud

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Information

Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Year
2009
Print ISBN
9781405161602
eBook ISBN
9781405181532
Edition
1
Topic
Philosophy
Subtopic
Philosophy History & Theory

Table of contents

  1. The Super Best Contributors
  2. Sucking Balls and Fucking Off An Introduction to the Bothersome South Park and Philosophy Robert Arp
  3. Part One Taking South Park Seriously ...M ’Kay
  4. 1 Flatulence and Philosophy A Lot of Hot Air, or the Corruption of Youth? William W. Young III
  5. 2 Is It Okay to Laugh at South Park ? Catherine Yu
  6. 3 Blasphemous Humor in South Park Kevin J. Murtagh
  7. 4 The Chewbacca Defense A South Park Logic Lesson Robert Arp
  8. Part Two The Fab Four
  9. 5 You Know,I Learned Something Today Stan Marsh and the Ethics of Belief Henry Jacoby
  10. 6 Respect My Authorita! Is Cartman “The Law,” and Even If He Is,Why Should We Obey Him? Mark D. White
  11. 7 Oh My God!They Killed Kenny ...Again Kenny and Existentialism Karin Fry
  12. 8 The Philosophical Passion of the Jew Kyle the Philosopher William J. Devlin
  13. Part Three The Republic of South Park
  14. 9 The Invisible Gnomes and the Invisible Hand South Park and Libertarian Philosophy Paul A. Cantor
  15. 10 South Park and the Open Society Defending Democracy Through Satire David Valleau Curtis and Gerald J. Erion
  16. 11 “Vote or Die,Bitch ” – The Myth that Every Vote Counts and the Pitfalls of a Two-Party System John Scott Gray
  17. Part Four Ethics:Dude ...Gay Muslims Don ’t Eat Veal
  18. 12 They Satirized My Prophet ... Those Bastards!South Park and Blasphemy David R. Koepsell
  19. 13 You Can ’t Get Married, You ’re Faggots Mrs. Garrison and the Gay Marriage Debate Jacob M. Held
  20. 14 Just Don ’t Kill Baby Cows Cynthia McWilliams
  21. 15 Four-Assed Monkeys Genetics and Gen-Ethics in Small-Town Colorado Scott Calef
  22. Part Five Who the Fuck Are You? Whores,Robots,and Bodies
  23. 16 Raisins,Whores,and Boys Gender and Sexuality in South Park Ellen Miller
  24. 17 AWESOM-O and the Possibility and Implications of Arti •cial Intelligence Randall M. Jensen
  25. 18 Stan ’s Future Self and Evil Cartman Personal Identity in South Park Shai Biderman
  26. Part Six Satan,Suffering,Super Best Friends,and Song
  27. 19 Cartmanland and the Problem of Evil David Kyle Johnson
  28. 20 Religious Pluralism and The Super Best Friends Jeffrey Dueck
  29. 21 Aesthetic Value,Ethos, and Phil Collins The Power of Music in South Park Per F. Broman
  30. 22 Satan Lord of Darkness in South Park Cosmology Dale Jacquette
  31. Special Surprise Bonus!
  32. Screw You Guys ...I ’m Going Home Acknowledgments
  33. Chef ’s Salty Ball-less index