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Arrested Development and Philosophy : They've Made a Huge Mistake by Kristopher G. Phillips (2011, Trade Paperback)
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PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-10047057559X
ISBN-139780470575598
eBay Product ID (ePID)17038261878
Product Key Features
Book TitleArrested Development and Philosophy : They've Made a Huge Mistake
Number of Pages272 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicTelevision / General, General
Publication Year2011
GenrePhilosophy, Performing Arts
AuthorKristopher G. Phillips
Book SeriesThe Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight13.3 Oz
Item Length9.1 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2011-038095
Dewey Edition23
Series Volume Number18
Dewey Decimal791.45/72
Table Of ContentACKNOWLEDGMENTS : And Now a Few Words from the New CEOs of the Bluth Company ix INTRODUCTION 1 Kristopher Phillips PART ONE FAMILY FIRST 1 Is the Examined Life a Huge Mistake?: Happiness, Self-Knowledge, and the Bluths 7 Jason Southworth and Ruth Tallman 2 Kissing Cousins: Incest, Naturalism, and the Yuck Factor 23 Deborah R. Barnbaum 3 Freudian Arrested Development 33 Tim Jung 4 Don't Know Thyself: Gob and the Wisdom of Bad Faith 46 Daniel P. Malloy PART TWO A BUSINESS MODEL 5 Dr. Fünke's 100 Percent Natural Good-Time Alienation Solution 61 Jeff Ewing 6 Family First: How Not to Run a Business 73 Brett Gaul 7 Bourgeois Bluths: Arrested Development and Class Status 85 Rachel McKinney PART THREE SOME HUGE MISTAKES 8 What Whitey Isn't Ready to Hear: Social Identity in Arrested Development 99 J. Jeremy Wisnewski 9 "I Just Blue Myself": The Use and Abuse of Language in Arrested Development 111 M. E. Verrochi 10 To Bias Tobias: Gender Identity, Sexuality, and Arrested Development 123 Darci Doll 11 I'm Oscar.com: The Problem(s) of Personal Identity in Arrested Development 136 Kristopher Phillips PART FOUR THE ONE WHERE THEY DO EPISTEMOLOGY 12 You Can't Do Magic: Gob Bluth and the Illusionists' Craft 151 Michael Cholbi 13 Is Justified True Bluth Belief Knowledge? 162 Brett Coppenger and Kristopher Phillips 14 Bunkers and Balls: Arrested Development, Underdetermination, and the Theory-ladenness of Observation 172 Michael Da Silva PART FIVE SOLID AS IRAQ: POLITICS AND ETHICS ARRESTED 15 No Touching! George Sr.'s Brush with Treason 185 Douglas Paletta and Paul Franco 16 "I've Made a Huge Mistake": George Oscar Bluth Jr. and the Role of Error in Character Development 197 Christopher C. Kirby, Jonathan Hillard, and Mathew Holmes 17 The Comedy of Contradiction 210 Erin Fay and Willie Young PARTS IX: AND ON THE EPILOGUE . . . 18 And Now the Story of a Wealthy Family Who Lost Everything: Arrested Development, Narrative, and How We Find Meaning 227 Tyler Shores CONTRIBUTORS: Banana Stand Employee Roster 241 INDEX: Banana Stand Inventory 247
SynopsisA smart philosophical look at the cult hit television show, Arrested Development Arrested Development earned six Emmy awards, a Golden Globe award, critical acclaim, and a loyal cult following--and then it was canceled. Fortunately, this book steps into the void left by the show's premature demise by exploring the fascinating philosophical issues at the heart of the quirky Bluths and their comic exploits. Whether it's reflecting on Gob's self-deception or digging into Tobias's double entendres, you'll watch your favorite scenes and episodes of the show in a whole new way. Takes an entertaining look at the philosophical ideas and tensions in the show's plots and themes Gives you new insights about the Bluth family and other characters: Is George Michael's crush on his cousin unnatural? Is it immoral for Lindsay to lie about stealing clothes to hide the fact that she has a job? Are the pictures really of bunkers or balls? Lets you sound super-smart as you rattle off the names of great philosophers like Sartre and Aristotle to explain key characters and episodes of the show Packed with thought-provoking insights, Arrested Development and Philosophy is essential reading for anyone who wants to know more about their late, lamented TV show. And it'll keep you entertained until the long-awaited Arrested Development movie finally comes out. (Whenever that is.), A smart philosophical look at the cult hit television show, Arrested Development Arrested Development earned six Emmy awards, a Golden Globe award, critical acclaim, and a loyal cult following--and then it was canceled., ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT AND PHILOSOPHY Is George Michael's crush on his cousin unnatural? Is it immoral for Lindsay to lie about stealing clothes to hide her job? Is Gob better off living his life in bad faith? What inferences can we draw from Tobias's double-entendres? Are the pictures really of bunkers or balls? The Bluth family's faults, foibles, and character flaws are so excruciatingly familiar that we squirm in painful recognition of the outrageous impulses that we all have but would never act on. The Bluths seem utterly unaware of the gaping distance between their behavior and accepted social norms. Lurking behind this craziness are large moral and philosophical issues to be explored. From Plato to Aristotle, from Descartes to Marx, Arrested Development and Philosophy draws from great philosophical minds to shed new light on the show's key questions and captivating themes, including the nature of self-knowledge and happiness, business ethics and capitalist alienation, social class, the role of error in character development, and much more., Is George Michaels crush on his cousin unnatural? Is it immoral for Lindsay to lie about stealing clothes to hide her job? Is Gob better off living his life in bad faith? What inferences can we draw from Tobiass double-entendres? Are the pictures really of bunkers or balls? The Bluth familys faults, foibles, and character flaws are so excruciatingly familiar that we squirm in painful recognition of the outrageous impulses that we all have but would never act on. The Bluths seem utterly unaware of the gaping distance between their behavior and accepted social norms. Lurking behind this craziness are large moral and philosophical issues to be explored. From Plato to Aristotle, from Descartes to Marx, Arrested Development and Philosophy draws from great philosophical minds to shed new light on the shows key questions and captivating themes, including the nature of self-knowledge and happiness, business ethics and capitalist alienation, social class, the role of error in character development, and much more. To learn more about the Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture series, visit www.andphilosophy.com
LC Classification NumberPN1992.77.A785A77
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