Part 1 Acknowledgements Part 2 1. Philosophy Engages Popular Culture: An Introduction Part 3 Part I: Philosophy and Popular Culture Chapter 4 2. Philosophy and the Probably Impossible Chapter 5 3. Philosophy as/and/of Popular Culture Chapter 6 4. Allusion and Intention in Popular Art Chapter 7 5. On the Ties That Bind: Characters, the Emotions, and the Popular Fictions Chapter 8 6. Liking What's Good: Why Should We? Chapter 9 7. Popular Art and Entertainment Value Part 10 Part II: Interpretation and Popular Art Forms Chapter 11 8. Popular Culture and Spontaneous Order: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Tube Chapter 12 9. From Horror to Hero: Film Interpretations of Stocker's Dracula Chapter 13 10. Socrates at Story Hour: Philosophy as a Subversive Motif in Children's Literature Chapter 14 11. Of Batcaves and Clock-Towers: Living Damaged Lives in Gotham City Chapter 15 12. "American Pie" and the Self-Critique of Rock 'n' Roll Chapter 16 13. Photography, Popular Epistemology, Flexible Realism, and Holistic Pragmatism
William Irwin is associate professor of philosophy at King's College, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Jorge J. E. Gracia is Samuel P. Capen Chair and SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of Philosophy at SUNY-Buffalo. He is the author of Surviving Race, Ethinicity, and Nationality (2005).
Whether we call it popular culture or mass art, there's plenty of
people who think it's like junk food — bad for you. This collection
by top scholars makes a strong case that there's not just some
nourishment mixed in there, but even some entries worth savoring.
Popular culture can educate, arouse emotions, ponder philosophy,
and make esoteric allusions that reward aesthetic attention.
*Cynthia A. Freeland, Professor and Chair, Department of
Philosophy, University of Houston*
The variety of approaches and depth of insight in this diverse set
of essays makes this volume required reading for all those
interested in taking philosophy out of the ivory tower.
*Thomas Wartenberg, Professor of Philosophy, Mt. Holyoke
College*
The analysis of popular culture is a booming industry. Blogs, VH1,
The New York Times, heady academic conferences devoted to Buffy the
Vampire Slayer: in contrast to a generation ago, it seems that
everyone today is taking popular culture seriously. Some of the
most insightful observations are coming from philosophers whose
work can be found in this book, a rollicking collection of essays
that demonstrates how useful philosophy can be in illuminating the
products of mass culture.
*Robert Thompson, Trustee Professor, Media and Popular Culture and
Director, Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture,
Syracuse University*
The collection is fun. This book will be interesting to
aestheticians and people who have been watching the popular culture
and philosophy trend closely.
*Metapsychology Online, March 2008*
A welcome addition to the ever-growing pile of books on philosophy
and popular culture.
*Journal of Aesthetic Education, Summer 2008*
For too long, philosophers have marginalized or even ignored mass
culture. This engaging anthology, which is erudite and readable,
sometimes provocative but often very funny, will decisively change
the way that mass culture is understood. So go for it!
*David Carrier, Champney Family Professor, Case Western Reserve
University/Cleveland Institute of Art, and Senior Fellow, National
Center for th*
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