{"product_id":"family-guy-and-philosophy-paperback-softback-9781405163163","title":"Family Guy and Philosophy (Paperback \/ softback) 9781405163163","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eFamily Guy and Philosophy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJ. Jeremy Wisnewski (Edited by), J Wisnewski (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405163163, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 October 2007\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e240 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.1 x 15.5 x 1.4 cm, 0.318 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e“Maddening in its irreverent audacity, this book reminds me of an old girlfriend: iconoclastic and argumentative, occasionally insane but always entertaining, with a soul of which Stewie could be proud. I couldn’t pull myself away!”\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDave Baggett, editor of Harry Potter and Philosophy and Hitchcock and Philosophy\u003c!--end--\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e“This book doesn’t make any sense to me whatsoever, which obviously means it’s brilliant.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJoey Green, author of The Bathroom Professor: Philosophy on the Go\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Author cooks up a big bowl of philosophy stew while exposing the Family Guy for what it is; a beacon of post-modernism.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTLChicken.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“It is a rare opportunity to philosophically deconstruct life's absurdities … . We can laugh in the face of life's troublesome ideas and attempt to understand them.” \u003ci\u003eAssociated Content\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFamily Guy and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e brings together low-brow, potty-mouthed, cartoon humor and high-brow philosophical reflection to deliver an outrageously hilarious and clever exploration of one of TV's most unrelenting families. Ok, it's not that high-brow.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA sharp, witty and absurd exploration of one of television's most unrelenting families, the stars of one of the biggest-selling TV series ever on DVD, now in its fourth season\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTackles the perennial positions of \u003ci\u003eFamily Guy\u003c\/i\u003e at the same time as contemplating poignant philosophical issues\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTakes an introspective look at what this show can teach us about ethics, ego, religion, death, and of course, time-travel\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders whether \u003ci\u003eFamily Guy\u003c\/i\u003e is really a vehicle for conservative politics, and whether we should be offended by the show, as well as diving into the philosophy of the cast\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments: These People Are Freakin’ Sweet viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou Better Not Read This, Pal: An Introduction to \u003ci\u003eFamily Guy and Philosophy 1\u003cbr\u003eJ. Jeremy Wisnewski\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Those Good Ole’ Fashion Values on Which We Used to Rely 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Killing the Griffins: A Murderous Exposition of Postmodernism 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJ. Jeremy Wisnewski\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Family Guy and God: Should Believers Take Offense? 16\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRaymond J. VanArragon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Quagmire: Virtue and Perversity 27\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShaun Miller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Francis Griffin and the Church of the Holy Fonz: Religious Exclusivism and “Real” Religion 36\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Kyle Johnson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Lucky There’s a Family Guy! (And What a Family!) 49\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Let Us Now Praise Clueless Men: Peter Griffin and Philosophy 51\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJerry Samet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Lois: Portrait of a Mother (Or, Nevermind Death, Motherhood is a Bitch) 59\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephanie Empey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Mmmyez: Stewie and the Seven Deadly Sins 74\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSharon M. Kaye\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 The Other Children: The Importance of Meg and Chris 87\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eP. Sue Dohnimm\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 He Thinks He’s People: How Brian Made Personhood for the Dogs 99\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaniel Malloy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III He-He-He-He-He. You Expected More Lyrics, But You’re Getting Logic, Comedy, and The Logic of Comedy 113\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 The Logic of Expectation: Family Guy and the Non Sequitur 115\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJonah P. B. Goldwater\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 What Are You Laughing At (And Why)? Exploring the Humor of Family Guy 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndrew Terjesen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Thinkin’ is Freakin’ Sweet: Family Guy and Fallacies 139\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert Arp\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 The Simpsons Already Did It! This Show is a Freakin’ Rip-Off! 149\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eShai Biderman and William J. Devlin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart #F1 Family Problems 161\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Is Brian More of a “Person” than Peter? Of Wills, Wantons, and Wives 163\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMark D. White\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 The Ego is a Housewife Named Lois 175\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert Sharp\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 The Lives and Times of Stewie Griffin 186\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTuomas Manninen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Kierkegaard and the Norm (MacDonald) of Death 198\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdam Buben\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: Everything You Ever Needed to Know about Meg Griffin, as Compiled by the Contributors 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors: What the Deuce!?! They’re Real! (Most of Them, Anyway) 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex: He-He-He-He-He-He .You Read Books 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 That’s right, freakin’ #F. 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