{"product_id":"the-ultimate-daily-show-and-philosophy-more-moments-of-zen-more-indecision-theory-paperback-softback-9781118397688","title":"The Ultimate Daily Show and Philosophy; More Moments of Zen, More Indecision Theory (Paperback \/ softback) 9781118397688","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Ultimate Daily Show and Philosophy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eMore Moments of Zen, More Indecision Theory\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJason Holt (Volume editor), Jason Holt (Author), William Irwin (Series edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781118397688, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 16 August 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e376 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.6 x 15 x 1.8 cm, 0.476 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSavor moments of Zen like never before, with our Senior Philosophical Correspondents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Ultimate Daily Show and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e is revised, expanded, and updated to probe deeper than ever before the philosophical significance of the quintessential “fake” news show of the 21st century.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures significant revisions and updates from the first 2007 edition\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes discussion of both \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Show\u003c\/i\u003e and its spin-off, \u003ci\u003eThe Colbert Report\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReveals why and how \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Show\u003c\/i\u003e is philosophically engaging and significant\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShowcases philosophers at their best, discussing truth, knowledge, reality, and the American Way\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFaces head on tough and surprisingly funny questions about politics, religion, and power\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgments xi  \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: From Wiley-Blackwell’s World Philosophy Headquarters in Malden 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSegment 1 Headlines: Faux News Is Good News 5\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Rallying Against the Conflictinator: Jon Stewart, Neil Postman, and Entertainment Bias 7\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGerald J. Erion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Fake, the False, and the Fictional: The Daily Show as News Source 23\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael Gettings\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Daily Show: An Ethos for the Fifth Estate 38\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRachael Sotos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Seriously Funny: Mockery as a Political Weapon 56\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGreg Littmann\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Keeping It (Hyper) Real: Anchoring in the Age of Fake News 69\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKellie Bean\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSegment 2 Live Report: Jon Stewart (Not Mill) as Philosopher, Sort of 83\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Jon Stewart: The New and Improved Public Intellectual 85\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTerrance MacMullan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Stewart and Socrates: Speaking Truth to Power 102\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJudith Barad\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Jon the Cynic: Dog Philosophy 101 114\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlejandro Bárcenas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 “Jews! 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Dempsey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 The Daily Show Way: Critical Thinking, Civic Discourse, and Postmodern Consciousness 181\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRoben Torosyan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSegment 4 Interview: Religion and Culture 197\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 GOP Almighty: When God Tells Me (and My Opponents) to Run for President 199\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRoberto Sirvent and Neil Baker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Profaning the Sacred: The Challenge of Religious Diversity in “This Week in God” 211\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMatthew S. 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