This Open Court Book, part of the Philosophy and Popular Culture series, delves in to the philosophical underpinnings of the legendary television series Seinfeld. How is Jerry Seinfeld like Socrates? Why is it rational for George to always do the opposite? Entertainment Weekly says “wish we’d had this in college”, and we agree – Seinfeld and Philosophy is the perfect introduction to philosophy for the Seinfeld fan, and the perfect introduction to a great television show for a philosophy fan! The “show about nothing” is brought to life in this collection of essays that compare the comic world of Jerry Seinfeld and friends to some of the greatest theories in philosophical history. Would Simone de Beauvoir say that Elaine is a feminist? Is Kramer stuck in Kierkegaard's aesthetic stage? According to Ray Perkins, author of Logic and Mr. Limbaugh, this compendium is “Brilliant…nicely illustrat[ing] how the comic can illuminate the profound.”
Seinfeld and Philosophy is both an enlightening look at the most popular sitcom of the decade and an entertaining introduction to philosophy via Seinfeld's plots and characters. These fourteen essays, which explore the ideas of Plato, Aristotle, Lao-Tzu, Heidegger, Kant, Marx, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Sartre, and Wittgenstein, will show readers how to be masters of their philosophical domain.
An Open Court Pop Culture and Philosophy book
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