As Deep as It Gets: Movies and Metaphysics is a witty and light-hearted introduction to philosophy through a deep study of some well-known movies and TV shows: Pulp Fiction, South Park, The Princess Bride, The Wizard of Oz, Super 8, The Twilight Zone, House of Cards, Inception, Monty Python’s Life of Brian, His Dark Materials, Sergio Leone’s westerns, and Alfred Hitchock’s Lifeboat.
All the major branches of philosophy are covered, including aesthetics, pol...
Spis treści
Note to the Reader iv
From the Alamo Draft House to the Livingroom
Couch (Or There and Back Again) xiii
Part I Rated G: General Audiences 1
1. I Know...
O autorze
Randall E. Auxier is a professor of philosophy and communication studies at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. He is a musician, an environmental activist,...