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Mad Men and Philosophy: Nothing is as it Seems

10 best books like Mad Men and Philosophy: Nothing is as it Seems (James B. South): The Daily Show and Philosophy: Moments of Zen in the Art of Fake News, The Twilight of the American Enlightenment: The 1950s and the Crisis of Liberal Belief, Mad Men Unbuttoned: A Romp Through 1960s America, Sherlock Holmes and Philosophy: The Footprints of a Gigantic Mind, Dexter and Philosophy: Mind over Spatter, Stephen Colbert and Philosophy: I Am Philosophy, Woody Allen and Philosophy: [You Mean My Whole Fallacy Is Wrong?], The Beatles and Philosophy: Nothing You Can Think that Can't Be Thunk, Iron Man and Philosophy: Facing the Stark Reality, Supervillains and Philosophy: Sometimes, Evil is its Own Reward

The Daily Show and Philosophy: Moments of Zen in the Art of Fake News
AuthorJason Holt
ISBN1405163143
An entertaining and insightful examination of the Emmy-award winning American satirical news show, broadcast on Comedy Central in the US, and (in an edited edition) on More4 in the UK and CNN International around the world. Includes discussion of both The Daily Show and its spin-off show, The Colbert...
The Twilight of the American Enlightenment: The 1950s and the Crisis of Liberal Belief
AuthorGeorge M. Marsden
ISBN0465030106
In the aftermath of World War II, the United States stood at a precipice. The forces of modernity unleashed by the war had led to astonishing advances in daily life, but technology and mass culture also threatened to erode the country’s traditional moral character. As award-winning historian George...
Mad Men Unbuttoned: A Romp Through 1960s America
AuthorNatasha Vargas-Cooper
ISBN0061991007
Ok, I admit it--I'm hooked on the TV series Mad Men. The Emmy-winning show offers a look back to what my life was like. Well, only in my imagination. Actually, I was just a pre-teenager, had never even been near New York city, was never, ever going to be able to fill out a dress like Joanie, and nobody I knew...
Sherlock Holmes and Philosophy: The Footprints of a Gigantic Mind
AuthorJosef Steiff
ISBN0812697316
This entertaining collection of essays deserves to exist because Sherlock Holmes sees things others don’t. He sees the world in a different way, and by so doing, allows us to see that same world – and human behavior – in different ways as well. Oh, sure, there have been countless detectives who...
Dexter and Philosophy: Mind over Spatter
AuthorRichard V. Greene
ISBN0812697170
What explains the huge popular following for Dexter, currently the most-watched show on cable, which sympathetically depicts a serial killer driven by a cruel compulsion to brutally slay one victim after another?
Although Dexter Morgan kills only killers, he is not a vigilante animated by a...
Stephen Colbert and Philosophy: I Am Philosophy
AuthorAaron Allen Schiller
ISBN0812696611
At the head of The Colbert Report, one of the most popular shows on television, Stephen Colbert is a pop culture phenomenon. More than one million people backed his fake candidacy in the 2008 U.S. presidential election on Facebook, a testament to the particularly rich set of issues and emotions Colbert...
Woody Allen and Philosophy: [You Mean My Whole Fallacy Is Wrong?]
AuthorMark T. Conard
ISBN0812694538
Fifteen philosophers representuing different schools of thought answer the question what is Woody Allen trying to say in his films? And why should anyone care?
Focusing on different works and varied aspects of Allen's multifaceted output, these essays explore the philosophical undertones...
The Beatles and Philosophy: Nothing You Can Think that Can't Be Thunk
AuthorMichael Baur
ISBN0812696069
The most popular musical group of all time, the Beatles also brought serious thought to the bubble gum-scented world of pop and rock music, with adventurous, profound, and sometimes mysterious lyrics that veered from the deliberate absurdity of “I Am the Walrus” to the rosy Rousseau-like fantasy...
Iron Man and Philosophy: Facing the Stark Reality
AuthorMark D. White
ISBN0470482184
The first look at the philosophy behind the Iron Man comics and movies, timed for the release of Iron Man 2 in March 2010 On the surface, Iron Man appears to be a straightforward superhero, another rich guy fighting crime with fancy gadgets. But beneath the shiny armor and flashy technology lies Tony Stark,...
Supervillains and Philosophy: Sometimes, Evil is its Own Reward
AuthorBen Dyer
ISBN0812696697
The devil gets his due in the latest entry in the Pop Culture and Philosophy series. Supervillains and Philosophy features an international cabal of philosophers and comics industry professionals conspiring to reveal the dark details — and deeper meanings — lurking behind today’s most popular...
Monty Python and Philosophy: Nudge Nudge, Think Think!
AuthorGary L. Hardcastle
ISBN0812695933
From the 1970s cult TV show, Monty Python’s Flying Circus, to the current hit musical Spamalot, the Monty Python comedy troupe has been at the center of popular culture and entertainment. The Pythons John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, and Terry Gilliam are increasingly...
The Philosophy of the X-Files
AuthorDean A. Kowalski
ISBN0813124549
From its first appearance in 1993, The X-Files has attracted millions of viewers interested in the paranormal investigations of intuitionist and belief-driven Fox Mulder and his partner, Dana Scully, the "consummate scientist" and skeptic. Addressing questions of trust and authority that plague...
The Chronicles of Narnia and Philosophy: The Lion, the Witch, and the Worldview
AuthorGregory Bassham
ISBN0812695887
The Chronicles of Narnia series has entertained millions of readers, both children and adults, since the appearance of the first book in 1950. Here, scholars turn the lens of philosophy on these timeless tales. Engagingly written for a lay audience, these essays consider a wealth of topics centered...
More Matrix and Philosophy: Revolutions and Reloaded Decoded
AuthorWilliam Irwin
ISBN0812695720
This follow-up to the hugely successful The Matrix and Philosophy is broken down into seven "scenes" that explore some of the deeper issues in the movie series. Scene one examines the issues of fate, fortune, causation, and determinism in the trilogy. Scene two asks readers to consider the concept...
Lost and Philosophy: The Island Has Its Reasons
AuthorSharon M. Kaye
ISBN1405163151
Sometimes it feels like you need a Ph.D. to follow the show. But you don't. You just need this book in which twenty-one philosophers explore the deep questions we all face as survivors on this planet: Does "everything happen for a reason"? Is torture ever justified? Who are the Others? How do we know we're...
Big Lebowski Philosophy
AuthorPeter S. Fosl
ISBN1118074564
Celebrate the Dude with an abiding look at the philosophy behind The Big Lebowski Is the Dude a bowling-loving stoner or a philosophical genius living the good life? Naturally, it's the latter, and The Big Lebowski and Philosophy explains why. Enlisting the help of great thinkers like Plato and Nietzsche,...
True Blood and Philosophy: We Want to Think Bad Things with You
AuthorRebecca Housel
ISBN0470597720
The first look at the philosophical issues behind Charlaine Harris's New York Times bestsellers The Southern Vampire Mysteries and the True Blood television series Teeming with complex, mythical characters in the shape of vampires, telepaths, shapeshifters, and the like, True Blood, the popular...
Game of Thrones and Philosophy: Logic Cuts Deeper Than Swords
AuthorHenry Jacoby
ISBN1118161998
An in-depth look at the philosophical issues behind HBO's Game of Thrones television series and the books that inspired it George R.R. Martin's New York Times bestselling epic fantasy book series, A Song of Ice and Fire, and the HBO television show adapted from it, have earned critical acclaim and inspired...
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Philosophy: Everything Is Fire
AuthorEric Bronson
ISBN0470947586
The essential companion to Stieg Larsson's bestselling trilogy and director David Fincher's 2011 film adaptation Stieg Larsson's bestselling Millennium Trilogy--The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest--is an international phenomenon....
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