House and Philosophy

Everybody Lies

AvHenry Jacoby,William Irwin

Häftad, Engelska, 2008

Del 3 i serien Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series

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Beskrivning

HOUSE AND PHILOSOPHY Is being nice overrated? Are we really just selfish, base animals crawling across Earth in a meaningless existence? Would reading less and watching more television be good for you?Is House a master of Eastern philosophy or just plain rude?Dr. Gregory House is arguably the most complex and challenging antihero in the history of television, but is there more to this self-important genius than gray matter and ego? This book takes a deeper look at House to reveal the philosophical underpinnings of this popular medical drama and its cane-waving curmudgeon’s most outrageous behavior. What emerges is a remarkable character who is part Sherlock Holmes, part Socratic philosopher, part Nietzschean superman, part Taoist rhetorician, and not at all as screwed up as you might think. With everything from Aristotle to Zen, House and Philosophy takes an engaging look at everyone’s favorite misanthropic genius and his team at Princeton-Plainsboro Hospital.To learn more about the Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture series,visit www.andphilosophy.com

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2008-11-28
Mått:152 x 226 x 19 mm
Vikt:374 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series
Antal sidor:272
Förlag:John Wiley & Sons Inc
ISBN:9780470316603

Utforska kategorier

Populärfilosofi inom Filosofi och religion
Television inom Kultur

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HENRY JACOBY teaches philosophy at East Carolina University. He has published articles on the philosophy of mind and contributed to South Park and Philosophy. He lives in Goldsboro, North Carolina, with his wife, Kathryn, and their two cats, Bunkai and Willow.WILLIAM IRWIN is a professor of philosophy at King’s College. He originated the philosophy and pop culture gentre of books as coeditor of the bestselling The Simpsons and Philosophy and has overseen recent titles, including Watchmen and Philosophy, House and Philosophy, and Alice in Wonderland and Philosophy.

Innehållsförteckning

Acknowledgments: What? You Want Me to Thank You? ixIntroduction: Read Less, More TV: A Cranky, Slightly Rude Introduction 1Henry JacobyPart One “Humanity Is Overrated”: House on Life1 Selfish, Base Animals Crawling Across the Earth: House and the Meaning of Life 5Henry Jacoby2 House and Sartre: “Hell Is Other People” 17Jennifer L. McMahon3 Is There a Superman in the House?: A Nietzschean Point of View 30David Goldblatt4 House and Moral Luck 39Jane DrydenPart Two “Welcome to the End of the Thought Process:” House’s Logic and Method5 The Logic of Guesswork in Sherlock Holmes and House 55Jerold J. Abrams6 It Explains Everything! 71Barbara Anne Stock7 The Sound of One House Clapping: The Unmannerly Doctor as Zen Rhetorician 84Jeffrey C. Ruff and Jeremy Barris8 “Being Nice Is Overrated”: House and Socrates on the Necessity of Conflict 98Melanie Frappier9 Is There a Daoist in the House? 112Peter VernezzePart Three “It Is the Nature of Medicine That You Are Going to Screw Up”: House And Ethical Principles10 “You Care for Everybody”: Cameron’s Ethics of Care 125Renee Kyle11 To Intubate or Not to Intubate: House’s Principles and Priorities 137Barbara Anne Stock and Teresa Blankmeyer Burke12 House and Medical Paternalism: “You Can’t Always Get What You Want.” 150Mark R. Wicclair13 If the End Doesn’t Justify the Means, Then What Does? 164Catherine Sartin14 House vs. Tritter: On the Clash of Theoretical and Practical Authority 174Kenneth EhrenbergPart Four “The Drugs Don’t Make Me High, They Make Me Neutral”: Virtues And Character on House15 House and the Virtue of Eccentricity 187John R. Fitzpatrick16 Love: The Only Risk House Can’t Take 198Sara Protasi17 A Prescription for Friendship 209Sara Waller18 Diagnosing Character: A House Divided? 222Heather Battaly and Amy CoplanContributors: Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital Staff 239Index: Index of Differential Diagnoses 247