Peter S. Fosl is chair of the philosophy program at Transylvania University. Coauthor of The Philosopher's Toolkit, he has contributed to Metallica and Philosophy, Ultimate Lost and Philosophy, Terminator and Philosophy, Heroes and Philosophy, and Twilight and Philosophy. Visit www.PeterFosl.us for more information.William Irwin is a professor of philosophy at King's College in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He originated the philosophy and popular culture genre of books as coeditor of the bestselling The Simpsons and Philosophy and has overseen recent titles including House and Philosophy, Alice in Wonderland and Philosophy, and Inception and Philosophy.

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• ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: Thanks to Some Real Achievers xiIntroduction: Sometimes There’s a Film 1PART ONE FIRST ROUND ROBIN: TYING IT ALL TOGETHER, OR NOT1. What Would the Dude Do? Deconstructing the Dude 7Joseph A. Zeccardi and Hilda H. Ma2. The Big Lebowski and Mathematical Logic 24Craig JacksonPART TWO SECOND ROUND ROBIN: THOUSANDS OF YEARS OF PHILOSOPHICAL TRADITION, OR FROM SOCRATES TO SANDY KOUFAX3. The Dude Abides, but Does He Flourish? 39Jason T. Eberl4. “Man Down!”: Aristotle, Epicurus, and the Dude on Friendship and Solidarity 55Ian O’Loughlin5. Epicurus and “Contented Poverty”: The Big Lebowski as Epicurean Parable 67Morgan Rempel6. Buddhism, Daoism, and Dudeism 79Joseph J. LynchPART THREE THIRD ROUND ROBIN: OVER THE LINE!7. Drawing a Line in the Sand: Rules of Aggression in The Big Lebowski 93David Svolba and Adam Betz8. “That Ain’t Legal Either”: Rules, Virtue, and Authenticity in The Big Lebowski 106Troy Jollimore and Robert C. JonesPART FOUR FOURTH ROUND ROBIN: NOTHING TO BE AFRAID OF9. Bowling Our Way out of Nihilism 123Jeffery Nicholas10. Existentialism, Absurdity, and The Big Lebowski 136Bryan N. Baird11. Bowling, Despair, and American Nihilism 147Evan Brown and Peter S. FoslPART FIVE FIFTH ROUND ROBIN: WHAT MAKES A DUDE?12. The Big Lebowski’s Oedipal Complex 161Roger Hunt13. In the Dude, I Abide: Being an Achiever at Lebowski Fest 174Julie Dufort and Roseline Lemire-Cadieux14. “Mr. Treehorn Treats Objects Like Women, Man”: The Dude as Feminist Ally 190Ben Almassi15. “Well, I Do Work, Sir”: The Dude and the Value of Sloth 207Nicolas MichaudPART SIX SIXTH ROUND ROBIN: MARK IT ZERO!16. “Am I Wrong?”: Walter’s Will to Believe 221Daniel P. Malloy17. “That’s Just Like, Uh, Your Opinion, Man”: Jesus, the Dude, and Ordinary Language Philosophy 237Reuben Stern and Sam WilkinsonPART SEVEN SEVENTH ROUND ROBIN: LIVIN’ IN THE PAST18. Hippies, Jews, and the Philosophy of Memory 251Clancy Smith19. “I Don’t Roll on Shabbas!”: Jewish Identity and the Meaning of History in The Big Lebowski 262Joseph A. EdelheitCONTRIBUTORS: The Rest of the Dude’s Bowling Team 275INDEX: Little of This, Little of That 283

Peter S. Fosl is chair of the philosophy program at Transylvania University. Coauthor of The Philosopher's Toolkit, he has contributed to Metallica and Philosophy, Ultimate Lost and Philosophy, Terminator and Philosophy, Heroes and Philosophy, and Twilight and Philosophy. Visit www.PeterFosl.us for more information.William Irwin is a professor of philosophy at King's College in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He originated the philosophy and popular culture genre of books as coeditor of the bestselling The Simpsons and Philosophy and has overseen recent titles including House and Philosophy, Alice in Wonderland and Philosophy, and Inception and Philosophy.

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• ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: Thanks to Some Real Achievers xiIntroduction: Sometimes There’s a Film 1PART ONE FIRST ROUND ROBIN: TYING IT ALL TOGETHER, OR NOT1. What Would the Dude Do? Deconstructing the Dude 7Joseph A. Zeccardi and Hilda H. Ma2. The Big Lebowski and Mathematical Logic 24Craig JacksonPART TWO SECOND ROUND ROBIN: THOUSANDS OF YEARS OF PHILOSOPHICAL TRADITION, OR FROM SOCRATES TO SANDY KOUFAX3. The Dude Abides, but Does He Flourish? 39Jason T. Eberl4. “Man Down!”: Aristotle, Epicurus, and the Dude on Friendship and Solidarity 55Ian O’Loughlin5. Epicurus and “Contented Poverty”: The Big Lebowski as Epicurean Parable 67Morgan Rempel6. Buddhism, Daoism, and Dudeism 79Joseph J. LynchPART THREE THIRD ROUND ROBIN: OVER THE LINE!7. Drawing a Line in the Sand: Rules of Aggression in The Big Lebowski 93David Svolba and Adam Betz8. “That Ain’t Legal Either”: Rules, Virtue, and Authenticity in The Big Lebowski 106Troy Jollimore and Robert C. JonesPART FOUR FOURTH ROUND ROBIN: NOTHING TO BE AFRAID OF9. Bowling Our Way out of Nihilism 123Jeffery Nicholas10. Existentialism, Absurdity, and The Big Lebowski 136Bryan N. Baird11. Bowling, Despair, and American Nihilism 147Evan Brown and Peter S. FoslPART FIVE FIFTH ROUND ROBIN: WHAT MAKES A DUDE?12. The Big Lebowski’s Oedipal Complex 161Roger Hunt13. In the Dude, I Abide: Being an Achiever at Lebowski Fest 174Julie Dufort and Roseline Lemire-Cadieux14. “Mr. Treehorn Treats Objects Like Women, Man”: The Dude as Feminist Ally 190Ben Almassi15. “Well, I Do Work, Sir”: The Dude and the Value of Sloth 207Nicolas MichaudPART SIX SIXTH ROUND ROBIN: MARK IT ZERO!16. “Am I Wrong?”: Walter’s Will to Believe 221Daniel P. Malloy17. “That’s Just Like, Uh, Your Opinion, Man”: Jesus, the Dude, and Ordinary Language Philosophy 237Reuben Stern and Sam WilkinsonPART SEVEN SEVENTH ROUND ROBIN: LIVIN’ IN THE PAST18. Hippies, Jews, and the Philosophy of Memory 251Clancy Smith19. “I Don’t Roll on Shabbas!”: Jewish Identity and the Meaning of History in The Big Lebowski 262Joseph A. EdelheitCONTRIBUTORS: The Rest of the Dude’s Bowling Team 275INDEX: Little of This, Little of That 283

Peter S. Fosl is chair of the philosophy program at Transylvania University. Coauthor of The Philosopher's Toolkit, he has contributed to Metallica and Philosophy, Ultimate Lost and Philosophy, Terminator and Philosophy, Heroes and Philosophy, and Twilight and Philosophy. Visit www.PeterFosl.us for more information.William Irwin is a professor of philosophy at King's College in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He originated the philosophy and popular culture genre of books as coeditor of the bestselling The Simpsons and Philosophy and has overseen recent titles including House and Philosophy, Alice in Wonderland and Philosophy, and Inception and Philosophy.

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• ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: Thanks to Some Real Achievers xiIntroduction: Sometimes There’s a Film 1PART ONE FIRST ROUND ROBIN: TYING IT ALL TOGETHER, OR NOT1. What Would the Dude Do? Deconstructing the Dude 7Joseph A. Zeccardi and Hilda H. Ma2. The Big Lebowski and Mathematical Logic 24Craig JacksonPART TWO SECOND ROUND ROBIN: THOUSANDS OF YEARS OF PHILOSOPHICAL TRADITION, OR FROM SOCRATES TO SANDY KOUFAX3. The Dude Abides, but Does He Flourish? 39Jason T. Eberl4. “Man Down!”: Aristotle, Epicurus, and the Dude on Friendship and Solidarity 55Ian O’Loughlin5. Epicurus and “Contented Poverty”: The Big Lebowski as Epicurean Parable 67Morgan Rempel6. Buddhism, Daoism, and Dudeism 79Joseph J. LynchPART THREE THIRD ROUND ROBIN: OVER THE LINE!7. Drawing a Line in the Sand: Rules of Aggression in The Big Lebowski 93David Svolba and Adam Betz8. “That Ain’t Legal Either”: Rules, Virtue, and Authenticity in The Big Lebowski 106Troy Jollimore and Robert C. JonesPART FOUR FOURTH ROUND ROBIN: NOTHING TO BE AFRAID OF9. Bowling Our Way out of Nihilism 123Jeffery Nicholas10. Existentialism, Absurdity, and The Big Lebowski 136Bryan N. Baird11. Bowling, Despair, and American Nihilism 147Evan Brown and Peter S. FoslPART FIVE FIFTH ROUND ROBIN: WHAT MAKES A DUDE?12. The Big Lebowski’s Oedipal Complex 161Roger Hunt13. In the Dude, I Abide: Being an Achiever at Lebowski Fest 174Julie Dufort and Roseline Lemire-Cadieux14. “Mr. Treehorn Treats Objects Like Women, Man”: The Dude as Feminist Ally 190Ben Almassi15. “Well, I Do Work, Sir”: The Dude and the Value of Sloth 207Nicolas MichaudPART SIX SIXTH ROUND ROBIN: MARK IT ZERO!16. “Am I Wrong?”: Walter’s Will to Believe 221Daniel P. Malloy17. “That’s Just Like, Uh, Your Opinion, Man”: Jesus, the Dude, and Ordinary Language Philosophy 237Reuben Stern and Sam WilkinsonPART SEVEN SEVENTH ROUND ROBIN: LIVIN’ IN THE PAST18. Hippies, Jews, and the Philosophy of Memory 251Clancy Smith19. “I Don’t Roll on Shabbas!”: Jewish Identity and the Meaning of History in The Big Lebowski 262Joseph A. EdelheitCONTRIBUTORS: The Rest of the Dude’s Bowling Team 275INDEX: Little of This, Little of That 283