Family Guy and Philosophy

Name: Family Guy and Philosophy
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: J. Jeremy Wisnewski
ISBN: 9781705261323

Author: J. Jeremy Wisnewski

Series: The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series #9

Narrator: Bill DeWees

Unabridged: 7 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 07/20/2020

Categories: Nonfiction, Philosophy

Synopsis

Thats right. Weve done it. Weve brought together lowbrow, potty-mouthed, cartoon humor and highbrow philosophical reflection. Ok, its not that highbrow, but the results are outrageously delicious. In Family Guy and Philosophy we tackle the perennial positions of the show and contemplate a little philosophy to boot! Is Family Guy really a vehicle for conservative politics? Whats so funny about dysfunctional families? Should we all be offended by the show? This book gathers original essays from premier philosophers to get behind the punchlines and find out what were really laughing at. And of course we dive into the philosophy of the cast as well, asking the important questions, like: What the hell is wrong with Stewie? Who is more human, Peter or Brian? Is Lois a feminist? Is there anything virtuous about Quagmire? Family Guy and Philosophy takes an introspective look at what this show can teach us about the ego, ethics, religion, death, and of course, time-travel, and delivers a merciless exploration of one of TVs most unrelenting families.

About J. Jeremy Wisnewski

J. Jeremy Wisnewski is an associate professor of philosophy at Hartwick College. He is the editor of Family Guy and Philosophy, The Office and Philosophy, and 30 Rock and Philosophy, and coeditor of X-Men and Philosophy and Twilight and Philosophy.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Julio on June 18, 2019

What should we do? Should we take offense Sigmund Freud took me back to my childhood. I understand why twice in my school career I’d always had a crush on a brunette but never told her about it. I suffered a trauma at 4 1/2 ...ADHD😔......more

Goodreads review by Furrydestroyer on November 09, 2020

A high class book for high class individuals. Being an intellectual of sorts myself, I particularly enjoyed this wonderful read. The deep analysis of the classic "The bird is the word" bit by the Petter Griffin funny man himself is one of my favorite parts of this piece of literature. The philosophi......more

Goodreads review by Jonah on January 22, 2008

Jokes are funnier after they have been explained.......more

Goodreads review by B. on February 04, 2019

Like the other "and Philosophy" books put out by Blackwell, this is a collection of short essays, each one looking at a different aspect of philosophy and pop culture. And like with each of the other "and Philosophy" books, I did learn something new. In this case, one of the things that I learned wa......more

Goodreads review by Daniel on December 31, 2021

Was on the fence about giving this 3 or 4 stars, but decided to round up because this exceeded my expectations. I had initially thought that I'd treat this as a quick read, more or less hardly giving any thought to what's being said, but after a while I realized that I actually enjoyed (most) of the......more