The Big Lebowski and Philosophy, William Irwin
The Big Lebowski and Philosophy, William Irwin
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The Big Lebowski and Philosophy
Keeping Your Mind Limber with Abiding Wisdom

Author: William Irwin, Peter S. Fosl

Narrator: Darren Stephens

Unabridged: 7 hr 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 07/20/2020

Categories: Nonfiction, Philosophy

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

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, the book explores the movie's hidden philosophical layers, cultural reflection, and political commentary. It also answers key questions, including: The Dude abides, but is abiding a virtue? Is the Dude an Americanized version of the Taoist way of life? How does The Big Lebowski illustrate the Just War Theory? How does bowling help Donny, Walter, and the Dude oppose nihilism? Yes, the Dude is deep, and so is this book. Don't watch the movie—or go to Lebowski Fest—without it.

● Explores many of The Big Lebowski's key themes, such as nihilism, war and politics, money and materialism, idealism and morality, history, and more

● Gives you new perspective on the movie's characters—the Dude, the Big Lebowski, Walter Sobchak, Donny, Maude Lebowski, Bunny Lebowski, and others

● Helps you appreciate the Coen Brothers classic even more with the insights of Aristotle, Epicurus, Kant, Derrida, and other philosophical heavyweights

About William Irwin

William Irwin is Herve A. LeBlanc Distinguished Service Professor and Chair of Philosophy at King's College, Pennsylvania. Irwin's books include Little Siddhartha and God Is a Question, Not an Answer.

Reviews

Goodreads review by FunkMaster on June 24, 2019

I tend to love all the ". . . and Philosophy" books. & this one also delivers Yeah, well, you know, that’s just, like, [my] opinion, man.......more

Goodreads review by Mr Shahabi on March 02, 2022

I think it's a nice concept, it's not philosophically deep or adding something new that no philosophy-101 student would not know, but it's interesting material for non philosopher-is people who would love to see the Dude from this perspective Drink Tea, Man........more

Goodreads review by Jairo on February 19, 2024

The essays here don’t do a very deep dive into the philosophical underpinnings of the material from the Big Lebowski that they are mining for meaning. But that’s by design because it’s still 600% more elucidating than any other pop culture based analysis out there. And by Jove there’s so many angles......more

Goodreads review by Joe on April 24, 2019

I dabbled in philosophy myself, so this compendium of essays on various philosophical issues raised by the film The Big Lebowski was... well... better than I expected. I've read a couple of these type of (Insert Pop Culture Subject) and Philosophy style books, and this one was probably the best. It'......more

Goodreads review by Aaron on November 25, 2024

While I think it draws some incorrect conclusions, if you go into it with a thoughtful intent you can get to some really interesting thoughts. The dude is a loving caring relaxed dude who is there for his friends and has a very robust philosophy. As expected the dude does not feel the need to expoun......more

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