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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780470603017
- Book Title
- Mad Men and Philosophy : Nothing Is As It Seems
- Book Series
- The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Ser.
- Publisher
- Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
- Item Length
- 8.9 in
- Publication Year
- 2010
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.8 in
- Genre
- Philosophy, Performing Arts
- Topic
- Television / General, General
- Item Weight
- 12 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.9 in
- Number of Pages
- 272 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-10
0470603011
ISBN-13
9780470603017
eBay Product ID (ePID)
23069202920
Product Key Features
Book Title
Mad Men and Philosophy : Nothing Is As It Seems
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2010
Topic
Television / General, General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Philosophy, Performing Arts
Book Series
The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
12 Oz
Item Length
8.9 in
Item Width
5.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2010-005158
Series Volume Number
28
Table Of Content
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS : "I Think We Need to Salute That!" Introduction: "A Thing Like That". PART ONE: "PEOPLE MAY SEE THINGS DIFFERENTLY, BUT THEY DON'T REALLY WANT TO": MAD MEN AND PROBLEMS OF KNOWLEDGE AND FREEDOM. 1 What Fools We Were: Mad Men, Hindsight, and Justification ( Landon W. Schurtz ). 2 "People Want to Be Told What to Do So Badly That They'll Listen to Anyone": Mimetic Madness at Sterling Cooper ( George A. Dunn ). 3 Capitalism and Freedom in the Affluent Society ( Kevin Guilfoy ). PART TWO: "THERE IS NO BIG LIE, THERE IS NO SYSTEM, THE UNIVERSE IS INDIFFERENT": MAD MEN AND THE PROBLEM OF MEANING. 4 Pete, Peggy, Don, and the Dialectic of Remembering and Forgetting ( John Fritz ). 5 The Existential Void of Roger Sterling ( Raymond Angelo Belliotti ). 6 Egoless Egoists: The Second-Hand Lives of Mad Men ( Robert White ). 7 An Existential Look at Mad Men : Don Draper, Advertising, and the Promise of Happiness ( Ada S. Jaarsma ). PART THREE: "AND YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPINESS IS?": MAD MEN AND ETHICS. 8 "In on It": Honesty, Respect, and the Ethics of Advertising ( Andreja Novakovic and Tyler Whitney ). 9 Creating the Need for the New: "It's Not the Wheel. It's the Carousel." ( George Teschner and Gabrielle Teschner ). 10 "You're Looking in the Wrong Direction": Mad Men and the Ethics of Advertising ( Adam Barkman ). 11 Is Don Draper a Good Man? ( Andrew Terjesen ). 12 Don Draper, on How to Make Oneself (Whole Again) ( John Elia ). PART FOUR: "NO ONE ELSE IS SAYING THE RIGHT THING ABOUT THIS": MAD MEN AND SOCIAL PHILOSOPHY. 13 "And Nobody Understands That, but You Do": The Aristotelian Ideal of Friendship among the Mad Men (and Women) ( Abigail E. Myers ). 14 Mad Women: Aristotle, Second-Wave Feminism, and the Women of Mad Men ( Ashley Jihee Barkman ). 15 "We've Got Bigger Problems to Worry about Than TV, Okay?" Mad Men and Race ( Rod Carveth ). 16 "New York City Is a Marvelous Machine": Mad Men and the Power of Social Convention ( James B. South ). APPENDIX : It's Not a List of Titles and Air Dates; It's an Episode Guide. CONTRIBUTORS : Some Real Mad Men and Women. INDEX: Client Files Lifted from Sterling Cooper.
Synopsis
Critically acclaimed Mad Men portrays the changing social and political mores of 1960s America, where women were secretaries, men controlled the money, and everyone lived under the imminent threat of nuclear war. However, understanding the philosophy behind this show is even more fascinating., A look at the philosophical underpinnings of the hit TV show, Mad Men With its swirling cigarette smoke, martini lunches, skinny ties, and tight pencil skirts, Mad Men is unquestionably one of the most stylish, sexy, and irresistible shows on television. But the series becomes even more absorbing once you dig deeper into its portrayal of the changing social and political mores of 1960s America and explore the philosophical complexities of its key characters and themes. From Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle to John Kenneth Galbraith, Milton Friedman, and Ayn Rand, Mad Men and Philosophy brings the thinking of some of history's most powerful minds to bear on the world of Don Draper and the Sterling Cooper ad agency. You'll gain insights into a host of compelling Mad Men questions and issues, including happiness, freedom, authenticity, feminism, Don Draper's identity, and more. Takes an unprecedented look at the philosophical issues and themes behind AMC's Emmy Award-winning show, Mad Men Explores issues ranging from identity to authenticity to feminism, and more Offers new insights on your favorite Mad Men characters, themes, and storylines Mad Men and Philosophy will give Mad Men fans everywhere something new to talk about around the water cooler., Is Don Draper a good man? What do Peggy, Betty, and Joan teach us about gender equality? What are the ethics of advertising or is that a contradiction in terms? Is Roger Sterling an existential hero? Were better people than we were in the sixties, right? With its swirling cigarette smoke, martini lunches, skinny ties, and tight pencil skirts, Mad Men is unquestionably one of the most stylish, sexy, and irresistible shows on television. But the series becomes even more absorbing once you dig deeper into its portrayal of the changing social and political mores of 1960s America and explore the philosophical complexities of its key characters and themes. From Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle to John Kenneth Galbraith, Milton Friedman, and Ayn Rand, Mad Men and Philosophy brings the thinking of some of historys most powerful minds to bear on the world of Don Draper and the Sterling Cooper ad agency. Youll gain insights into a host of compelling Mad Men questions and issues, including happiness, freedom, authenticity, feminism, Don Drapers identity, and more and have lots to talk about the next time you find yourself around the water cooler.
LC Classification Number
PN1992.77.M226M33
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