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Big Lebowski and Philosophy : Keeping Your Mind Limber with Abiding Wisdom by Peter S. Fosl (2012, Trade Paperback)
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Big Lebowski and Philosophy : Keeping Your Mind Limber with Abiding Wisdom, Paperback by Fosl, Peter S. (EDT), ISBN 1118074564, ISBN-13 9781118074565, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Looks at the themes present in the film, including nihilism, war, politics, materialism, morality, and history, examines the characters, and provides perspective on the film through a philosophical prism.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-101118074564
ISBN-139781118074565
eBay Product ID (ePID)112015407
Product Key Features
Book TitleBig Lebowski and Philosophy : Keeping Your Mind Limber with Abiding Wisdom
Number of Pages304 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicFilm / General, General
Publication Year2012
IllustratorYes
GenrePhilosophy, Performing Arts
AuthorPeter S. Fosl
Book SeriesThe Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight14.3 Oz
Item Length8.9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2012-011059
Dewey Edition23
TitleLeadingThe
Series Volume Number45
Dewey Decimal791.4372
Table Of ContentACKNOWLEDGMENTS: Thanks to Some Real Achievers xi Introduction: Sometimes There's a Film 1 PART ONE FIRST ROUND ROBIN: TYING IT ALL TOGETHER, OR NOT 1. What Would the Dude Do? Deconstructing the Dude 7 Joseph A. Zeccardi and Hilda H. Ma 2. The Big Lebowski and Mathematical Logic 24 Craig Jackson PART TWO SECOND ROUND ROBIN: THOUSANDS OF YEARS OF PHILOSOPHICAL TRADITION, OR FROM SOCRATES TO SANDY KOUFAX 3. The Dude Abides, but Does He Flourish? 39 Jason T. Eberl 4. "Man Down!": Aristotle, Epicurus, and the Dude on Friendship and Solidarity 55 Ian O'Loughlin 5. Epicurus and "Contented Poverty": The Big Lebowski as Epicurean Parable 67 Morgan Rempel 6. Buddhism, Daoism, and Dudeism 79 Joseph J. Lynch PART THREE THIRD ROUND ROBIN: OVER THE LINE! 7. Drawing a Line in the Sand: Rules of Aggression in The Big Lebowski 93 David Svolba and Adam Betz 8. "That Ain't Legal Either": Rules, Virtue, and Authenticity in The Big Lebowski 106 Troy Jollimore and Robert C. Jones PART FOUR FOURTH ROUND ROBIN: NOTHING TO BE AFRAID OF 9. Bowling Our Way out of Nihilism 123 Jeffery Nicholas 10. Existentialism, Absurdity, and The Big Lebowski 136 Bryan N. Baird 11. Bowling, Despair, and American Nihilism 147 Evan Brown and Peter S. Fosl PART FIVE FIFTH ROUND ROBIN: WHAT MAKES A DUDE? 12. The Big Lebowski's Oedipal Complex 161 Roger Hunt 13. In the Dude, I Abide: Being an Achiever at Lebowski Fest 174 Julie Dufort and Roseline Lemire-Cadieux 14. "Mr. Treehorn Treats Objects Like Women, Man": The Dude as Feminist Ally 190 Ben Almassi 15. "Well, I Do Work, Sir": The Dude and the Value of Sloth 207 Nicolas Michaud PART SIX SIXTH ROUND ROBIN: MARK IT ZERO! 16. "Am I Wrong?": Walter's Will to Believe 221 Daniel P. Malloy 17. "That's Just Like, Uh, Your Opinion, Man": Jesus, the Dude, and Ordinary Language Philosophy 237 Reuben Stern and Sam Wilkinson PART SEVEN SEVENTH ROUND ROBIN: LIVIN' IN THE PAST 18. Hippies, Jews, and the Philosophy of Memory 251 Clancy Smith 19. "I Don't Roll on Shabbas!": Jewish Identity and the Meaning of History in The Big Lebowski 262 Joseph A. Edelheit CONTRIBUTORS: The Rest of the Dude's Bowling Team 275 INDEX: Little of This, Little of That 283
SynopsisIs abiding a virtue? Does Walters aggression illustrate the principles of just war theory? Does bowling help Donny, Walter, and the Dude resist nihilism? Does the Dude exemplify the Taoist way of life? Is the Dude a feminist ally? In the morally corrupt world of The Big Lebowski, the Dude emerges as a beacon of integrity, authenticity, and virtue. He is a philosophers hero who struggles to live the good life in spite of assault, rug peeing, an apparent kidnapping, and the death of a friend and The Big Lebowski and Philosophy unpacks the deeper meaning of it all. Enlisting the help of great thinkers like Plato, Nietzsche, Aristotle, Gödel, Derrida, Freud, Wittgenstein, and Epicurus, the book explores the Dudes pacifism and Walters warrior instincts, the class war between unemployed bums and capitalist achievers, and how leisure is an essential part of our human existence. Read this book and youll know why The Big Lebowski is one of the greatest existentialist movies of all time. But thats just, you know, our opin, Celebrate the Dude with an abiding look at the philosophy behind The Big Lebowski 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, Celebrate the Dude with an abiding look at the philosophy behind The Big Lebowski Is the Dude a bowling-loving stoner or a philosophical genius living the good life? Naturally, its the latter, and The Big Lebowski and Philosophy explains why.
LC Classification NumberPN1997.B444B54 2012
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