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30 Rock and Philosophy - We Want to Go to There W Irwin

30 Rock and Philosophy - We Want to Go to There By W Irwin

30 Rock and Philosophy - We Want to Go to There by W Irwin


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With edgy writing and a great cast, 30 Rock is one of the funniest television shows on the air and where hilarity ensues, philosophical questions abound: Are Liz Lemon and Jack Donaghy ethical heroes? Kenneth redefines goody two shoes, but what does it really mean to be good? Dr.

30 Rock and Philosophy - We Want to Go to There Summary

30 Rock and Philosophy - We Want to Go to There by W Irwin

A fascinating exploration of the philosophy behind NBC s hit TV series, 30 Rock With edgy writing and a great cast, 30 Rock is one of the funniest television shows on the air and where hilarity ensues, philosophical questions abound: Are Liz Lemon and Jack Donaghy ethical heroes? Kenneth redefines goody two shoes, but what does it really mean to be good? Dr. Leo Spaceman routinely demonstrates that medicine is not a science, so what is the role of the incompetent professional in America today? In 30 Rock and Philosophy, Tina Fey and her fellow cast members are thrust onto the philosophical stage with Plato, Aristotle, Kantand other great thinkers to examine these key questions and many others that involve the characters and plotlines of 30 Rock and its fictional TGS with Tracy Jordan comedy show. * Takes an entertaining, up-close look at the philosophical issues behind 30 Rock's characters and storylines, from post-feminist ideals to workaholism and the meaning of life * Equips you with a new understanding of Liz Lemon, Jack Donaghy, Tracy Jordan, Jenna Maroney, Dr. Spaceman, and other characters * Gives you deep and meaningful new reasons (who knew?) for watching Tina Fey and your other favorites on 30 Rock Ideal for both casual and diehard fans, this book is the essential companion for every 30 Rock--watcher.

About W Irwin

J. JEREMY WISNEWSKI is an associate professor of philosophy at Hartwick College in Oneonta, New York. He coedited X-Men and Philosophy and Twilight and Philosophy and edited Family Guy and Philosophy and The Office and Philosophy. 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 Batman and Philosophy, House and Philosophy, and Mad Men and Philosophy.

Table of Contents

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: Thanks for Helping Us Go to There ix Introduction: Platonic Fantasies and Tina Fey-losophy 1 PART ONE WHAT WOULD OPRAH DO?: ETHICS AND THE GOOD LIFE AT 30 ROCK 1 Being Kenneth: Some Moral Lessons 7 P. Sue Dohnimm 2 Sour Lemon: Liz s Workaholism and the Meaning of Life 16 Jeffrey A. Hinzmann 3 Friendship on 30 Rock: What a Greek Philosopher Can Teach Us about Companionship 28 Dan Yim 4 A Confucian-Aristotelian Critique of 30 Rock s Semi-Virtuous Path 43 Adam Barkman PART TWO THE GIRLIE SHOW: GENDER, RACE, AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION AT 30 ROCK 5 Race at the Rock: Race Cards, White Myths, and Postracial America 57 J. Jeremy Wisnewski 6 Getting Gay: How 30 Rock Helps Us Understand Sexuality 75 J. Jeremy Wisnewski 7 And the Followship Award Goes to ... Third-Wave Feminism? 89 Ashley Barkman PART THREE DEALBREAKER!: CORPORATIONS, PROFESSIONS, AND POLITICS 8 Medicine s Not a Science: Dr. Leo Spaceman and the Role of the Incompetent Professional in Today s America 101 Kevin S. Decker 9 Is There a Difference between East Coast Television and Microwave Ovens?: Moral Questions about Corporate Management 114 Andrew Terjesen 10 The Emancipation Corporation: Loving and Loathing the Shinehardt Wigs of the World 130 Nicolas Michaud 11 Liz and Jack Can t Be Friends!: Communitarianism, Libertarianism, and Politics at 30 Rock 138 Nicolas Michaud PART FOUR MIND GRAPES (TO NOURISH YOUR THINKING) 12 The Bubble, the Cave, and Samsara: Being Deluded at 30 Rock 149 Adam Barkman 13 Of Cookie Jars and CEOs: Time and Self on 30 Rock 161 Tyler Shores 14 One City s Cheese-Curl Addict Is Another City s Model: A Question of Taste 174 Michael Da Silva and Melina Found 15 I m Straight-Up Mentally Ill : Tracy Jordan and True, Justified Belief 186 Robert Arp 16 Performing at 30 Rock (and Everywhere Else) 195 Marc E. Shaw APPENDIX 1 : Frank s Hat Store 209 APPENDIX 2 : The Wisdom of the Page: Meet Kenneth Ellen Parcell 211 CONTRIBUTORS: Cast Members of 30 Rock and Philosophy 217 INDEX: Shinehardt Wig Company Filing System 221

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GOR004932306
9780470575581
0470575581
30 Rock and Philosophy - We Want to Go to There by W Irwin
Used - Very Good
Paperback
John Wiley & Sons Inc
20100806
240
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