Mad Men and Philosophy / The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series (ePub)
Nothing Is as It Seems
(Sprache: Englisch)
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...
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...
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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.
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.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „Mad Men and Philosophy / The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series (ePub)“
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;
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It's an Episode Guide. CONTRIBUTORS: Some Real Mad Men and Women. INDEX: Client Files Lifted from Sterling Cooper.
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Autoren-Porträt
ROD CARVETH is an assistant professor in the department ofCommunications Media at Fitchburg State College.
JAMES B. SOUTH is chair of the philosophy department at
Marquette University. He edited Buffy the Vampire Slayer and
Philosophy and James Bond 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 Twilight and Philosophy.
Bibliographische Angaben
- 2010, 1. Auflage, 272 Seiten, Englisch
- Herausgegeben: James B. South, Rod Carveth
- Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
- ISBN-10: 0470649259
- ISBN-13: 9780470649251
- Erscheinungsdatum: 14.05.2010
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