「ファミリー・ガイ」と哲学 Family Guy and Philosophy : A Cure for the Petarded (The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series)

Wisnewski, J. Jeremy (EDT)

Blackwell Pub（2007/07発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 222 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781405163163
• DDC分類 791.4572

基本説明

A sharp, witty and absurd exploration of one of television's most unrelenting families, the stars of one of the biggest-selling TV series ever on DVD, now in its fourth season; takes an introspective look at what this show can teach us about ethics, ego, religion, death, and of course, time-travel.

Full Description

Family Guy and Philosophy brings together low-brow, potty-mouthed, cartoon humor and high-brow philosophical reflection to deliver an outrageously hilarious and clever exploration of one of TV's most unrelenting families. Ok, it's not that high-brow.



A sharp, witty and absurd exploration of one of television's most unrelenting families, the stars of one of the biggest-selling TV series ever on DVD, now in its fourth season
Tackles the perennial positions of Family Guy at the same time as contemplating poignant philosophical issues
Takes an introspective look at what this show can teach us about ethics, ego, religion, death, and of course, time-travel
Considers whether Family Guy is really a vehicle for conservative politics, and whether we should be offended by the show, as well as diving into the philosophy of the cast

Contents

Acknowledgments: These People Are Freakin' Sweet viii

You Better Not Read This, Pal: An Introduction to Family Guy and Philosophy 1
J. Jeremy Wisnewski

Part I Those Good Ole' Fashion Values on Which We Used to Rely 3

1 Killing the Griffins: A Murderous Exposition of Postmodernism 5
J. Jeremy Wisnewski

2 Family Guy and God: Should Believers Take Offense? 16
Raymond J. VanArragon

3 Quagmire: Virtue and Perversity 27
Shaun Miller

4 Francis Griffin and the Church of the Holy Fonz: Religious Exclusivism and "Real" Religion 36
David Kyle Johnson

Part II Lucky There's a Family Guy! (And What a Family!) 49

5 Let Us Now Praise Clueless Men: Peter Griffin and Philosophy 51
Jerry Samet

6 Lois: Portrait of a Mother (Or, Nevermind Death, Motherhood is a Bitch) 59
Stephanie Empey

7 Mmmyez: Stewie and the Seven Deadly Sins 74
Sharon M. Kaye

8 The Other Children: The Importance of Meg and Chris 87
P. Sue Dohnimm

9 He Thinks He's People: How Brian Made Personhood for the Dogs 99
Daniel Malloy

Part III He-He-He-He-He. You Expected More Lyrics, But You're Getting Logic, Comedy, and The Logic of Comedy 113

10 The Logic of Expectation: Family Guy and the Non Sequitur 115
Jonah P. B. Goldwater

11 What Are You Laughing At (And Why)? Exploring the Humor of Family Guy 128
Andrew Terjesen

12 Thinkin' is Freakin' Sweet: Family Guy and Fallacies 139
Robert Arp

13 The Simpsons Already Did It! This Show is a Freakin' Rip-Off! 149
Shai Biderman and William J. Devlin

Part #F1 Family Problems 161

14 Is Brian More of a "Person" than Peter? Of Wills, Wantons, and Wives 163
Mark D. White

15 The Ego is a Housewife Named Lois 175
Robert Sharp

16 The Lives and Times of Stewie Griffin 186
Tuomas Manninen

17 Kierkegaard and the Norm (MacDonald) of Death 198
Adam Buben

Appendix: Everything You Ever Needed to Know about Meg Griffin, as Compiled by the Contributors 209

Notes on Contributors: What the Deuce!?! They're Real! (Most of Them, Anyway) 210

Index: He-He-He-He-He-He .You Read Books 214

1 That's right, freakin' #F. What are you, some kind of mathematician?