Seinfeld and Philosophy: A Book about Everything and Nothing

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Seinfeld and Philosophy: A Book about Everything and Nothing
Authors and Contributors      Edited by William Irwin
SeriesPopular Culture and Philosophy
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:224
Dimensions(mm): Height 228,Width 152
Category/GenreFilm scripts and screenplays
Television scripts and screenplays
Philosophy
ISBN/Barcode 9780812694093
ClassificationsDewey:100
Audience
Undergraduate
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
Imprint Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
Publication Date 9 September 1999
Publication Country United States

Description

Designed for philosophers as well as readers with no particular philosophical background, the essays in this lively book are grouped into four amusing acts. Act One looks at the four Seinfeld characters through a philosophical lens and includes Jerry and Socrates: The Examined Life? Act Two examines historical philosophers from a Seinfeldian standpoint and offers Plato or Nietzsche? Time, Essence, and Eternal Recurrence in Seinfeld. Act Three, Untimely Meditations by the Water Cooler, explores philosophical issues raised by the show, such as, Is it rational for George to do the opposite? And Act Four, Is There Anything Wrong with That?, discusses ethical problems of everyday life using Seinfeld as a basis. Seinfeld and Philosophy also provides a guide to Seinfeld episodes and a chronological list of the philosophers cited in this book.