Fosl The Big Lebowski and Philosophy

Keeping Your Mind Limber with Abiding Wisdom
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-118-18099-0
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 304 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series

Celebrate the Dude with an abiding look at the philosophy behindThe Big Lebowski
Is the Dude a bowling-loving stoner or a philosophical geniusliving the good life? Naturally, it's the latter, and The BigLebowski and Philosophy explains why. Enlisting the help ofgreat thinkers like Plato and Nietzsche, the book explores themovie's hidden philosophical layers, cultural reflection, andpolitical commentary. It also answers key questions, including: TheDude abides, but is abiding a virtue? Is the Dude an Americanizedversion of the Taoist way of life? How does The Big Lebowskiillustrate the Just War Theory? How does bowling help Donny,Walter, and the Dude oppose nihilism? Yes, the Dude is deep, and sois this book. Don't watch the movie--or go to LebowskiFest--without it.
* Explores many of The Big Lebowski's key themes, such asnihilism, war and politics, money and materialism, idealism andmorality, history, and more
* Gives you new perspective on the movie's characters--theDude, the Big Lebowski, Walter Sobchak, Donny, Maude Lebowski,Bunny Lebowski, and others
* Helps you appreciate the Coen Brothers classic even more withthe insights of Aristotle, Epicurus, Kant, Derrida, and otherphilosophical heavyweights

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fosl, Peter S.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Irwin, William

Inhaltsverzeichnis

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: Thanks to Some Real Achievers xi
Introduction: Sometimes There's a Film 1
PART ONE FIRST ROUND ROBIN: TYING IT ALL TOGETHER, ORNOT
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 OFPHILOSOPHICAL 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 onFriendship and Solidarity 55
Ian O'Loughlin
5. Epicurus and "Contented Poverty": The BigLebowski 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 BigLebowski 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 Fest174
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 Valueof Sloth 207
Nicolas Michaud
PART SIX SIXTH ROUND ROBIN: MARK IT ZERO!
16. "Am I Wrong?": Walter's Will to Believe221
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 THEPAST
18. Hippies, Jews, and the Philosophy of Memory 251
Clancy Smith
19. "I Don't Roll on Shabbas!": JewishIdentity 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

Über Autor(innen)

Peter S. Fosl is chair of the philosophy program at TransylvaniaUniversity. Coauthor of The Philosopher's Toolkit, he hascontributed to Metallica and Philosophy, Ultimate Lost andPhilosophy, Terminator and Philosophy, Heroes and Philosophy, andTwilight and Philosophy. Visit www.PeterFosl.us for moreinformation.
William Irwin is a professor of philosophy at King's College inWilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He originated the philosophy andpopular culture genre of books as coeditor of the bestselling TheSimpsons and Philosophy and has overseen recent titles includingHouse and Philosophy, Alice in Wonderland and Philosophy, andInception and Philosophy.