Irwin / Jacoby House and Philosophy

Everybody Lies
1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-470-73019-5
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 272 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series

An unauthorized look at the philosophical issues raised by one oftoday's most popular television shows: House
House is one of the top three television dramas on the air, pullingin more than 19 million viewers for each episode. This latest bookin the popular Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture series takes adeeper look at the characters and issues raised in this EmmyAward-winning medical drama, offering entertaining answers to thefascinating ethical questions viewers have about Dr. Gregory Houseand his medical team.
Henry Jacoby (Goldsboro, NC) teaches philosophy at East CarolinaUniversity. He has published articles primarily on the philosophyof mind and was a contributor to South Park and Philosophy
(978-1-4051-6160-2).

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jacoby, Henry

Irwin, William

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments.
"Read Less, More TV: A Cranky, Slightly Rude Introduction".
I. "HUMANITY IS OVERRATED." HOUSE ON LIFE.
1. Selfish, Base Animals Crawling Across the Earth: House andthe Meaning of Life (Henry Jacoby).
2. House and Sartre: "Hell is Other People" (Jennifer L.McMahon).
3. Is There a Superman in the House? A Nietzchean Point of View(David Goldblatt).
4. House and Moral Luck (Jane Dryden).
II. "WELCOME TO THE END OF THE THOUGHT PROCESS."HOUSE'S LOGIC AND METHOD.
5. The Logic of Guesswork in Sherlock Holmes and House, M.D.(Jerold J. Abrams).
6. It Explains Everything (Barbara Anne Stock)!
7. The Sound of One House Clapping: Rude Diagnostician as ZenRhetorician (Jeffrey C. Ruff and Jeremy Barris).
8. "Being nice is overrated": House and Socrates on theNecessity of Conflict (Melanie Frappier).
9. Is There a Daoist in the House (Peter Vernezze)?
III. "IT IS THE NATURE OF MEDICINE THAT YOU ARE GOING TOSCREW UP." HOUSE AND ETHICAL PRINCIPLES.
10. "You care for everybody": Cameron's Ethics of Care(Renee Kyle).
11. To Intubate or not to Intubate: House's Principles andPriorities (Barbara Anne Stock and Teresa Blankmeyer Burke).
12. House, M.D., and Medical Paternalism: "You can'talways get what you want." (Mark R. Wicclair).
13. If the End Doesn't Justify the Means, Then What Does(Catherine Sartin)?
14. House vs. Tritter: On the Clash of Theoretical and PracticalAuthority (Kenneth Ehrenberg).
IV. "THE DRUGS DON'T MAKE ME HIGH, THEY MAKE MENEUTRAL." VIRTUES AND CHARACTER ON HOUSE.
15. House and the Virtue of Eccentricity (John R.Fitzpatrick).
16. Love: The Only Risk House Can't Take (SaraProtasi).
17. A Prescription for Friendship (Sara Waller).
18. Diagnosing Character: A House Divided (Heather Battaly andAmy Coplan)?
Contributors: Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital Staff.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

HENRY JACOBY teaches philosophy at East Carolina University.He has published articles on the philosophy of mind and contributedto South Park and Philosophy. He lives in Goldsboro, NorthCarolina, with his wife, Kathryn, and their two cats, Bunkai andWillow.
WILLIAM IRWIN is a professor of philosophy at King'sCollege, Pennsylvania. He has coedited The Simpsons andPhilosophy and edited Seinfeld and Philosophy, TheMatrix and Philosophy, and Metallica and Philosophy.