Big Lebowski Philosophy Paperback - 2012 - 1st Edition
by William Irwin (Editor); Peter S. Fosl (Editor)
From the rear cover
Is abiding a virtue?
Does Walter's aggression illustrate the principles of just war theory?
Does bowling help Donny, Walter, and the Dude resist nihilism?
Does the Dude exemplify the Taoist way of life?
Is the Dude a feminist ally?
In the morally corrupt world of The Big Lebowski, the Dude emerges as a beacon of integrity, authenticity, and virtue. He is a philosopher's hero who struggles to live the good life in spite of assault, rug peeing, an apparent kidnapping, and the death of a friend--and The Big Lebowski and Philosophy unpacks the deeper meaning of it all. Enlisting the help of great thinkers like Plato, Nietzsche, Aristotle, Gdel, Derrida, Freud, Wittgenstein, and Epicurus, the book explores the Dude's pacifism and Walter's warrior instincts, the class war between unemployed bums and capitalist achievers, and how leisure is an essential part of our human existence. Read this book and you'll know why The Big Lebowski is one of the greatest existentialist movies of all time. But that's just, you know, our opin
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- Title Big Lebowski Philosophy
- Author William Irwin (Editor); Peter S. Fosl (Editor)
- Binding Paperback
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Pages 304
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Wiley, NY
- Date 2012-05-01
- Features Bibliography, Index, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9781118074565 / 1118074564
- Weight 0.89 lbs (0.40 kg)
- Dimensions 9 x 5.98 x 0.83 in (22.86 x 15.19 x 2.11 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Philosophy in motion pictures
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2012011059
- Dewey Decimal Code 791.437
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