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The Ultimate South Park and Philosophy

Respect My Philosophah!
Series: The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series
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The Ultimate South Park and Philosophy: Respect My Philosophah! delves into the deeper meanings behind the irreverent and often shocking humour of the long-running animated series South Park. This collection explores how the show's characters and episodes engage with serious philosophical themes like moral relativism, freedom of speech, democracy, and existential questions. It examines contemporary social and political issues through the lens of the show’s sharp satire and scatological humour, making philosophy accessible and entertaining.
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This book is ideal for fans of South Park who enjoy pondering ethical and societal questions, as well as readers interested in philosophy presented in a humorous and provocative style. It suits those looking for a thoughtful yet entertaining exploration of modern social issues through pop culture.

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Enlightenment from the South Park gang faster than you can say, "Screw you guys, I'm going home"! The Ultimate South Park and Philosophy: Respect My Philosophah! presents a compilation of serious philosophical reflections on the twisted insights voiced by characters in TV s most irreverent animated series.

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Enlightenment from the South Park gang faster than you can say, "Screw you guys, I'm going home"!

The Ultimate South Park and Philosophy: Respect My Philosophah! presents a compilation of serious philosophical reflections on the twisted insights voiced by characters in TV’s most irreverent animated series.

Offers readers a philosophically smart and candid approach to one of television’s most subversive and controversial shows as it enters its 17th season.

Draws sharp parallels between the irreverent nature of South Park and the inquiring and sceptical approach of Western philosophy.

Journeys deep beyond the surface of the show’s scatological humour to address the perennial questions raised in South Park and the contemporary social and political issues that inspire each episode.

Utilises familiar characters and episodes to illustrate such philosophical topics as moral relativism, freedom of expression, gay marriage, blasphemy, democracy, feminism, animal ethics, existential questions, and much more.

It’s a Bigger, Longer & Uncut version of the highly acclaimed South Park and Philosophy: You Know, I Learned Something Todayβ€”and is guaranteed to be much funnier than killing Kenny.

Series: The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781118386569

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 23 August 2013

Country: United States

Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Edition: 2nd edition

Contributors:

  • Edited by Robert Arp
  • Series edited by William Irwin
  • Edited by Kevin S. Decker

Audience: General / adult, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 13.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 365g

Pages: 288

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Arts & Culture LGBTQ+ Non-Fiction Philosophy & Psychology Philosophy & Stoicism Pop Culture: Best-Selling Books Series: The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series

About the Author

Robert Arp is an analyst working with the U.S.Government. He has done data modeling work as an ontologist, andhas taught philosophy courses at colleges and universities, too.His interests include philosophy of biology, ontology in theinformation science sense, and philosophy and pop culture. Kevin S. Decker teaches philosophy at Eastern WashingtonUniversity, where he is also an Associate Dean of the College ofArts, Letters and Education. His research interests are Americanpragmatism, Continental philosophy, ethics, philosophy and popculture, and social theory. William Irwin is Professor of Philosophy at King sCollege. He originated the philosophy and popular culture genre ofbooks as coeditor of the bestselling The Simpsons andPhilosophy and has overseen recent titles including Supermanand Philosophy, Black Sabbath and Philosophy, andSpider-Man and Philosophy.

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