The Simpsons and Philosophy

The D'oh! of Homer

By: William Irwin (Editor), Mark T. Conard (Editor), Aeon J. Skoble (Editor)

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Paperback | 28 February 2001

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This introduction to philosophy examines The Simpsons -- TV's favorite animated family. The authors look beyond the jokes, the crudeness, the attacks on society -- and see a clever display of irony, social criticism, and philosophical thought.

The writers begin with an examination of the characters. Does Homer actually display Aristotle's virtues of character? In what way does Bart exemplify American pragmatism? The book also examines the ethics and themes of the show, and concludes with discussions of how the series reflects the work of Aristotle, Marx, Camus, Sartre, and other thinkers.

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Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction: Meditations on Springfield?	p. 1
The Characters	p. 5
Homer and Aristotle	p. 7
Lisa and American Anti-intellectualism	p. 25
Why Maggie Matters: Sounds of Silence, East and West	p. 34
Marge's Moral Motivation	p. 46
Thus Spake Bart: On Nietzsche and the Virtues of Being Bad	p. 59
Simpsonian Themes	p. 79
The Simpsons and Allusion: "Worst Essay Ever"	p. 81
Popular Parody: The Simpsons Meets the Crime Film	p. 93
The Simpsons, Hyper-Irony, and the Meaning of Life	p. 108
Simpsonian Sexual Politics	p. 126
I Didn't Do It: Ethics and The Simpsons	p. 145
The Moral World of the Simpson Family: A Kantian Perspective	p. 147
The Simpsons: Atomistic Politics and the Nuclear Family	p. 160
Springfield Hypocrisy	p. 179
Enjoying the so-called "Iced Cream": Mr. Burns, Satan, and Happiness	p. 191
Hey-diddily-ho, Neighboreenos: Ned Flanders and Neighborly Love	p. 202
The Function of Fiction: The Heuristic Value of Homer	p. 215
The Simpsons and the Philosophers	p. 233
A (Karl, not Groucho) Marxist in Springfield	p. 235
"And the Rest Writes Itself": Roland Barthes Watches The Simpsons	p. 252
What Bart Calls Thinking	p. 269
Episode List	p. 283
Based on Ideas By	p. 290
Featuring the Voices Of	p. 296
Index	p. 301
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