The Sopranos and philosophy : I kill therefore I am / edited by Richard Greene ; and Peter Vernezze.
Contributor(s): Vernezze, Peter
| Greene, RichardSeries: (Popular Culture and Philosophy Series)Publisher: Chicago, Ill. : Open Court, 2004Description: xiii, 219 p. 23 cm001: 13866ISBN: 9780812695588Subject(s): The Sopranos | Television series | Violence -- Films | Murder | Criticism and interpretationDDC classification: 791.4572 SOP
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This collection of essays by philosophers who are also fans does a deep probe of the Sopranos, analyzing the adventures and personalities of Tony, Carmella, Livia, and the rest of television's most irresistible mafia family for their metaphysical, epistemological, value theory, eastern philosophical, and contemporary postmodern possibilities. No prior philosophical qualificationsor mob connections are required to enjoy these musings, which are presented with the same vibrancy and wit that have made the show such a hit.
Volume 7 in the series, Popular Culture and Philosophy.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Foreword: Forewarned (p. xi)
- Stop. We're Grateful to You. We Are (p. xiii)
- This Book of Ours (p. 1)
- Antipasto: Prolegomenon (p. 5)
- 1. Bada-Being and Nothingness: Murderous Melodrama or Morality Play? (p. 7)
- Primo Piatto: History of Philosophy: Tony and the Philosophers (p. 15)
- 2. Tony Soprano and the Art of War: New Jersey Meets the East (p. 17)
- 3. The Unhappiness of Tony Soprano: An Ancient Analysis (p. 28)
- 4. "It's All a Big Nothing": The Nihilistic Vision of The Sopranos (p. 37)
- 5. The Prince and I: Some Musings on Machiavelli (p. 48)
- Secondo Piatto: Ethics: Soprano Family Values (p. 57)
- 6. "I Dunno About Morals, but I Do Got Rules": Tony Soprano as Ethical Manager (p. 59)
- 7. Tony Soprano's Moral Sympathy (or Lack Thereof): The Sopranos and Subjectivist Ethics (p. 72)
- 8. Staying within the Family: Tony Soprano's Ethical Obligations (p. 86)
- 9. Is Carmela Soprano a Feminist? Carmela's Care Ethics (p. 97)
- 10. Dying in Our Own Arms: Liberalism, Communitarianism, and the Construction of Identity on The Sopranos (p. 108)
- Contorno: Aesthetics: The Beauty of Crime (p. 119)
- 11. Sympathy for the Devil (p. 121)
- 12. A Moral Never-Never Land: Identifying with Tony Soprano (p. 137)
- 13. Know Thyself, Asshole: Tony Soprano as an Aristotelian Tragic Hero (p. 147)
- Dolce: Language and Knowledge: Metaphysics and Made Guys (p. 157)
- 14. This Thing of Ours: Language Use in The Sopranos (p. 159)
- 15. Is Tony Soprano Self-Blind? (p. 171)
- Vino: Philosophy of Religion: The God of The Sopranos (p. 183)
- 16. Tony Soprano in Hell: Chase's Mob in Dante's Inferno (p. 185)
- 17. "What Kind of God Does This ...?" (p. 195)
- Episode Guide (p. 207)
- The Family (p. 209)
- Index (p. 213)
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