Adventure time and philosophy : the handbook for heroes / edited by Nicolas Michaud.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Michaud, Nicolas, editor.

Series:

Popular culture and philosophy ; v. 87.

Popular culture and philosophy ; volume 87

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Adventure time (Television program).

Conduct of life.

Philosophy.

Heroes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (421 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : Open Court, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Adventure Time and Philosophy is a monster-beating, wild ride of philosophical mayhem. The authors have come together to understand and explore one of the deepest and most thoughtful television shows ever to assault human brain waves. Where Adventure Time shows us what the world could be like, this book screws open our cranial lids, mucks about in the mess that is our heads, and attempts to come to some answers about the nature of reality. Adventure Time challenges everything we know about life, meaning, heroism, and even burritos. And it's time to give the show some serious thought. Adventur

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; A Few Short Graybles; I: Nasty, Brutish, and Sweet; 1. The Finn-losophy of Adventure Time; 2. Poetical! The Art-Science Wars in Ooo; 3. Power and Parenthood in the Land of Ooo; 4. Who Governs Ooo?; 5. Should Simon Have Saved Marceline?; 6. Games Vampires Play; II: Glob Said the Word and It Was "Cabbage!"; 7. Dude. Stop. Saying. All This. Crazy. Nonsense; 8. Ice King Blues; 9. The Owl and the One-Armed Boy; 10. Did Prismo Create the Best Possible World?; 11. Oh God, Where the Glob Art Thou?; III: Life Is But a Croak Dream

12. The Paradox of Horror and the Ocean of Fear13. Play Time? Interpretation Time!; 14. If a Tree Fort Falls in a Forest . . .; 15. What's Time Anyhoo?; 16. Ooo, Who's Dreaming?; IV: What Are You?; 17. When I Don't Remember You; 18. When My Gameboy Became Self-Aware; 19. Imagined Worlds and Real Lessons; 20. A Buff Baby Who Can Puncha Yo' Buns; 21. Beemo Unplugged; V: For Righteous Eyes Only; 22. Finn's No Hero!; 23. How to Be a Hero; 24. Our Real-Life Enchiridions; 25. I Want to Be Your Hero, Maybe!; 26. Our Heroes!; References; Our Adventurous Authors; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 12, 2015).

ISBN:

0-8126-9886-X