It's always sunny and philosophy : the gang gets analyzed / edited by Roger Hunt and Robert Arp.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hunt, Roger, editor.

Arp, Robert, editor.

Series:

Popular culture and philosophy ; Volume 91.

Popular Culture and Philosophy ; Volume 91

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Juvenile delinquency.

It's always sunny in Philadelphia (Television program).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (237 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago, [Illinois] : Open Court, 2015.

Summary:

Philosophers wittily and expertly uncover amazing philosophical insights from the endlessly fascinating TV show, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Littmann shows how the values of the gang are the same as those of Homeric heroes. Ketcham argues that the Church should make Charlie a saint, partly because It's Always Sunny is “all about free will." Hamer shows how closely the gang's activities comply with the scientific method. Alkema and Barkman analyze the way the gang perceives happiness and how they try to get it. Leonard proves beyond doubt that the game of Chardee MacDennis reveals everyone's unconscious desires. King examines the morality of the gang's behavior by the standard of how they respond to extreme suffering. Chambers agrees that each of the five central characters is a terrible person, but argues that, given their circumstances, they are not truly to blame for their actions. Tanswell demonstrates that many of the gang's wrong actions result not from immoral motives but from illogical thinking. Aylesworth uses examples from It's Always Sunny to bring out some of the moral problems with real consent to sex. Jones reveals that Nietzsche foresaw everything the gang at Paddy's Pub would do.

Contents:

Contents; The Pataphysical? ; I. Good; 1. The Ancient Art of Being an Asshole ; 2. No Restrictions, Baby!; 3. Charlie Gets Beatified; II. Psychology ; 4. What's So Creepy about Unibrows and Incest? ; 5. Psychoanalyzing the Game of Games; 6. Are the Gang Authentic? ; III. Virtue ; 7. The Gang's Quest for Happiness-One Day at a Time ; 8. Frank Reynolds, Role Model ; 9. The D.E.N.N.I.S. System ; IV. Morals ; 10. Yes Means Yes, Unless It Means No ; 11. The Gang Gets Pardoned ; 12. Ethics for Jabronis ; V. Truth ; 13. The Gang's Crooked Thinking ; 14. Why Science Is a Liar Sometimes

15. The Gang Solves the Gas Crisis as a Nietzschean Parable A Gallery of Real-Life Scumbags; Bitches, It's the Authors in the Book, Bitches; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebary, viewed August 18, 2015).

ISBN:

0-8126-9896-7