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House and Philosophy

Everybody Lies

By Henry Jacoby, William Irwin (Editor)

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| Paperback | 9780470316603

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Is being nice overrated?

Are we really just selfish, base animals crawling across Earth in a meaningless existence?

Would reading less and watching more television be good for you?

Is House a master of Eastern philosophy or just plain rude?

Dr. Gregory House is arguably the most complex a Continue

Is being nice overrated?

Are we really just selfish, base animals crawling across Earth in a meaningless existence?

Would reading less and watching more television be good for you?

Is House a master of Eastern philosophy or just plain rude?

Dr. Gregory House is arguably the most complex and challenging antihero in the history of television, but is there more to this self-important genius than gray matter and ego? This book takes a deeper look at House to reveal the philosophical underpinnings of this popular medical drama and its cane-waving curmudgeon's most outrageous behavior. What emerges is a remarkable character who is part Sherlock Holmes, part Socratic philosopher, part Nietzschean superman, part Taoist rhetorician, and not at all as screwed up as you might think. With everything from Aristotle to Zen, House and Philosophy takes an engaging look at everyone's favorite misanthropic genius and his team at Princeton-Plainsboro Hospital.

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  • Fra fiction e filosofia

    Per i Fans di House "Everybody lies" è sicuramente una bella lettura. Un incontro fra il personaggio televisivo e gli aspetti filosofici legati ai caratteri della serie e in rapporto alla realtà.

    Ho così potuto (ri)scoprire alcuni passaggi di socrate, "what students need is not to learn how the wor ... (continue)

    Per i Fans di House "Everybody lies" è sicuramente una bella lettura. Un incontro fra il personaggio televisivo e gli aspetti filosofici legati ai caratteri della serie e in rapporto alla realtà.

    Ho così potuto (ri)scoprire alcuni passaggi di socrate, "what students need is not to learn how the world is, but how to think despite the fact that we don't always know how the world is", aspetti Zen, aspetti zaoisti e altri ancora.

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  • English Books
  • Paperback 261 Pages
  • Edition: 1
  • ISBN-10: 0470316608
  • ISBN-13: 9780470316603
  • Publisher: Wiley (The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series)
  • Pub date: Dec 03, 2008
  • Dimensions: 1471 mm x 981 mm x 142 mm Just how big is that?
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