The Sopranos and philosophy: I kill therefore I am
by Greene, Richard Vernezze, Peter
Tony Soprano and the gang meet classic and modern philosophy in these witty, provocative essays. Covering everything from Aristotle to ziti, 17 wiseguys (three of them gals) explore such irresistible topics as: Is Tony Soprano a good man? Is Carmela a feminist? Morally speaking, who is the worst person on The Sopranos? Is watching the show harmful to one's moral health? And what if Tony had read Sun Tzu instead of Machiavelli?This collection of essays by philosophers who are also fans does a de…
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- Full title :The Sopranos and philosophy : I kill therefore I am / edited by Richard Greene and Peter Vernezze.
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Tony Soprano and the gang meet classic and modern philosophy in these witty, provocative essays. Covering everything from Aristotle to ziti, 17 wiseguys (three of them gals) explore such irresistible topics as: Is Tony Soprano a good man? Is Carmela a feminist? Morally speaking, who is the worst person on The Sopranos? Is watching the show harmful to one's moral health? And what if Tony had read Sun Tzu instead of Machiavelli?This collection of essays by philosophers who are also fans does a deep probe of the Sopranos, analyzing the adventures ? and personalities ? of Tony,
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- Publication Date:©2004.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Open Court
- Place of Publication:Chicago
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2004.
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- Description:1 online resource (xiii, 219 pages).
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780812698084, 0812698088
- oclc:ocn794488727
- LC Classification:PN1992.77.S66
- Dewey Decimal:791.45/72
Table of Contents
Antipasto -- Prolegomenon -- 1. Bada-being and nothingness: murderous melodrama or morality play? / Al Gini -- Primo piatto -- History of philosophy: Tony and the philosophers -- 2. Tony Soprano and the art of war: New Jersey meets the East / Steven C. Combs -- 3. The unhappiness of Tony Soprano: an ancient analysis / Jennifer Baker -- 4. It's all a big nothing": the Nihilistic vision of The Sopranos / Kevin L. Stoehr -- 5. The Prince and I: some musings on Machiavelli / David Hahn -- Secondo Piatto -- Ethics: soprano family values -- 6. "I dunno about morals, but I do got rules": Tony Soprano as ethical manager / Ronald M. Green -- 7. Tony Soprano's moral sympathy (or lack thereof): The Sopranos and subjectivists ethics / Sheila Lintott -- 8. Staying within the family: Tony Soprano's ethical obligations / Scott D. Wilson -- 9. Is Carmela Soprano a feminist? Carmela's care ethics / Lisa Cassidy -- 10. Dying in our own arms: liberalism, communitarianism, and the construction of identity on The Sopranos / H. Peter Steeves -- Contorno -- Aesthetics: the beauty of crime -- 11. Sympathy for the devil / Noël Carroll -- 12. A moral never-never land: identifying with Tony Soprano / James …
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