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The Ultimate Daily Show and Philosophy: More Moments of Zen, More Indecision Theory

PUBLISHER Wiley (08/26/2013)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)

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Does fake news give us the real story?

Is Jon Stewart a philosopher?

Can watching The Daily Show make you smarter?

Should The Daily Show play such a prominent role in our news culture?

Where does "Stephen Colbert" end and Stephen Colbert begin?

Looking for the real deal on "fake" news? Want to know how Jon Stewart stacks up against today's brightest public intellectuals? Or how far down Stephen Colbert's irony goes? Perhaps you're curious about how The Daily Show hones your critical thinking skills against bad media, bullshit, and political spin. If so, good news, because here's The Ultimate Daily Show and Philosophy revised, expanded, and updated to probe deeper than ever before the philosophical significance of the quintessential "fake" news show of the 21st century. The Daily Show is much more than hilarious faux news: along with its successful spin-off, The Colbert Report, The Daily Show's surging popularity is claiming an increasingly significant role in contemporary American culture. What better way to plumb its comedic depths than with the razor-sharp, media-savvy minds of our Senior Philosophical Correspondents? With moments of Zen-like clarity, The Ultimate Daily Show and Philosophy represents the most philosophically astute observations regarding the premier American satirical news show available anywhere.

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ISBN-13: 9781118397688
ISBN-10: 1118397681
Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 376
Carton Quantity: 30
Product Dimensions: 6.00 x 0.70 x 8.90 inches
Weight: 1.05 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
Country of Origin: SG
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BISAC Categories
Philosophy | General
Dewey Decimal: 791.457
Library of Congress Control Number: 2013006643
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Does fake news give us the real story?

Is Jon Stewart a philosopher?

Can watching The Daily Show make you smarter?

Should The Daily Show play such a prominent role in our news culture?

Where does "Stephen Colbert" end and Stephen Colbert begin?

Looking for the real deal on "fake" news? Want to know how Jon Stewart stacks up against today's brightest public intellectuals? Or how far down Stephen Colbert's irony goes? Perhaps you're curious about how The Daily Show hones your critical thinking skills against bad media, bullshit, and political spin. If so, good news, because here's The Ultimate Daily Show and Philosophy revised, expanded, and updated to probe deeper than ever before the philosophical significance of the quintessential "fake" news show of the 21st century. The Daily Show is much more than hilarious faux news: along with its successful spin-off, The Colbert Report, The Daily Show's surging popularity is claiming an increasingly significant role in contemporary American culture. What better way to plumb its comedic depths than with the razor-sharp, media-savvy minds of our Senior Philosophical Correspondents? With moments of Zen-like clarity, The Ultimate Daily Show and Philosophy represents the most philosophically astute observations regarding the premier American satirical news show available anywhere.

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Editor: Irwin, William
William Irwin is Herve A. LeBlanc Distinguished Service Professor and Chair of Philosophy at King s College (Pennsylvania) and is the author of The Free Market Existentialist: Capitalism without Consumerism. He is also the author of Intentionalist Interpretation: A Philosophical Explanation and Defense. Irwin originated the philosophy and popular-culture genre of books with Seinfeld and Philosophy (1999), The Simpsons and Philosophy (2001), and The Matrix and Philosophy (2002). Free Dakota is his first novel.
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