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Sto caricando le informazioni... The Sopranos and Philosophy (2004)di Vincent Pastore (Introduzione), Richard Greene (A cura di), Peter Vernezze (A cura di)
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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, Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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That, and I've never really watched the Sopranos. So, I guess you can say I'm not exactly qualified to review this book. I hate books written to capture some of the pop-culture dollars, and I have never experienced this particular slice of pop culture. Maybe if you're a fan of the Sopranos, you'd enjoy this book. Maybe if you have a hard time understanding the writings of Immanuel Kant or Rene Descartes, and you need somebody to hold your hand as they lead you through the nine circles of philosophy. Maybe you don't get irritated at all the corny mob jokes stuck between philosophical principles. Maybe.
Granted, I was able to enjoy some aspects of this book, regardless of my standing on pop-culture books and shows I've never watched. There were amusing looks at locution, and a question of character morality, and so forth. And, there were articles written by self-congratulatory philosophers who thought that they had it all together, but only approached some arguments from one straw-manned side. So, yeah, it had its mix of thought-provocation and eye-rollation.
But as I said, you might love it. Especially if you love The Sopranos, or you read "The Teletubbies and Philosophy: The Tao of Po" without wanting to chuck it through a window. ( )