{"product_id":"arrested-development-and-philosophy-isbn-9780470575598","title":"Arrested Development and Philosophy","description":"\u003cb\u003eARRESTED DEVELOPMENT \u003ci\u003eAND PHILOSOPHY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIs George Michael’s crush on his cousin unnatural? \u003cbr\u003eIs it immoral for Lindsay to lie about stealing clothes to hide her job?\u003cbr\u003eIs Gob better off living his life in bad faith?\u003cbr\u003eWhat inferences can we draw from Tobias’s double-entendres?\u003cbr\u003eAre the pictures \u003ci\u003ereally\u003c\/i\u003e of bunkers or balls?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Bluth family’s faults, foibles, and character flaws are so excruciatingly familiar that we squirm in painful recognition of the outrageous impulses that we all have but would never act on. The Bluths seem utterly unaware of the gaping distance between their behavior and accepted social norms. Lurking behind this craziness are large moral and philosophical issues to be explored. From Plato to Aristotle, from Descartes to Marx, \u003ci\u003eArrested Development and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e draws from great philosophical minds to shed new light on the show’s key questions and captivating themes, including the nature of self-knowledge and happiness, business ethics and capitalist alienation, social class, the role of error in character development, and much more.  \u003cb\u003eACKNOWLEDGMENTS\u003c\/b\u003e: And Now a Few Words from the New CEOs of the Bluth Company ix  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eINTRODUCTION\u003c\/b\u003e 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKristopher Phillips\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART ONE FAMILY FIRST\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Is the Examined Life a Huge Mistake?: Happiness, Self-Knowledge, and the Bluths 7\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJason Southworth and Ruth Tallman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Kissing Cousins: Incest, Naturalism, and the Yuck Factor 23\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDeborah R. Barnbaum\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Freudian Arrested Development 33\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTim Jung\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Don't Know Thyself: Gob and the Wisdom of Bad Faith 46\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDaniel P. Malloy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART TWO A BUSINESS MODEL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Dr. Fünke's 100 Percent Natural Good-Time Alienation Solution 61\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJeff Ewing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Family First: How \u003ci\u003eNot\u003c\/i\u003e to Run a Business 73\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBrett Gaul\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Bourgeois Bluths: \u003ci\u003eArrested Development\u003c\/i\u003e and Class Status 85\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRachel McKinney\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART THREE SOME HUGE MISTAKES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 What Whitey Isn't Ready to Hear: Social Identity in \u003ci\u003eArrested Development\u003c\/i\u003e 99\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJ. Jeremy Wisnewski\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 \"I Just Blue Myself\": The Use and Abuse of Language in \u003ci\u003eArrested Development\u003c\/i\u003e 111\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eM. E. Verrochi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 To Bias Tobias: Gender Identity, Sexuality, and \u003ci\u003eArrested Development\u003c\/i\u003e 123\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDarci Doll\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 I'm Oscar.com: The Problem(s) of Personal Identity in \u003ci\u003eArrested Development\u003c\/i\u003e 136\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKristopher Phillips\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART FOUR THE ONE WHERE THEY DO EPISTEMOLOGY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 You Can't Do Magic: Gob Bluth and the Illusionists' Craft 151\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael Cholbi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Is Justified True \u003ci\u003eBluth\u003c\/i\u003e Belief Knowledge? 162\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBrett Coppenger and Kristopher Phillips\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Bunkers and Balls: \u003ci\u003eArrested Development,\u003c\/i\u003e Underdetermination, and the Theory-ladenness of Observation 172\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael Da Silva\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART FIVE SOLID AS IRAQ: POLITICS AND ETHICS ARRESTED\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 No Touching! George Sr.'s Brush with Treason 185\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDouglas Paletta and Paul Franco\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 \"I've Made a Huge Mistake\": George Oscar Bluth Jr. and the Role of Error in Character Development 197\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChristopher C. Kirby, Jonathan Hillard, and Mathew Holmes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 The Comedy of Contradiction 210\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eErin Fay and Willie Young\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePARTS IX: AND ON THE EPILOGUE . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 And Now the Story of a Wealthy Family Who Lost Everything: \u003ci\u003eArrested Development,\u003c\/i\u003e Narrative, and How We Find Meaning 227\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTyler Shores\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCONTRIBUTORS:\u003c\/b\u003e Banana Stand Employee Roster 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eINDEX:\u003c\/b\u003e Banana Stand Inventory 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e KRISTOPHER G. PHILLIPS\u003c\/b\u003e is a PhD candidate (ABD) in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Iowa.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e J. JEREMY WISNEWSKI\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor of philosophy at Hartwick College. He is the editor of \u003ci\u003eFamily Guy and Philosophy, The Office and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003e30 Rock and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e, and coeditor of \u003ci\u003eX-Men and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTwilight and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWILLIAM IRWIN\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of philosophy at King’s College. He originated the philosophy and popular culture genre of books as coeditor of the bestselling \u003ci\u003eThe Simpsons and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e and has overseen recent titles including \u003ci\u003eHouse and Philosophy, Alice in Wonderland and Philosophy,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMad Men and Philosophy.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTo learn more about the Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture series, visit www.andphilosophy.com\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIs George Michael’s crush on his cousin unnatural? \u003cbr\u003eIs it immoral for Lindsay to lie about stealing clothes to hide her job?\u003cbr\u003eIs Gob better off living his life in bad faith?\u003cbr\u003eWhat inferences can we draw from Tobias’s double-entendres?\u003cbr\u003eAre the pictures \u003ci\u003ereally\u003c\/i\u003e of bunkers or balls?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Bluth family’s faults, foibles, and character flaws are so excruciatingly familiar that we squirm in painful recognition of the outrageous impulses that we all have but would never act on. 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