{"product_id":"mad-men-and-philosophy-isbn-9780470603017","title":"Mad Men and Philosophy","description":"\u003cb\u003eA look at the philosophical underpinnings of the hit TV show, \u003ci\u003eMad Men\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eWith its swirling cigarette smoke, martini lunches, skinny ties, and tight pencil skirts, Mad Men is unquestionably one of the most stylish, sexy, and irresistible shows on television. But the series becomes even more absorbing once you dig deeper into its portrayal of the changing social and political mores of 1960s America and explore the philosophical complexities of its key characters and themes. From Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle to John Kenneth Galbraith, Milton Friedman, and Ayn Rand, Mad Men and Philosophy brings the thinking of some of history's most powerful minds to bear on the world of Don Draper and the Sterling Cooper ad agency. You'll gain insights into a host of compelling Mad Men questions and issues, including happiness, freedom, authenticity, feminism, Don Draper's identity, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eTakes an unprecedented look at the philosophical issues and themes behind AMC's Emmy Award-winning show, Mad Men\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores issues ranging from identity to authenticity to feminism, and more\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers new insights on your favorite Mad Men characters, themes, and storylines\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eMad Men and Philosophy will give \u003ci\u003eMad Men\u003c\/i\u003e fans everywhere something new to talk about around the water cooler.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eACKNOWLEDGMENTS\u003c\/b\u003e: \"I Think We Need to Salute That!\"  \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: \"A Thing Like That\".\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART ONE: \"PEOPLE MAY SEE THINGS DIFFERENTLY, BUT THEY DON’T REALLY WANT TO\": \u003ci\u003eMAD MEN\u003c\/i\u003e AND PROBLEMS OF KNOWLEDGE AND FREEDOM.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 What Fools We Were: \u003ci\u003eMad Men,\u003c\/i\u003e Hindsight, and Justification (\u003ci\u003eLandon W. Schurtz\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 \"People Want to Be Told What to Do So Badly That They'll Listen to Anyone\": Mimetic Madness at Sterling Cooper (\u003ci\u003eGeorge A. Dunn\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Capitalism and Freedom in the Affluent Society (\u003ci\u003eKevin Guilfoy\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART TWO: \"THERE IS NO BIG LIE, THERE IS NO SYSTEM, THE UNIVERSE IS INDIFFERENT\": \u003ci\u003eMAD MEN\u003c\/i\u003e AND THE PROBLEM OF MEANING.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Pete, Peggy, Don, and the Dialectic of Remembering and Forgetting (\u003ci\u003eJohn Fritz\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The Existential Void of Roger Sterling (\u003ci\u003eRaymond Angelo Belliotti\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Egoless Egoists: The Second-Hand Lives of Mad Men (\u003ci\u003eRobert White\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 An Existential Look at \u003ci\u003eMad Men\u003c\/i\u003e: Don Draper, Advertising, and the Promise of Happiness (\u003ci\u003eAda S. Jaarsma\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART THREE: \"AND YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPINESS IS?\": \u003ci\u003eMAD MEN\u003c\/i\u003e AND ETHICS.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 \"In on It\": Honesty, Respect, and the Ethics of Advertising (\u003ci\u003eAndreja Novakovic and Tyler Whitney\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Creating the Need for the New: \"It's Not the Wheel. It's the Carousel.\" (\u003ci\u003eGeorge Teschner and Gabrielle Teschner\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 \"You're Looking in the Wrong Direction\": \u003ci\u003eMad Men\u003c\/i\u003e and the Ethics of Advertising (\u003ci\u003eAdam Barkman\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Is Don Draper a Good Man? (\u003ci\u003eAndrew Terjesen\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Don Draper, on How to Make Oneself (Whole Again) (\u003ci\u003eJohn Elia\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART FOUR: \"NO ONE ELSE IS SAYING THE RIGHT THING ABOUT THIS\": \u003ci\u003eMAD MEN\u003c\/i\u003e AND SOCIAL PHILOSOPHY.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 \"And Nobody Understands That, but You Do\": The Aristotelian Ideal of Friendship among the \u003ci\u003eMad Men\u003c\/i\u003e (and Women) (\u003ci\u003eAbigail E. Myers\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Mad Women: Aristotle, Second-Wave Feminism, and the Women of \u003ci\u003eMad Men\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eAshley Jihee Barkman\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 \"We've Got Bigger Problems to Worry about Than TV, Okay?\" \u003ci\u003eMad Men\u003c\/i\u003e and Race (\u003ci\u003eRod Carveth\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 \"New York City Is a Marvelous Machine\": \u003ci\u003eMad Men\u003c\/i\u003e and the Power of Social Convention (\u003ci\u003eJames B. South\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAPPENDIX\u003c\/b\u003e: It's Not a List of Titles and Air Dates; It's an Episode Guide.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCONTRIBUTORS\u003c\/b\u003e: Some Real Mad Men and Women.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eINDEX:\u003c\/b\u003e Client Files Lifted from Sterling Cooper.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eROD CARVETH\u003c\/b\u003e is an assistant professor in the department of Communications Media at Fitchburg State College.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJAMES B. SOUTH\u003c\/b\u003e is chair of the philosophy department at Marquette University. He edited \u003ci\u003eBuffy the Vampire Slayer and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJames Bond 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 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. 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\u003eBatman and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHouse and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTwilight and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e  Is Don Draper a good man?  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat do Peggy, Betty, and Joan teach us about gender equality?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat are the ethics of advertising—or is that a contradiction in terms?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIs Roger Sterling an existential hero?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWe're better people than we were in the sixties, right?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith its swirling cigarette smoke, martini lunches, skinny ties, and tight pencil skirts, \u003ci\u003eMad Men\u003c\/i\u003e is unquestionably one of the most stylish, sexy, and irresistible shows on television. 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