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Girls and Philosophy - This Book Isn't a Metaphor for Anything (Paperback)
Series: Popular Culture and Philosophy
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The drama-comedy Girls -- often unfairly written off as "Sex and
the City" for the millennial generation -- has made TV history and
provoked controversy for its pitilessly accurate portrayal of four
oddly sympathetic twentysomething female characters, notable for
their self-absorption, empathy deficits, and ineptitude with
relationships. Among other breakthroughs, it is the first show to
depict the sex act among the alienated young as nearly always
awkward and unfulfilling. In "Girls and Philosophy," a team of
diverse, sensitive, empathic philosophers approach the world of
Girls from a variety of angles and philosophical points of view.
The writers attack many fascinating issues arising from "Girls,"
including the meaning of authenticity in the 21st century, coming
of age in a society with no clear guidelines, "Girls" as the only
TV show the pop-culture-hating professor Theodor Adorno might have
admired, feminist appraisals of these not-very-feminist characters,
how each deals with the anxiety that comes from inescapable
freedom, whether we need to amend the traditional list of seven
deadly sins in the context of present-day New York, and, of course,
why we once again find it natural to think of women in their early-
to mid-twenties as "girls."
General
Imprint: |
Cricket Books, a division of Carus Publishing Co
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Popular Culture and Philosophy |
Release date: |
2015 |
First published: |
December 2014 |
Editors: |
Richard Greene
• Rachel Robison-Greene
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Dimensions: |
228 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
288 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8126-9859-6 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-8126-9859-2 |
Barcode: |
9780812698596 |
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