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Philosophy and Breaking bad

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Philosophy and Breaking bad/ edited by Kevin S. Decker, David R. Koepsell, Robert Arp.
other author:	Decker, Kevin S.
Published:	Cham :Springer International Publishing : : 2017.,
Description:	xx, 266 p. :ill., digital ; : 24 cm.;
Contained By:	Springer eBooks
Subject:	Philosophy. -
Online resource:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40343-4
ISBN:	9783319403434

Philosophy and Breaking bad
Philosophy and Breaking bad[electronic resource] /edited by Kevin S. Decker, David R. Koepsell, Robert Arp. - Cham :Springer International Publishing :2017. - xx, 266 p. :ill., digital ;24 cm.

Introduction; Kevin S. Decker, David Koepsell, and Robert Arp -- Part I. "We Tried to Poison You"--Breaking Evil -- 1. Breaking Bad and Evil; Jen Baker -- 2. Eichmann in Albuquerque; Karen Adkins -- 3. Empathy and Evil: Drug-Dealing Murderers are People Too; Charlene Elsby and Rob Luzecky -- Part II. "I am the One Who Knocks"--the Shadow of Death and the Meaning of Life -- 4. Shadow of the Sickness Unto Death: Walter White's Transformation into the Knight of Meth; Frank Scalambrino -- 5. Death is Easy if You're Dead; Christopher Ketcham -- 6. If Sociopaths and Antiheroes Can Lead Meaningful Lives, What Does it All Mean?; Kimberly Blessing -- Part III. "I Will Put You Under the Jail"--the Tragedy of Breaking Bad -- 7. Law and Morality in Breaking Bad; David Koepsell -- 8. One Bad Day--How Did Walter Break Bad?; James B. South -- 9. "Yo, Bitch"--The Crumbling Masculine Monument and the Reign of Feminist Ethics in Breaking Bad; Leigh Kolb -- Part IV. "I Did I For Me"--Morality, Mastery and Meth -- 10. Recovering Lost Moral Ground: Can Walt Make Amends?; Joseph Mahon and James Edwin Mahon -- 11. Morality in-Action; Adam Barkman and Travis Dyk -- 12. Bad Faith in Breaking Bad: Walter White and Heisenberg; Leslie Aarons -- Part V. Becoming Jess James--Breaking Bad's Challenge to Philosophy -- 13. Hatred, Vengeance, and Justice; Kevin Guilfoy -- 14. "We Are Responsible to All for All:" An Intersubjective Analysis of Breaking Bad; Sheridan Hough -- 15. Breaking Bad's Case Studies in Absurdity; Kevin S. Decker.

This volume considers the numerous philosophical ideas and arguments found in and inspired by the critically acclaimed series Breaking Bad. This show garnered both critical and popular attention for its portrayal of a cancer-stricken, middle-aged, middle-class, high school chemistry teacher's drift into the dark world of selling methamphetamine to support his family. Its characters, situations, and aesthetic raise serious and familiar philosophical issues, especially related to ethics and morality. The show provokes a bevy of rich questions and discussion points, such as: What are the ethical issues surrounding drugs? What lessons about existentialism and fatalism does the show present? How does the show grapple with the concept of the end 'justifying' the means? Is Walt really free not to 'break bad'? Can he be redeemed? What is the definition and nature of badness (or evil) itself? Contributors address these and other questions as they dissect the legacy of the show and discuss its contributions to philosophical conversations.

ISBN: 9783319403434

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-3-319-40343-4doiSubjects--Uniform Titles:

Breaking bad (Television program : 2008-2013)
Subjects--Topical Terms:

559771
Philosophy.

LC Class. No.: PN1992.77.B74

Dewey Class. No.: 791.4572

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