The Wire and Philosophy

This America, Man (livre en anglais)

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Sous la direction de David Bzdak, Joanna Crosby et Seth Vannatta

Type: Essais
Sujet: Un Film > The Wire (série TV)
Mots Clés: série TV, philosophie
Année d'édition: 2013
Editeur: Open Court
Collection: Popular Culture and Philosophy
Langue: anglais

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Broché • 384 pages
15 x 23 cm

ISBN

978-0-8126-9823-7

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Description de l'ouvrage :
By many accounts, HBO’s The Wire was and remains the greatest and most important television drama of all time. Conceived by writers David Simon and ex-Baltimore homicide detective Ed Burns, this five-season, sixty-episode tour de force has raised the bar for compelling, intelligent television production. With each season addressing a different arena of life in the city of Baltimore, and each season’s narratives tapping into those from previous seasons, The Wire was able to reveal the overlapping, criss-crossing, and colliding realities that shapeif not controlthe people, institutions, and culture of the modern American city.

The Wire and Philosophy celebrates this show’s realism as well as its intellectual and philosophical clarity. Selected philosophers who are fans of The Wire tap into these conflicts and interconnections to expose the underlying philosophical issues and assumptions and pursue questions, such as, can cops really tell whether they are smarter than their perps? Or do they fall victim to intellectual vanity? Do individuals really have free will to resist the temptationsof gangs, of drugs, or corruptionthat surround them? Is David Simon a modern-day Marx who sees capitalism leading ultimately to its own collapse, or is Baltimore’s story uniquely its own?

À propos des auteurs :
David Bzdak is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Onondaga Community College in Syracuse, NY.Joanna Crosby is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Morgan State University in Baltimore.Seth Vannatta is Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Morgan State University in Baltimore. He teaches philosophy of law, political philosophy, ethics, logic, and American philosophy. He is a former varsity volleyball coach and soccer coach and has written on the philosophy of sport.

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