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Philosophy and Breaking Bad

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97833194034349783319403427 )Print(

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Philosophy and Breaking Bad

First Statement of Responsibility

edited by Kevin S. Decker, David R. Koepsell, Robert Arp

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springer

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2017

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XX, 266 p. 1 illus., online resource.

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Introduction; Kevin S. Decker, David Koepsell, and Robert Arp -- Part I. We Tried to Poison YouBreaking 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 Knocksthe Shadow of Death and the Meaning of Life -- 4. Shadow of the Sickness Unto Death: Walter Whites Transformation into the Knight of Meth; Frank Scalambrino -- 5. Death is Easy if Youre 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 Jailthe Tragedy of Breaking Bad -- 7. Law and Morality in Breaking Bad; David Koepsell -- 8. One Bad DayHow Did Walter Break Bad?; James B. South -- 9. Yo, BitchThe Crumbling Masculine Monument and the Reign of Feminist Ethics in Breaking Bad; Leigh Kolb -- Part IV. I Did I For MeMorality, 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 JamesBreaking Bads 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 Bads 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 teachers 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.

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Philosophy

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United States, Study and teaching

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Motion pictures and television

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Philosophy

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Philosophy of Man

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American Culture

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Film and Television Studies

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Decker, Kevin S.editor.

Koepsell, David R.editor.

Arp, Robert.editor.

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