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South Park and Philosophy:

You Know, I Learned Something Today
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Robert Arp
22 Reviews
Wiley, Feb 4, 2009 - Performing Arts - 256 pages
If you think Saddam and Satan make a kinky couple, wait till you get a load of South Park and Philosophy. Get your Big Wheels ready, because we’re going for a ride, as 22 philosophers take us down the road to understanding the big-picture issues in this small mountain town.

  • A smart and candid look at one of television’s most subversive and controversial shows, celebrating its 10th anniversary this year
  • Draws close parallels between the irreverent nature of South Park and the inquiring and skeptical approach of philosophy
  • Addresses the perennial questions of the show, and the contemporary social and political issues that inspire each episode
  • Uses familiar characters and episodes to illustrate topics such as moral relativism, freedom of expression, gay marriage, blasphemy, democracy, feminism, animal ethics, existential questions and much more
  • makes you laugh out loud

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Review: South Park and Philosophy: You Know, I Learned Something Today (Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture #1)

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Review: South Park and Philosophy: You Know, I Learned Something Today (Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture #1)

User Review  - Eric F Knox - Goodreads

Surprisingly good book. I knew South Park was more than shock value. I agree with the authors that the show is "one of the most important things on tv". It is a celebration of reason and a condemnation of lazy magical thinking. Read full review

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About the author (2009)

Robert Arp teaches philosophy at Southwest Minnesota State University, and his book Scenario Visualization: An Evolutionary Account of Creative Problem Solving, is forthcoming with MIT Press. He is also co-editor (with Francisco Ayala) of Contemporary Debates in the Philosophy of Biology (Blackwell, forthcoming).

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