South Park and Philosophy: Bigger, Longer, and More Penetrating ( Russian: “South Park” and Philosophy: Bigger, Longer and More Insightful ; ISBN 0-8126-9613-1 ) is a book edited by Richard Hanley that explores the series South Park ”in the context of philosophy and modern pop culture. The book was published in The Blackwell Philosophy & Pop Culture Series , where it was a logical continuation of Robert Arp's book South Park and Philosophy: You Know, I Learned Something Today .
| South Park and Philosophy: Bigger, Longer, and More Penetrating | |
|---|---|
| Genre | documentary |
| Author | Richard Hanley |
| Original language | English |
| Date of writing | 2007 year |
| Date of first publication | March 8, 2007 |
In an interview [1], Hanley explained why he used South Park as the object of philosophical analysis: “South Park resembles the Simpsons , but with much less restrictions, and almost every episode somehow goes beyond the boundaries of what’s possible. ". In addition to general editorial work, Hanley wrote fourteen of the twenty-two essays in the book.
Contents
There is an article in the book about the character of Kenny , written by professor of philosophy Randall Auxier , entitled: “The assassination of Kenny: our daily dose of death.” The book raises issues of applied ethics , euthanasia , the use of stem cells , doping , religion and blasphemy , environmental protection , same-sex marriage , anthropogenesis .