{"product_id":"popular-culture-as-art-and-knowledge-9781498589796","title":"Popular Culture as Art and Knowledge","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo adjudicate between continental and analytic philosophy this book looks at the Star Trek television series, as well as Nazi cinema. Popular culture is germane to philosophy and contemporary politics because television creators attract viewers by conveying authentic philosophical and political motifs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI enjoyed reading this engaging and thoughtful work, indeed an entertaining work in an intellectual sense. It draws on popular entertainments, films especially, that shed light on the values and disvalues that pass by us, even while deeply influencing us, in everyday life. Art, and popular art not least, can offer us sources of knowledge of normative values. The book is philosophically informed and helpfully concerned with the contrast of Continental and analytic philosophy, while being refreshingly open to Hegelian possibilities of thought. -- William Desmond, David Cook Chair in Philosophy, Villanova University; Thomas A.F. Kelly Visiting Chair in Philosophy, Maynooth University, Ireland; and professor of philosophy emeritus, Institute of Philosophy, KU Leuven, Belgium\u003cbr\u003eStarting from a metaphysical interpretation of Hegel, but substituting a spritely clarity for Hegel’s impenetrable prose, Gonzalez shows that art, especially popular art, is an expression of ultimate reality. In detailed discussions of some of the most important products of contemporary popular art, Gonzalez investigates how shows such as Game of Thrones, House of Cards, The Man in the High Castle, and other shows convey important truths about our lives and the universe in which we live them. This book teaches important lessons in a highly entertaining way. -- John McCumber, University of California, Los Angeles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter One:Deconstruction versus Reason in the World\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter Two:The Absolute and Nazi Cinema\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter Three: Star Trek, Scientism, the Progressive Dialectic, and the Pre- Theoretical\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter Four:Star Trek and the Ontology of Things\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter Five:Star Trek, Love, and Instrumental Reason\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter Six:Justice as Dialectic: Blood Blues versus Dirty Harry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter Seven: Nazi Takeover of America: The Man and the High Castle and Star Trek\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter Eight:Post-9\/11 Politics on Television: Veep, House of Cards, Game of Thrones and Star Trek: Enterprise","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040855982423,"sku":"9781498589796","price":27.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781498589796.jpg?v=1750948082","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/popular-culture-as-art-and-knowledge-9781498589796","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}