{"product_id":"veronica-mars-and-philosophy-9781118843703","title":"Veronica Mars and Philosophy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVeronica Mars and Philosophy explores the philosophical issues that underpin this critically acclaimed neo-noir detective series featuring the crime-solving exploits of its title character, the smart and savvy teenage gumshoe Veronica Mars.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: The PI and the Philosophers 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Veronica Mars Is Rich Dude Kryptonite: Investigating Politics and the Social Order 5\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Getting Past the Velvet Ropes: Status Anxiety in Neptune 7\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWilliam Irwin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 “That’s Really Criminal of You”: Why It May Be Okay for Veronica Mars to Break the Law 19\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePaul Hammond\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 “Got Any Enemies You Know About?” … “Well, There’s the Klan”: Race, Rancor, and Riches in Neptune, California 32\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eRejena Saulsberry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Veronica Mars Is a Triple Threat—Girl, Teenager, and Private Detective: Investigating the World of noir 45\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Breaking Bad in Neptune: How “Cool Guys” Become Psychopaths 47\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGeorge A. Dunn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Noir Neptune: Genre and Gender Bending in Veronica Mars 61\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDaniel Wack\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 “Don’t Forget about Me, Veronica”: Time, Memory, and Mystery in Veronica Mars 72\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaul Hammond\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Veronica Mars Doesn’t Hang with the Evil and Morally Bankrupt: Investigating Vice and Virtue 81\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 “I’m Old School, an Eye for an Eye”: Veronica and Vengeance 83\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGeorge A. Dunn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 “We Used to be Friends”: An Aristotelian Analysis of Veronica’s Friendships 96\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCatlyn Origitano\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Does Veronica Trust Anyone? 109\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eJon Robson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Veronica Mars Is No Longer That Girl: Investigating Women in Society 123\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Veronica’s Trip to the Dentist: Don’t Blame the Victim 125\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJames Rocha and Mona Rocha\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 “Grow a Sense of Humor, You Crazy Bitch”: Veronica Mars as a Feminist Icon 136\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKasey Butcher and Megan M. Peters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 On Not Being a Slut (Even When Everyone Thinks You Are) 147\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eJordan Pascoe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Veronica Mars Is Smarter Than Me: Investigating How and Why We Investigate 157\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 “I Used to Think that Solving the Case Was the Key to Our Happiness”: The Value of Truth in Veronica Mars 159\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDereck Coatney\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 “Have You Ever Heard of Occam’s Razor?” Veronica’s Use of Inductive Reasoning 170\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAndrew Zimmerman Jones\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 “Not Pictured”: What Veronica Knew but Didn’t See 184\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaniel A. Wilkenfeld\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI Veronica Mars Is a Marshmallow: Investigating Veronica’s Quest for Identity 199\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Veronica Mars—She’s a Marshmallow 201\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames B. South\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors: Under Investigation 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 219\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406933369175,"sku":"9781118843703","price":14.36,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781118843703.jpg?v=1730497604","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/veronica-mars-and-philosophy-9781118843703","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}