The Onion and Philosophy : Fake News Story True Alleges Indignant Area Professor EPUB
by Sharon Kaye
Part of the Popular Culture and Philosophy series
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The Onion, with its unique brand of deadpan satirical humor, has become a familiar part of the American scene. The newspaper has a readership of over a million, and reaches millions more with its spin-off books and Onion News Network.
The Onion has shown us that standard ways of thinking about the news have their grotesque and silly side, and this invites philosophical examination. Twenty-one philosophers were commissioned to provide witty philosophical perspectives on just what makes the Onion so truthful and insightful. Former Governor Sarah Palin reported: I just couldnt put it down. The Onion and Philosophy is the most exciting book Ive read since Principia Mathematica.
Are the Onion writers truly cynical, or just cynically faking it? Does the Onion really have a serious point of view on religion? On sex? On politics? Who cares what Area Man thinks? If everyones so dumb, how come so many Onion readers keep on laughing at how dumb they are?
The Onion has shown us that standard ways of thinking about the news have their grotesque and silly side, and this invites philosophical examination. Twenty-one philosophers were commissioned to provide witty philosophical perspectives on just what makes the Onion so truthful and insightful. Former Governor Sarah Palin reported: I just couldnt put it down. The Onion and Philosophy is the most exciting book Ive read since Principia Mathematica.
Are the Onion writers truly cynical, or just cynically faking it? Does the Onion really have a serious point of view on religion? On sex? On politics? Who cares what Area Man thinks? If everyones so dumb, how come so many Onion readers keep on laughing at how dumb they are?
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- Pages:320 pages
- Publisher:Open Court
- Publication Date:22/10/2010
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- ISBN:9780812697247
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- Format:EPUB
- Pages:320 pages
- Publisher:Open Court
- Publication Date:22/10/2010
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- ISBN:9780812697247
