{"product_id":"arrested-development-and-philosophy-william-irwin-9780470575598","title":"Arrested Development and Philosophy","description":"\u003cb\u003eARRESTED DEVELOPMENT \u003ci\u003eAND PHILOSOPHY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIs George Michael's crush on his cousin unnatural? \u003cbr\u003eIs it immoral for Lindsay to lie about stealing clothes to hide her job?\u003cbr\u003eIs Gob better off living his life in bad faith?\u003cbr\u003eWhat inferences can we draw from Tobias's double-entendres?\u003cbr\u003eAre the pictures \u003ci\u003ereally\u003c\/i\u003e of bunkers or balls?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Bluth family's faults, foibles, and character flaws are so excruciatingly familiar that we squirm in painful recognition of the outrageous impulses that we all have but would never act on. The Bluths seem utterly unaware of the gaping distance between their behavior and accepted social norms. Lurking behind this craziness are large moral and philosophical issues to be explored. From Plato to Aristotle, from Descartes to Marx, \u003ci\u003eArrested Development and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e draws from great philosophical minds to shed new light on the show's key questions and captivating themes, including the nature of self-knowledge and happiness, business ethics and capitalist alienation, social class, the role of error in character development, and much more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Irwin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 047057559X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780470575598\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/20\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.31h x 5.88w x 0.80d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Irwin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43996760277247,"sku":"9780470575598","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_55a14451-a7a9-4e9f-acee-dddba86c601b.jpg?v=1683343530","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/arrested-development-and-philosophy-william-irwin-9780470575598","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}