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Justified and Philosophy: Shoot First, Think Later
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Justified and Philosophy: Shoot First, Think Later
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| Authors and Contributors |
Edited by Rod Carveth
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Edited by Robert Arp
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| Series | Popular Culture and Philosophy |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:288 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 228,Width 152 |
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| Category/Genre | Philosophy |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780812698763
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| Classifications | Dewey:791.4572 |
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Publishing Details |
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Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
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| Imprint |
Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
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| Publication Date |
29 January 2015 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
The sharp-shooting authors in "Justified and Philosophy" take aim at many of the same philosophical problems that the "Justified" TV series grapples with. For instance, is Tim Olyphant's character, Deputy U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens, morally justified in using his Wild-Wild-West-style vigilante tactics to clean up Harlan County, Kentucky? After all,
Author Biography
Rod Carveth is Assistant Professor of Public Relations and Advertising at Morgan State University. He has co-edited books on media economics and the TV series Mad Men. He holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in Communication from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. He lives in Towson, MD. Robert Arp holds a Ph.D. in Philosophy from Saint Louis University. He is the author of Scenario Visualization (2008) and co-author of three books including What's Good on TV (2011) and Philosophy DeMYSTifieD (2001). He is the editor of 1001 Ideas that Changed the Way We Think (2013) and co-editor of at least a dozen other books, including Batman and Philosophy (2008), South Park and Philosophy: You Know I Learned Something Today (2006), and Breaking Bad and Philosophy (2012). He lives in Overland Park, KS.
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