Stephen Colbert and Philosophy I Am Philosophy (and So Can You!) |
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| Author:
| Schiller, Aaron Allen |
| Series title: | Popular Culture and Philosophy Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8126-9690-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2009 |
| Publisher: | Purple Bear Books, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $19.99 |
Book Description:
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At the head of
The Colbert Report, one of the most popular shows on television, Stephen Colbert is a pop culture phenomenon. More than one million people backed his fake candidacy in the 2008 U.S. presidential election on Facebook, a testament to the particularly rich set of issues and emotions Colbert brings to mind.
Stephen Colbert and Philosophy is crammed with thoughtful and amusing chapters, each written by a philosopher and all focused on Colbert's inimitable...
More DescriptionAt the head of The Colbert Report, one of the most popular shows on television, Stephen Colbert is a pop culture phenomenon. More than one million people backed his fake candidacy in the 2008 U.S. presidential election on Facebook, a testament to the particularly rich set of issues and emotions Colbert brings to mind. Stephen Colbert and Philosophy is crammed with thoughtful and amusing chapters, each written by a philosopher and all focused on Colbert's inimitable reality -- from his word creations (truthiness, wikiality, freem, and others) to his position as a faux-pundit who openly mocks Fox News and CNN. Although most of the discussion is centered around The Colbert Report, this collection does not neglect either his best-selling book, I Am America (And So Can You!), or his public performances, including his incendiary 2006 White House Press Correspondents' Dinner speech.