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Chargement... Breaking Bad and Philosophy: Badder Living through Chemistry (Popular Culture and Philosophy)par David R. Koepsell (Directeur de publication), Robert Arp
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"Breaking Bad, hailed by Stephen King, Chuck Klosterman, and many others as the best of all TV dramas, tells the story of a man whose life changes because of the medical death sentence of an advanced cancer diagnosis. The show depicts his metamorphosis from inoffensive chemistry teacher to feared drug lord and remorseless killer. Driven at first by the desire to save his family from destitution, he risks losing his family altogether because of his new life of crime. In defiance of the tradition that viewers demand a TV character who never changes, Breaking Bad is all about the process of change, with each scene carrying forward the morphing of Walter White into the terrible Heisenberg. Can a person be transformed as the result of a few key life choices? Does everyone have the potential to be a ruthless criminal? How will we respond to the knowledge that we will be dead in six months? Is human life subject to laws as remorseless as chemical equations? When does injustice validate brutal retaliation? Why are drug addicts unsuitable for operating the illegal drug business? How can TV viewers remain loyal to a series where the hero becomes the villain? Does Heisenberg's Principle of Uncertainty rule our destinies? In Breaking Bad and Philosophy, a hand-picked squad of professional thinkers investigate the crimes of Walter White, showing how this story relates to the major themes of philosophy and the major life decisions facing all of us"-- Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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1. Walt's Rap Sheet: decent. How much blame, legally and ethically, does Walt have on the deaths he caused? This essay had a clear question, and it provides clear answers. Whether you agree or not... I give it a B.
2. Heisenberg's Uncertain Confession: terrible. Talks about souls (being part of the chemical composition of the body?), St. Augustine, Werner Heisenberg, strict materialism, redemption... and I think there might have been an interesting idea in there somewhere drawing all these things together, but it needed an editor or a friend or something -anything!- to bash it into shape. A big large hammer, maybe. Uh.. and despite my utter lack of physics knowledge I don't think Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle works the way he's trying to make it work. Like, trying to work it to prove human free will and the existence of the soul. Yeah... F for fail.
3. Was Skylar's Intervention Ethical: Ha, talk about a clear question. Unfortunately, a clear answer was less apparent. I liked the humor, but the essay rambled and lost focus constantly. I got the impression that the writer didn't really expect or care that this would be publicly published. One part of the essay was titled "Coercion Due To Chickenshit" to give you an example of the informality, which could work if done well. But this was like a first draft. Poor. C-
4. Finding Happiness in a Black Hat: meh. Writer took on the unenviable task of making existentialism an ethical (as in strongly moral) philosophy. Doesn't seem like it should be that hard (it's philosophy! they're all kinda ethics...) until you try to work out how, logically, a person shouldn't act like a evil shit when living "authentically" (haha scare quotes). I'm not saying it's impossible, but unselfishness is not exactly existentialism's strong suit. And dude... are you sure you wanna use Walter White as an example of how existentialism works as ethical code? Uh... I mean, okay you haven't seen the 5th season but Walter White aka Heisenberg as a arguably goodish individual kinda died at the end of the 3rd. Maybe it works to prove how you can still totally admire Walter White as a badass even when he is acting like an evil shit? I would like the essay more if it actually had the balls to say that. oh and the most important thing. this is what gets me the most in this essay... it ignores Breaking Bad events that are inconvenient to its ideas. Like the last section which lists off ways that Walter White accepts responsibility for his actions and conveniently forgets
5. Hurtling Towards Death: OMG a decent essay! Unfortunately, it focuses on Heidegger and damn me if there's a philosopher who resonates with me less. I swear, if I come across another essay in this book that theorizes on authenticity, I am gonna have to write an imaginary Dear John letter to the author stating, "It's not you, it's me" and move the fuck on. B
6. Macbeth on Ice: Shakespeare nerd talking about Macbeth and Breaking Bad. Interesting. A-
7. Walter White's Will to Power: Blah blah blah Nietzsche blah blah. I can't even remember this one, really. B
8. Better Than Human: Eh... at least when that Shakespeare nerd was talking about Macbeth I could follow along. When this writer talks about Mad Men I just get confused. Maybe it'll be interesting to a Mad Men fan? Also more Nietzsche blah blah blah. Damn existentialism why are like all the essays in this book about existentialism C
9. The Riddle of Godfather Gus: Most of this essay was just, like, summaries of what happened in the episodes. Useless. D
10. If Walt's Breaking Bad, Maybe We Are Too: I find myself naturally drawn toward this "consequentialist" way of thinking, so I enjoyed reading about it a bit which I have never done before. But because of my... familiarity? I didn't get any new earth shattering revelations. B
11. I Appreciate the Strategy: OMG I am existentially fatigued. I blew my wad complaining about it in that first essay that dealt with it and now I can't bother. C because I no longer care
12. What's So Bad About Meth?: Haha, oh philosophy. With a title like that, you might expect... I don't know... facts on meth use. But that sorta stuff is way to specific for these big thinkers. Drugs are illegal. so drugs are bad. Mmmmmkay? C
13. It's Arbitrary?: A bit better than the previous one in trying to prove the evilness of drug use, but bible quotes? Not really my bag. Also, trying to convince me that "drugs cloud your mind therefore bad" while basically giving a free pass to alcohol is really stupid. I mean, are you trying to prove or disprove the arbitrariness of "this drug okay, that drug bad" or not? C
14. Does Cooking Make Walt a Bad Guy? OMG this is really decent. Actually written like the author knows something about drug use and doesn't lose focus on reality. So grateful I give it an A.
15. Been through the Desert on a Horse with No Name: I guess it's alright if you are a Lacan fan. I am not. It reads like a college essay. Like, "Use your favorite TV show to demonstrate your understanding of Lacan" instead of... something interesting. C
16, 17, 18, 19. These were decent but I have stopped really caring anymore. ahahhaha. ( )