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OverviewHouse is one of the top three television dramas on the air, pulling in more than 19 million viewers for each episode. This latest book in the popular Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture series takes a deeper look at the characters and issues raised in this Emmy Awardwinning medical drama. How can a rude diagnostician also be a zen rhetorician? Do House and Socrates agree on the necessity of conflict? What is the meaning of life according to House? House and Philosophy offers entertaining answers to these and other fascinating questions viewers have about Dr. Gregory House and his medical team. Full Product DetailsAuthor: William Irwin , Henry Jacoby , Henry JacobyPublisher: Tantor Audio Imprint: Tantor Audio ISBN: 9781665194624ISBN 10: 1665194626 Publication Date: 20 July 2020 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Audio Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationWilliam Irwin is Herve A. LeBlanc Distinguished Service Professor and Chair of Philosophy at King's College, Pennsylvania. Irwin's latest book is The Free Market Existentialist: Capitalism without Consumerism (2015). Irwin's first book, Intentionalist Interpretation: A Philosophical Explanation and Defense (1999), was nominated for the American Philosophical Association Young Scholar's Book Prize. Irwin is best known for having originated the philosophy and popular culture genre of books with Seinfeld and Philosophy (1999), The Simpsons and Philosophy (2001), and The Matrix and Philosophy (2002). He was editor of these books and then General Editor of the Popular Culture and Philosophy Series through Open Court Publishing. In 2006, Irwin left Open Court to become the General Editor of The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series, which includes Metallica and Philosophy (2007)and Black Sabbath and Philosophy (2012), among other volumes. Irwin first theorized the philosophy and pop culture genre in his article Philosophy as/and/of Popular Culture in Irwin and Gracia eds. Philosophy and the Interpretation of Popular Culture (2006). Henry Jacoby teaches philosophy at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. He is the editor of House and Philosophy and a contributor to South Park and Philosophy. Henry Jacoby teaches philosophy at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. He is the editor of House and Philosophy and a contributor to South Park and Philosophy. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |