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Better Call Saul and Philosophy

Häftad, Engelska, 2022

AvJoshua Heter,Brett Coppenger,Heter Joshua,Coppenger Brett

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Better Call Sauland Philosophy: I Think Therefore I Scam is a collection of twenty-three essaysexploring the philosophical themes in the hit television show Better CallSaul, a prequel to the TV show Breaking Bad. The sixth and final season of Better CallSaul aired from April to August 2022.The central character is JimmyMcGill, whom we know from Breaking Bad as Saul Goodman. In Better Call Saul he first takes thename of Saul Goodman from the phrase “S’all Good, Man!” Jimmy/Saul is a naturalcon artist who not only scams from self-interest but also because he enjoys it.He has a strange relationship with his brother, the distinguished lawyerCharles McGill, who resents Jimmy’s delinquency and advantage in parentalaffection. Jimmy/Saul becomes a lawyer for a drug cartel, and most of the peoplehe meets are criminals and other kinds of villains.Like Breaking Bad, BetterCall Saul raises a wide range of philosophical issues including the natureof good and evil, personal identity, free will and determinism, the law as itrelates to morality, the ethical implications of the war on drugs, death anddying, and many more. Better Call Saul and Philosophy offers thoughtfulfans of the show deeper and more provocative insights into the story and thecharacters. Topics covered include: the moralityof keeping promises to wrongdoers, the nature of psychosomatic illness,difficult moral choices facing lawyers, just how good or bad are some of thecompromised characters in the show, the unintended consequences of the War onDrugs, the similarities between drug cartels and governments, whether badpeople are just unlucky, the perils of self-deception, and whether we everreally have much of a choice.Better Call Saul and Philosophyis Volume 8 in the path-breaking series, Pop Culture and Philosophy.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2022-07-28
Mått152 x 228 x 17 mm
Vikt378 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SeriePop Culture and Philosophy
Antal sidor280
FörlagCarus Books
ISBN9781637700266

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ContentsIt’s Showtime, Folks!000I Slippin’ Jimmy with a law degree is like a chimp with a machine gun0001. Scamming for FunPatrick Clipsham0002. Don’t Go to Lawyers for Moral GuidanceShane J. Ralston0003. Can It Be Right to Defend the Guilty?Daniel Cook0004. Better Call the DEA?Amy E. White000II You can be on one side of the law or the other0005. The Sovereign State of SalamancaWalter Barta and Thomas Paul Barnes, Esq.0006. The Morality of Mike’s ManifestoJakob R. Gibson and Tobias T. Gibson0007. Saul Goodman Stands before the LawE.F. Haven000III Put on your big boy pants and face reality0008. Self-Hatred as IdentityConall Cash0009. The Prequel versus Free WillLandon Frim00010. Slippin’ IdentityKristina Šekrst00011. The Self-Deception RoadDarci Doll000IV Confidence is good—facts on your side, better00012. A Cave of His Own MakingTimothy J. Golden00013. Chuckrates v. The SaulphistsWalter Barta and Thomas Paul Barnes, Esq.00014. Salvaging Sunk CostsJoshua Heter00015. Saul’s Bullshit’s Not All Good, ManJoshua Luczak00016. Better Call Saul Because Chuck’s Condition Is RealAmber E. George000V See, that’s your problem—thinking the ends justify the means00017. Is Morality for Suckers?Abe Witonsky00018. Dissenting OpinionsCallie K. Phillips00019. Can We Blame Jimmy for Being Jimmy? Daniel Carr00020. Why Is Breaking Skateboarder’s Legs Wrong?J. Spencer Atkins000VI Never make the same mistake twice00021. Finding the Good in NachoJames Rocha00022. Breaking Bad PromisesF.E. Guerra-Pujol00023. Why Does Jimmy Get to Determine Chuck’s Healthcare?James Clark Ross000Bibliography000The Hostile Witnesses000Index000