John Wiley Sons | ISBN:1118074564 | File Type: PDF, 292 pages | File size: 16.Mb | May. 8th, 2012
Film History Film Criticism: Keeping Your Mind Limber with Abiding Wisdom Celebrate the Dude with an abiding look at the philosophy behind The Big Lebowski Is the Dude a bowling loving stoner or a philosophical genius living the good life Naturally it s the latter and The Big Lebowski and hilosophy explains why Enlisting the help of great thinkers like lato and Nietzsche the book explores the movie s hidden philosophical layers ctural reflection and political commentary It also answers key questions including The Dude abides but is abiding a virtue Is the Dude an Americanized version of the Taoist way of life How does The Big Lebowski illustrate the Just War Theory How does bowling help Donny Walter and the Dude oppose nihilism Yes the Dude is deep and so is this book Don t watch the movie or go to Lebowski Fest without it Explores many of The Big Lebowski s key themes such as nihilism war and politics money and materialism idealism and morality history and more Gives you new perspective on the movie s characters the Dude the Big Lebowski Walter Sobchak Donny Maude Lebowski Bunny Lebowski and othersHelps you appreciate the Coen Brothers ic even more with the insights of Aristotle Epicurus Kant Derrida and other philosophical heavyweights
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