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Boardwalk Empire and Philosophy

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  • Paperback
  • 288 pages
  • Publisher: Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
  • 15 x 22.7 x 1.6 cm

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From Machiavellian city officials to big-time mobsters, corrupt beat cops, and overzealous G-men, Boardwalk Empire is replete with philosophically compelling characters who find themselves in philosophically interesting situations. This book is directed at thoughtful fans of the show. Here, readers discover parallels between the events in Boardwalk Empire and contemporary political events. Twenty philosophers address issues in political philosophy, ethics, aesthetics, feminism, and metaphysics. Is Nucky Thomson a Machiavellian prince or a Nietzschean superman? Is Jimmy's resentment towards Nucky justified, given that Jimmy would never have come into existence had his parents not met? What can be said about the ethics of lying in the seedy world of bootlegging? Agent Van Alden's unique religious attitudes bring a warped sense of morality to the Boardwalk universe. One chapter brings to light the moral character of Van Alden's God. Other chapters explores the roles that storytelling, deception, and gender play in the show.
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  • Authors

    Richard Greene +1

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.

  • Published

    September 2013

  • Weight

    364g

  • Page Count

    288

  • Dimensions

    15 x 22.7 x 1.6 cm

  • ISBN

    9780812698329

  • ISBN-10

    0812698320

  • Eden Code

    4584036

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