I Watch, Therefore I Am: From Socrates to Sartre, the Great Mysteries of Life as Explained Through Howdy Doody, Marcia Brady, Homer Simpson, Don Draper, and other TV Icons

by Gregory Bergman

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Television has grappled with a wide range of philosophical conundrums. According to the networks, it's the ultimate source of all knowledge in the universe! So why not look to the small screen for answers to all of humanity's dilemmas?

There's not a single issue discussed by the great thinkers of the past that hasn't been hashed out between commercials in shows like Mad Men and Leave It to Beaver. So fix yourself a snack, settle into the couch, grab the remote...and prepare to be enlightened.
  • ISBN10 1440527350
  • ISBN13 9781440527357
  • Publish Date 18 June 2011
  • Publish Status Out of Stock
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Adams Media Corporation
  • Format eBook
  • Pages 256
  • Language English