Books written by Robert Arp

Homeland and Philosophy

VOLUME 1 Seinfeld and Philosophy: A Book about Everything and Nothing (2000) VOLUME 2 The Simpsons and ... God Bites the Dust (2009) Edited by Richard Greene and Rachel Robison VOLUME 44 Led Zeppelin and Philosophy: All Will Be Revealed ...
Psych and Philosophy

VOLUME 1 Seinfeld and Philosophy: A Book about Everything and Nothing (2000) VOLUME 2 The Simpsons and ... God Bites the Dust (2009) Edited by Richard Greene and Rachel Robison VOLUME 44 Led Zeppelin and Philosophy: All Will Be Revealed ...
Information and Living Systems: Philosophical and Scientific Perspectives

And yet philosophers and scientists have been slow to do so. This volume fills that gap.
Information and Living Systems: Philosophical and Scientific Perspectives

We will be facing issues related to the identity and individuality of living organisms, and we will do so by making a crucial distinction between the constitution of living organisms and their self-construction or self-development.
The Philosophy of Ang Lee

The Philosophy of Ang Lee draws from both Eastern and Western philosophical traditions to examine the director's works.
Avengers Infinity Saga and Philosophy

In Avengers Infinity Saga and Philosophy, philosophers explore the momentous issues and the fascinating puzzles raised by Marvel’s compelling series of movies: ● Is the Thanos snap truly an answer to overpopulation and famine, or is it ...
It's Always Sunny and Philosophy

Philosophers wittily and expertly uncover amazing philosophical insights from the endlessly fascinating TV show, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Littmann shows how the values of the gang are the same as those of Homeric heroes.
Scott Adams and Philosophy

The Myth of the Closed Mind: Understanding Why and How People Are Rational. Open Court. Plato. 1997. Complete Works. Hackett. ———. 2007. The Republic. Penguin. Popper, Karl R. 2002 [1963]. Conjectures and Refutations: The Growth of ...
The Devil and Philosophy: The Nature of His Game

From Roman Polanski's The Ninth Gate to J.R.R. Tolkien's The Silmarillion to Bram Stoker's Dracula to Darth Vader to Al Pacino's iconic performance in The Devil's Advocate, this book demonstrates that a little devil goes a long way.
The X-Files and Philosophy: The Truth Is in Here

In The X-Files and Philosophy, thirty-six fearless philosophers seek for the truth which is out there, in here, at least somewhere, or (as the postmodernists claim) nowhere.
South Park and Philosophy: You Know, I Learned Something Today

Kenny's situation do not imply anything about the character of Kenny himself. It is not divinely ordained that ... In the episode “Cripple Fight,” it is suggested that perhaps Kenny is doomed beyond measure. When Timmy is trying to get ...
1001 Ideas That Changed the Way We Think

Catherine Mayer Holding back the aging process by hiding most of its visible signs “Amortality” was a word coined in 2009 by U.S. journalist Catherine Mayer to describe the increasing tendency of Western men and women to disguise and, ...
Bad Arguments: 100 of the Most Important Fallacies in Western Philosophy

You'll love this book or you'll hate it. So, you're either with us or against us. And if you're against us then you hate books. No true intellectual would hate this book. Ever decide to avoid a restaurant because of one bad meal?
Contemporary Debates in Philosophy of Biology

In U. Krohs & P. Kroes (Eds.), Functions in biological and artificial worlds: Comparative philosophical perspectives (pp. 17–36). Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. Preston, B. (1998). A pluralist theory of functions. The Journal of Philosophy, ...
Perry Mason and Philosophy: The Case of the Awesome Attorney

The police overlooked the evidence because the bullet had landed in a pool of water, and the real killer had fished it out later, ... “The Case of the Deadly Verdict” goes down in history as Mason's only loss— sort of.
Breaking Bad and Philosophy: Badder Living Through Chemistry

In Breaking Bad and Philosophy, a squad of professional thinkers investigate the crimes of Walter White, showing how this story relates to the major themes of philosophy and the major life decisions facing all of us.
Downton Abbey and Philosophy: Thinking in That Manor

Why do we attach such importance to our memories and to particular places? What do war and epidemics tell us about life in peacetime and in good health? Is it healthy or harmful for people to feel that they know their place?
Critical Thinking: An Introduction to Reasoning Well

Now revised and fully updated, this Second Edition features a glossary, chapter summaries, more student-friendly exercises, study questions, diagrams, and suggestions for further reading.
The Philosophy of Ang Lee

The Philosophy of Ang Lee draws from both Eastern and Western philosophical traditions to examine the director's works.
Batman and Philosophy: The Dark Knight of the Soul

Why doesn't Batman just kill the Joker and end everyone's misery? Can we hold the Joker morally responsible for his actions? Is Batman better than Superman? If everyone followed Batman's example, would Gotham be a better place?