Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Media Series Books?

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Wraxtiorre

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You've seen them: The Matrix and Philosophy, Monty Python and Philosophy, South Park and Philosophy, Terminator and Philosophy, the list goes on. Now, they are even doing TV shows like House, and other such newer hit series. Why do you think they are trying to perpetuate this trend?

1. Validate Philosophy to the TV-viewing audience
2. Validate Pop-Culture to Philosophy students

Of course, there could be other agendas involved, not the least of which could be a publishing Contract (after the success of The Matrix and Philosophy) to do a 14-book series and they ran out of iconic movies to mistreat.

3. Show off the evidence of past Philosophical studies in the Script-writers.
4. Betray the inescapable connectivity of philosophical thought in any literary endeavor.
5. Capitalize on the gullibility of the Bookstore market's desire to be seen reading something that is both erudite and populist.

What are your thoughts?
 
Sell books. Do you know how hard it is to sell philosophy books? It's impossible. I mean, have you read them? They're beyond vapid, totally distorted description of philosophy that come straight from a Dictionary of Philosophy rather than from an actual understanding of concepts. But the audience of House compared to the audience of Hume is undeniably attractive.
 
What are you trying to figure out?

No need to write a very long question. It's too complicated.

You can just summarize your novel into two or three sentences to form a very good question.
 
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