Monty Python and Philosophy
Subtitle: Nudge Nudge, Think Think! (Popular Culture and Philosophy)
Publisher: Open Court
Published: March 30, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 291
ISBN-13: 9780812695939
Subjects: Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present; Monty Python (Comedy troupe); Philosophy; Popular Culture - General; General; Philosophy / Aesthetics; Aesthetics
First sentence: England. Sunday evening, October 5th, 1969. A big surprise awaits those switching on their television sets and settling in for an evening of entertainment.
Description: From the 1970s cult TV show, Monty Python s Flying Circus, to the current hit musical Spamalot, the Monty Python comedy troupe has been at the center of popular culture and entertainment. The Pythons John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, and Terry Gilliam are increasingly recognized and honored for their creativity and enduring influence in the worlds of comedy and film. Monty Python and Philosophy extends that recognition into the world of philosophy. Fifteen experts in topics like mythology, Buddhism, feminism, logic, ethics, and the philosophy of science bring their expertise to bear on Python movies such as Monty Python s Life of Brian and Flying Circus mainstays such as the Argument Clinic, the Dead Parrot Sketch, and, of course, the Bruces, the Pythons demented, song-filled vision of an Australian philosophy department. Monty Python and Philosophy follows the same hit format as the other titles in this popular series and explains all the philosophical concepts discussed in laymen s terms.