House and philosophy
Subtitle: everybody lies
By: edited by Henry Jacoby.
Contributors: Jacoby, Henry.
Series: The Blackwell philosophy and pop culture series
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Hoboken, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 261
ISBN-13: 9780470316603
Subjects: House, M. D
Description: "Dr. Gregory House is arguably the most complex and challenging antihero in the history of television, but is there more to this self-important genius than gray matter and ego? This book takes a deeper look at House to reveal the philosophical underpinnings of this popular medical drama and its cane-waving curmudgeon's most outrageous behavior. What emerges is a remarkable character who is part Sherlock Holmes, part Socratic philosopher, part Nietzschean superman, part Taoist rhetorician, and not at all as screwed up as you might think."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Humanity is overrated : House on life; title: Selfish, base animals crawling across the earth : House and the meaning of life / Henry Jacoby; title: House and Sartre : hell is other people? / Jennifer L. McMahon; title: Is there a superman in the House? : a Nietzchean point of view / David Goldblatt; title: House and moral luck / Jane Dryden; title: Welcome to the end of the thought process : House's logic and method; title: The logic of guesswork in Sherlock Holmes and House, M.D. / Jerold J. Abrams; title: It explains everything! / Barbara Anne Stock; title: The sound of one House clapping : rude diagnostician as Zen rhetorician / Jeffrey C. Ruff and Jeremy Barris; title: Being nice is overrated : House and Socrates on the necessity of conflict / Melanie Frappier; title: Is there a daoist in the House? / Peter Vernezze; title: It is the nature of medicine that you are going to screw up : House and ethical principles; title: You care for everybody : Cameron's ethics of care / Renee Kyle; title: To intubate or not to intubate : House's principles and priorities / Barbara Anne Stock and Teresa Blankmeyer Burke; title: House, M.D. and medical paternalism : you can't always get what you want / Mark R. Wicclair; title: If the end doesn't justify the means, then what does? / Catherine Sartin; title: House vs. Tritter : on the clash of theoretical and practical authority / Kenneth Ehrenberg; title: The drugs don't make me high, they make me neutral : virtues and character on House; title: House and the virtue of eccentricity / John R. Fitzpatrick; title: Love : the only risk House can't take / Sara Protasi; title: A prescription for friendship / Sara Waller; title: Diagnosing character : a House divided / Heather Battaly and Amy Coplan.