House and Philosophy: Everybody Lies (Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series)
An unauthorized look at the philosophical issues raised by one of today's most popular television shows: House\ House is one of the top three television dramas on the air, pulling in more than 19 million viewers for each episode. This latest book in the popular Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture series takes a deeper look at the characters and issues raised in this Emmy Award-winning medical drama, offering entertaining answers to the fascinating ethical questions viewers have about Dr....
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An unauthorized look at the philosophical issues raised by one of today's most popular television shows: HouseHouse is one of the top three television dramas on the air, pulling in more than 19 million viewers for each episode. This latest book in the popular Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture series takes a deeper look at the characters and issues raised in this Emmy Award-winning medical drama, offering entertaining answers to the fascinating ethical questions viewers have about Dr. Gregory House and his medical team.Henry Jacoby (Goldsboro, NC) teaches philosophy at East Carolina University. He has published articles primarily on the philosophy of mind and was a contributor to South Park and Philosophy (978-1-4051-6160-2).
Acknowledgments: What? You Want Me to Thank You?Introduction Read Less, More TV: A Cranky, Slightly Rude Introduction Henry Jacoby Jacoby, Henry 1Pt. 1 "Humanity is Overrated": House on Life1 Selfish, Base Animals Crawling Across the Earth: House and the Meaning of Life Henry Jacoby Jacoby, Henry 52 House and Sartre: "Hell Is Other People" Jennifer L. McMahon McMahon, Jennifer L. 173 Is There a Superman in the House?: A Nietzschean Point of View David Goldblatt Goldblatt, David 304 House and Moral Luck Jane Dryden Dryden, Jane 39Pt. 2 "Welcome to the End of the Thought Process": House's Logic and Method5 The Logic of Guesswork in Sherlock Holmes and House Jerold J. Abrams Abrams, Jerold J. 556 It Explains Everything! Barbara Anne Stock Stock, Barbara Anne 717 The Sound of One House Clapping: The Unmannerly Doctor as Zen Rhetorician Jeffrey C. Ruff Ruff, Jeffrey C. Jeremy Barris Barris, Jeremy 848 "Being Nice Is Overrated": House and Socrates on the Necessity of Conflict Melanie Frappier Frappier, Melanie 989 Is There a Daoist in the House? Peter Vernezze Vernezze, Peter 112Pt. 3 "It is the Nature of Medicine That You Are Going to Screw Up": House and Ethical Principles10 "You Care for Everybody": Cameron's Ethics of Care Renee Kyle Kyle, Renee 12511 To Intubate or Not to Intubate: House's Principles and Priorities Barbara Anne Stock Stock, Barbara Anne Teresa Blankmeyer Burke Burke, Teresa Blankmeyer 13712 House and Medical Paternalism: "You Can't Always Get What You Want." Mark R. Wicclair Wicclair, Mark R. 15013 If the End Doesn't justify the Means, Then 'What Does? Catherine SartinSartin, Catherine 16414 House vs. Tritter: On the Clash of Theoretical and Practical Authority Kenneth Ehrenberg Ehrenberg, Kenneth 174Pt. 4 "The Drugs Don't Make Me High, They Make Me Neutral": Virtues and Character on House15 House and the Virtue of Eccentricity John R. Fitzpatrick Fitzpatrick, John R. 18716 Love: The Only Risk House Can't Take Sara Protasi Protasi, Sara 19817 A Prescription for Friendship Sara Waller Waller, Sara 20918 Diagnosing Character: A House Divided? Heather Battaly Battaly, Heather Amy Coplan Coplan, Amy 222Contributors: Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital Staff 239Index: Index of Differential Diagnoses 247
