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The Big Bang Theory and Phi...
"There are books that debate math, science, and history; there are books that help you build walls or even pyramids; there are even books that discuss Neanderthals with tools and autotrophs that drool. This book discusses philosophy. But you don't need an IQ of 187 to enjoy it. I swear to cow! As you'll see, the philosophy is theoretical, but the fun is real"--
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monografia Rebiun25844632 https://catalogo.rebiun.org/rebiun/record/Rebiun25844632 m o d cr cn||||||||| 111104s2012 nju ob 001 0 eng d 2011043333 792684066 817082425 961497877 962650495 1162089902 9781118222522 electronic bk.) 1118222520 electronic bk.) 9781118236413 1118236416 128059277X 9781280592775 1118074556 9781118074558 9786613622600 6613622605 ebr10560645 A17466BE-8B4C-428D-94CC-0720822F8556 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com E7B eng pn E7B OCLCO CDX N$T YDXCP OCLCF COO DKDLA OCLCQ OCLCO EBLCP TEFOD UKDOC RECBK IDEBK HEBIS DEBSZ TEFOD OCLCQ OCLCO NKT AZK CNNLC LOA CNNOR MOR PIFAG ZCU OCLCQ MERUC OCLCQ U3W YDX STF WRM KF5 NRAMU ICG INT VT2 OCLCQ WYU G3B YOU TKN OCL DKC OCLCO OCLCQ OCLCO INARC VLY PER 010030 bisacsh The Big Bang Theory and Philosophy Rock, Paper, Scissors, Aristotle, Locke edited by Dean A. Kowalski Hoboken, NJ John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ©2012 Hoboken, NJ Hoboken, NJ John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1 online resource (x, 278 pages) 1 online resource (x, 278 pages) Text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier data file rda The Blackwell philosophy and pop culture series Includes bibliographical references and index Cover; Contents; Title; Copyright; Acknowledgments; Dedication; Introduction: "Unraveling the Mysteries"; Part One: "It All Began on A Warm Summer's Evening in Greece"; Chapter 1: Aristotle on Sheldon Cooper; The Life of the Mind; The Ancient Greek and the Modern Geek; The Joy of Geekdom; Geeky Fun and the Purpose of Life; Trial of a Nerd; The Aristotle-Cooper Evaluation; Chapter 2: "You're a Sucky, Sucky Friend"; "Do You Have Any Books about Making Friends?"; "Did You Ever Consider Making Friends by Being ... Pleasant?"; "Kripke! What'd You Say of the Idea of You and I Becoming Friends?" "To Make Friends ... Take an Interest in Their Lives""That's Insane on the Face of It"; "There Is No Algorithm for Making Friends!"; Chapter 3: The Big Bang Theory on the Use and Abuse of Modern Technology; Some Healthy Webcam-ing; Unhealthy Interactions; Virtual Vengeance; Aristotle's Mean; Aristotle in Television; Bright and Shiny Penny; Where Do We Go?; Part Two: "Is it Wrong To Say I Love Our Killer Robot?"; Chapter 4: Feeling Bad about Feeling Good; Lorre and Prady on Sheldon Cooper; Diagnosing Sheldon III: Functionality; What Is a Disability?; Chapter 5: ... But Is Wil Wheaton Evil? The Wheaton OccurrencesThe Theodicy Corollary; Beyond Good and Evil Wil--or, the Wrath of Sheldon; The Name-Calling and Line-Cutting Topologies; The Comic Book Paradigm; The Inscrutability Factor; Chapter 6: Do We Need a Roommate Agreement?; The Giant "Hedon" Collider; The Egoism Polarization; The Social Contract Instability; The Aristotelian Virtue Vortex; The Dennis Kim Conundrum; Part Three: "Perhaps You Mean A Different Thing Than I Do When You Say 'Science'"; Chapter 7: Getting Fundamental about Doing Physics in The Big Bang Theory; Studies in Sheldonology; A Unified Theory of Sheldon? Resolving a "Nonlovers" Quarrel (about Science)The Pragmatics of the Special Sciences; Chapter 8: Sheldon, Leonard, and Leslie; The Methods of Science; Theoretical "Discoveries"; The String Theory Paradigm; Hang-Ups, Breakups, and New Beginnings; Chapter 9: The One Paradigm to Rule Them All; The Data; The Background; The Controversy; The Ramifications; The Analysis; Chapter 10: Cooper Considerations; Magic Maharaja Macs?; Scientist Sons Scolded; Monumental Math Mysteries; Lifelong Lessons; Part Four: "I Need Your Opinion on A Matter of Semiotics." Chapter 11: Wittgenstein and Language Games in The Big Bang Theory"The Philosophy Is Theoretical, but the Fun Is Real"; "So, What Does That Mean?"; "Be Serious, We're Playing a Game Here"; "Figured Out the Magic Trick Yet?"; "It's a Nonoptional Social Convention," Stupid!; "Believe in Magic, You Muggle!"; Chapter 12: "I'm Afraid You Couldn't Be More Wrong!"; "More Wrong?"; "In None of Them Am I Dancing"; "I Think You Mean I'm Improbable"; The Cooper-Wrongness Paradox; "Of Course I'm Right--What Are the Odds I'd Be Wrong Twice in One Week?" "There are books that debate math, science, and history; there are books that help you build walls or even pyramids; there are even books that discuss Neanderthals with tools and autotrophs that drool. This book discusses philosophy. But you don't need an IQ of 187 to enjoy it. I swear to cow! As you'll see, the philosophy is theoretical, but the fun is real"-- Provided by publisher English Big bang theory (Television program) Big bang theory (Television program) Philosophy- Miscellanea PERFORMING ARTS- Televisión- History & Criticism Philosophy Electronic books Trivia and miscellanea Kowalski, Dean A. Print version Irwin, William. Big Bang Theory and Philosophy : Rock, Paper, Scissors, Aristotle, Locke. Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, ©2012 9781118074558 Blackwell philosophy and popculture series