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The Big Lebowski and Philosophy: Keeping Your Mind Limber with Abiding Wisdom
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Celebrate the Dude with an abiding look at the philosophy behind The Big Lebowski
Is the Dude a bowling-loving stoner or a philosophical genius living the good life? Naturally, it's the latter, and The Big Lebowski and Philosophy explains why. Enlisting the help of great thinkers like Plato and Nietzsche, the book explores the movie's hidden philosophical layers, cultural reflection, and political commentary. It also answers key questions, including: The Dude abides, but is abiding a virtue? Is the Dude an Americanized version of the Taoist way of life? How does The Big Lebowski illustrate the Just War Theory? How does bowling help Donny, Walter, and the Dude oppose nihilism? Yes, the Dude is deep, and so is this book. Don't watch the movie—or go to Lebowski Fest—without it.
- Explores many of The Big Lebowski's key themes, such as nihilism, war and politics, money and materialism, idealism and morality, history, and more
- Gives you new perspective on the movie's characters—the Dude, the Big Lebowski, Walter Sobchak, Donny, Maude Lebowski, Bunny Lebowski, and others
- Helps you appreciate the Coen Brothers classic even more with the insights of Aristotle, Epicurus, Kant, Derrida, and other philosophical heavyweights
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Dude Abides.
As far as the pop culture series of philosophy books goes, this isn't a bad one. It's done well, and nearly every essay is actually both good philosophically and pertaining to the movie (and not, like some past pop culture philosophy books where they use the source material minimally, or just try to tie it in so loosely it's nothing but lip service at best). Good collection of essays with really only one being a dud.