Horizon Information Portal

e-branch

Home

My Account/Renew Loans

Find Magazine Articles & more

Peanuts and philosophy : you're a wise man, Charlie Brown! / edited by Richard Greene and Rachel Robison-Greene

View full image

Open Court, 2017.

Schulz, Charles M. (Charles Monroe), 1922-2000. Peanuts -- History and criticism.

Comic books, strips, etc. -- Philosophy.

Philosophy in literature.

Philosophy -- Miscellanea.

Comic books, strips, etc. -- United States -- History and criticism.

Popular culture and philosophy v. 106

9780812699487 (pbk.)

Alternate title:

You're a wise man, Charlie Brown! : Peanuts and philosophy

xii, 231 pages ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-218) and index

It was a dark and philosophical night -- I. Happiness is a warm existence ; Charlie's eternal quest for the Little Red-Haired Girl ; 3eanuts and the existential Schulz ; Can Charlie Brown be happy? -- II. Good ol' metaphysics ; Is it God or the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown? ; Rhapsody on a Theme by Schroeder ; Anti-psychiatric help 5?-The Doctor is IN -- III. How good Is grief? ; Life, liberty and the pursuit of a warm blanket ; For Hume the ball tolls! ; I hate reasons! ; Does Snoopy dream of electric sheep? -- IV. Footballs, footballs everywhere, and not a ball to kick ; 1. The sincerity of St. Linus ; Aaugh! Why is being moral so hard? ; Linus's wager ; Is Lucy a Kantian or just mean and nasty? -- V. Is kissing a dog really that bad? ; We're on your side, Charlie Brown ; European intellectuals follow Charlie Brown! ; Linus's blanket ; No end to philosophy ; Charlie Brown's All-Stars

Twenty philosophers, from a diverse range of perspectives, look at different aspects of the Peanuts canon. How can the thoughts of children, who have yet to become grown-up, help us to become more grown up ourselves? Do we get good results from believing in something like the Great Pumpkin, even though we're disappointed every time? What can Linus's reactions to the leukemia of his friend Janice tell us about the stages of grief? Why don't we settle what's right and what's wrong by the simple method of asking Lucy? Is true happiness attainable without a warm puppy?

Greene, Richard, 1961 September 2-

Robison-Greene, Rachel, 1983-

Schwanebeck, Wieland.

Leonard, Daniel.

Baker, Jennifer S., 1953-

Watson, Jamie Carlin.

Robison-Greene, Rachel, 1983-

Horizon Information Portal 3.24_8902M

© 2001-2013 SirsiDynix All rights reserved.

Horizon Information Portal