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ffttoocc..iinndddd vviiiiii 66//55//1100 1100::1155::5566 AAMM 3 0 R O C K A N D P H I L O S O P H Y ffffiirrss..iinndddd ii 66//55//1100 1100::1155::3355 AAMM The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series Series Editor: William Irwin South Park and Philosophy X-Men and Philosophy Edited by Robert Arp Edited by Rebecca Housel and J. Jeremy Wisnewski Metallica and Philosophy Edited by William Irwin Terminator and Philosophy Edited by Richard Brown and Family Guy and Philosophy Kevin Decker Edited by J. Jeremy Wisnewski Heroes and Philosophy The Daily Show and Philosophy Edited by David Kyle Johnson Edited by Jason Holt Twilight and Philosophy Lost and Philosophy Edited by Rebecca Housel and Edited by Sharon Kaye J. Jeremy Wisnewski 24 and Philosophy Final Fantasy and Philosophy Edited by Richard Davis, Jennifer Edited by Jason P. Blahuta and Hart Weed, and Ronald Weed Michel S. Beaulieu Battlestar Galactica and Iron Man and Philosophy Philosophy Edited by Mark D. White Edited by Jason T. Eberl Alice in Wonderland and The Offi ce and Philosophy Philosophy Edited by J. Jeremy Wisnewski Edited by Richard Brian Davis Batman and Philosophy True Blood and Philosophy Edited by Mark D. White and Edited by George Dunn and Robert Arp Rebecca Housel House and Philosophy Mad Men and Philosophy Edited by Henry Jacoby Edited by Rod Carveth and James South Watchman and Philosophy Edited by Mark D. White ffffiirrss..iinndddd iiii 66//55//1100 1100::1155::3366 AAMM 3 0 R O C K A N D P H I L O S O P H Y WE WANT TO GO TO THERE Edited by J. Jeremy Wisnewski John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ffffiirrss..iinndddd iiiiii 66//55//1100 1100::1155::3366 AAMM To pages everywhere . . . Copyright © 2010 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 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PN1992.77.A216A15 2010 791.45'72—dc22 2010013143 Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ffffiirrss..iinndddd iivv 66//55//1100 1100::1155::3377 AAMM CONTENTS ACKN OWLEDGMENTS: Thanks for Helping Us Go to There ix Introduction: Platonic Fantasies and Tina Fey-losophy 1 PART ONE WHAT WOULD OPRAH DO?: ETHICS AND THE GOOD LIFE AT 30 ROCK 1 Being Kenneth: Some Moral Lessons 7 P. Sue Dohnimm 2 Sour Lemon: Liz’s Workaholism and the Meaning of Life 16 Jeffrey A. Hinzmann 3 Friendship on 30 Rock: What a Greek Philosopher Can Teach Us about Companionship 28 Dan Yim 4 A Confucian-Aristotelian Critique of 30 Rock’s “Semi-Virtuous Path” 43 Adam Barkman vv ffttoocc..iinndddd vv 66//55//1100 1100::1155::5555 AAMM vi CONTENTS PART TWO THE GIRLIE SHOW: GENDER, RACE, AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION AT 30 ROCK 5 Race at the Rock: Race Cards, White Myths, and Postracial America 57 J. Jeremy Wisnewski 6 Getting Gay: How 30 Rock Helps Us Understand Sexuality 75 J. Jeremy Wisnewski 7 And the Followship Award Goes to . . . Third-Wave Feminism? 89 Ashley Barkman PART THREE DEALBREAKER!: CORPORATIONS, PROFESSIONS, AND POLITICS 8 Medicine’s Not a Science: Dr. Leo Spaceman and the Role of the Incompetent Professional in Today’s America 101 Kevin S. Decker 9 Is There a Difference between East Coast Television and Microwave Ovens?: Moral Questions about Corporate Management 114 Andrew Terjesen 10 The Emancipation Corporation: Loving and Loathing the Shinehardt Wigs of the World 130 Nicolas Michaud 11 Liz and Jack Can’t Be Friends!: Communitarianism, Libertarianism, and Politics at 30 Rock 138 Nicolas Michaud ffttoocc..iinndddd vvii 66//55//1100 1100::1155::5555 AAMM CONTENTS vii PART FOUR MIND GRAPES (TO NOURISH YOUR THINKING) 12 “The Bubble,” the Cave, and Samsara: Being Deluded at 30 Rock 149 Adam Barkman 13 Of Cookie Jars and CEOs: Time and Self on 30 Rock 161 Tyler Shores 14 One City’s Cheese-Curl Addict Is Another City’s Model: A Question of Taste 174 Michael Da Silva and Melina Found 15 “I’m Straight-Up Mentally Ill”: Tracy Jordan and True, Justifi ed Belief 186 Robert Arp 16 Performing at 30 Rock (and Everywhere Else) 195 Marc E. Shaw APPENDIX 1: Frank’s Hat Store 209 APPENDIX 2: The Wisdom of the Page: Meet Kenneth 211 Ellen Parcell CON TRIBUTORS: Cast Members of 30 Rock and Philosophy 217 INDEX: Shinehardt Wig Company Filing System 221 ffttoocc..iinndddd vviiii 66//55//1100 1100::1155::5555 AAMM ffttoocc..iinndddd vviiiiii 66//55//1100 1100::1155::5566 AAMM
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