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Veronica Mars and philosophy : investigating the mysteries of life (which is a bitch until you die) PDF

253 Pages·2014·1.41 MB·English
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CONTENTS Cover Series page Title page Copyright page Dedication page Acknowledgments Introduction Part 1: Veronica Mars is Rich Dude Kryptonite 1 Getting Past the Velvet Ropes Backup The Computer Geek and the Snitch Lessons from the Navarros Other People Suck Status Update Acknowledgment 2 “That’s Really Criminal of You†“I Failed Criminal Law and I Still Know that Can’t be Good†“A Long Time Ago†“I Get All My Criminal Tendencies from You†“That Community’s a Lot More Wholesome and Functional than, Just for Example, Neptune Is†3 “Got Any Enemies You Know About?†… “Well, There’s the Klan†“The Hero Is the One Who Stays and the Villain Is the One Who Splits†“How Do You People Not Make Yourselves Sick?†“Why Do You Care So Much for That Skinny Negro Anyway? †“I Suddenly Feel Like I’m in a Scene from The Outsiders†Mea culpa Part 2: Veronica Mars is a Triple Threat—Girl, Teenager, and Private Detective 4 Breaking Bad in Neptune My Big Fat Sociology Experiment “Despite Popular Opinion, You Really Can’t Beat the Truth Out of Someone†The Axis of Mercer “Haven’t Thought of You Lately at All†5 Noir Neptune “A Town without a Middle Class†“Fun? You Think I’m Having Fun?†“I Know All of This Because I Have Done Everything I Can to Get to the Truth†6 “Don’t Forget about Me, Veronica†“Memories Both Misty and Water-Colored†“I Haven’t Thought of You Lately at All†“Even the Experts Agree, a Girl Needs Closure†Part 3: Veronica Mars Doesn't Hang with the Evil and Morally Bankrupt 7 “I’m Old School, an Eye for an Eye†“The Bitch Is Back†Neptune, a Town without Mercy “Shut Up, Sane Veronica—I’m in Charge Now!†Oh, How the Mighty Have Softened! “Do You Not Instinctively Fear Me?†8 “We Used to be Friends†“I Do Favors for Friends†“Mom Seems to Like Him†“How about You Do Me a Favor for Once?†“I’m Not Built That Way†“See, This Dame Walks In†9 Does Veronica Trust Anyone? “Trust Me†“Who’s Your Daddy?†“Our Own Game of Spy vs. Spy†“I Never Would Have Believed It Either†Acknowledgment Part 4: Veronica Mars is No Longer That Girl 10 Veronica’s Trip to the Dentist Walking over Veronica’s Corpse for Free Gum “Your Basic Rum, Coke, and Roofie†The Road to Hell is Paved with GHB “It Was a Mistake†11 “Grow a Sense of Humor, You Crazy Bitch†Coconuts, the Pirate Ship, and PCH-ers “No It Was You! You Were Too Much Man!†“My Boots Aren’t Butch†“A Pamphlet’s Not Going to Cover It†12 On Not Being a Slut (Even When Everyone Thinks You Are) Purity, Respect, and Personhood “What Do You Want for Christmas?†… “Love and Respect†Slut Sneezing Getting Tough and Getting Even Part 5: Veronica Mars is Smarter Than Me 13 “I Used to Think that Solving the Case Was the Key to Our Happiness†“I’ve Got a Secret … A Good One!†“Dad Always Says This is the Job†Veronica the Versucher Acknowledgment 14 “Have You Ever Heard of Occam’s Razor?†Occam’s Razor Defeats “Sinister Forces†Occam’s Razor Solves the Case of the Missing Pick-up Razors, Brooms, and Bear Claws “Life’s a Bitch, then You Dieâ€â€”Probably! Probability, Cologne, and Hair Clippers “I Wouldn’t Have Believed It Either†When Life Gives You Chlamydia 15 “Not Pictured†Veronica’s Magic Trick Leave It to Beaver “That Would Explain the Absence of Balloon Animals†Why Would Anyone Assume that “Normal†Is the Watchword? Me and Inference to the Best Explanation Used to Be Friends (a Long Time Ago) Kickstarting Inductive Inference Part 6: Veronica Mars is a Marshmallow 16 Veronica Mars—She’s a Marshmallow “No Longer That Girl†She’s Pretty Noir She’s Mushy Veronica’s Voiceovers Veronica’s Photography “All You Need Is Love†“I Was Hoping It Would Be You†Acknowledgment Notes on Contributors Index Eula Guide Cover Table of Contents Begin Reading Pages ii iii iii iv v x 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75

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Veronica Mars is a kick-ass private investigator, smart and street-wise. But what can her character tell us about larger life issues, such as knowledge and skepticism, trust and friendship, revenge, race, gender, and feminism? What makes her tick? And why is Logan such a sarcastic bad boy, anyway? V
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