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South Park and Philosophy

The Blackwell Philosophy and PopCulture Series

Series editor William Irwin

A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, and a healthy help-

ing of popular culture clears the cobwebs from Kant. Philosophy has

had a public relations problem for a few centuries now. This series

aims to change that, showing that philosophy is relevant to your life

– and not just for answering the big questions like “To be or not to

be?” but for answering the little questions: “To watch or not to watch

South Park ?” Thinking deeply about TV, movies, and music doesn’t

make you a “dummy” or a “complete idiot.” In fact it might make

you a philosopher, someone who believes the unexamined life is not

worth living and the unexamined cartoon is not worth watching.

South Park and Philosophy

Edited by Robert Arp

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South Park and Philosophy

You Know, I Learned

Something Today

Edited by Robert Arp

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First published 2007 by Blackwell Publishing Ltd

2007

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

South Park and philosophy : you know, I learned something today / edited by

Robert Arp.

p. cm. — (The Blackwell philosophy and PopCulture series)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN-13: 978 –1– 4051– 6160 –2 (pbk. : alk. paper)

ISBN-10: 1– 4051– 6160 – 4 (pbk. : alk. paper)

1. South Park (Television program)

I. Arp, Robert.

PN1992.77.S665S68 2006

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Contents

The Super Best Contributors

viii

Sucking Balls and Fucking Off: An Introduction to

The Bothersome South Park and Philosophy

Robert Arp

Part One

Taking South Park Seriously . . . M’Kay

Flatulence and Philosophy: A Lot of Hot Air,

or the Corruption of Youth?

William W. Young III

Is It Okay to Laugh at South Park ?

Catherine Yu

Blasphemous Humor in South Park

Kevin J. Murtagh

The Chewbacca Defense: A South Park Logic Lesson

Robert Arp

Part Two

The Fab Four

You Know, I Learned Something Today: Stan Marsh

and the Ethics of Belief

Henry Jacoby

Respect My Authorita! Is Cartman “The Law,” and

Even If He Is, Why Should We Obey Him?

Mark D. White

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