{"product_id":"better-call-saul-and-philosophy-paperback","title":"Better Call Saul and Philosophy - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoshua Heter\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eBrett Coppenger\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBetter Call Saul\u003cbr\u003eand Philosophy: I Think Therefore I Scam\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e is a collection of twenty-three essays\u003cbr\u003eexploring the philosophical themes in the hit television show \u003ci\u003eBetter Call\u003cbr\u003eSaul\u003c\/i\u003e, a prequel to the TV show \u003ci\u003eBreaking Bad\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e The sixth and final season of \u003ci\u003eBetter Call\u003cbr\u003eSaul\u003c\/i\u003e aired from April to August 2022.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe central character is Jimmy\u003cbr\u003eMcGill, whom we know from \u003ci\u003eBreaking Bad\u003c\/i\u003e as Saul Goodman. In \u003ci\u003eBetter Call Saul\u003c\/i\u003e he first takes the\u003cbr\u003ename of Saul Goodman from the phrase \"S'all Good, Man!\" Jimmy\/Saul is a natural\u003cbr\u003econ artist who not only scams from self-interest but also because he enjoys it.\u003cbr\u003eHe has a strange relationship with his brother, the distinguished lawyer\u003cbr\u003eCharles McGill, who resents Jimmy's delinquency and advantage in parental\u003cbr\u003eaffection. Jimmy\/Saul becomes a lawyer for a drug cartel, and most of the people\u003cbr\u003ehe meets are criminals and other kinds of villains.\u003cbr\u003eLike \u003ci\u003eBreaking Bad\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBetter\u003cbr\u003eCall Saul\u003c\/i\u003e raises a wide range of philosophical issues including the nature\u003cbr\u003eof good and evil, personal identity, free will and determinism, the law as it\u003cbr\u003erelates to morality, the ethical implications of the war on drugs, death and\u003cbr\u003edying, and many more. \u003ci\u003eBetter Call Saul and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e offers thoughtful\u003cbr\u003efans of the show deeper and more provocative insights into the story and the\u003cbr\u003echaracters. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Topics covered include: the morality\u003cbr\u003eof keeping promises to wrongdoers, the nature of psychosomatic illness, \u003cbr\u003edifficult moral choices facing lawyers, just how good or bad are some of the\u003cbr\u003ecompromised characters in the show, the unintended consequences of the War on\u003cbr\u003eDrugs, the similarities between drug cartels and governments, whether bad\u003cbr\u003epeople are just unlucky, the perils of self-deception, and whether we ever\u003cbr\u003ereally have much of a choice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eBetter Call Saul and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eis Volume 8 in the path-breaking series, Pop Culture and Philosophy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrett Coppenger\u003c\/b\u003e is the co-editor of Intellectual Assurance: Essays on Traditional Epistemic Internalism. He is also a contributing author in Conspiracy Theories: Philosophers Connect the Dots and The Mystery of Skepticism: New Explorations, both titles from Open Court Publishing. Brett is currently an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Tuskegee University in Alabama. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 8.9 x 5.91 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 14, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766739304736,"sku":"9781637700266","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/baa7375f9e9ed4e3d94bd80416ac2e9d.webp?v=1780297952","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/better-call-saul-and-philosophy-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}