Who would have thought that a show about four boys from a redneck hick town in Colorado would be around 11 years after offending it’s first audience? Let alone spark scholarly conversation and debate.

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You don’t need to adjust your computer monitor, I did just mention South Park in the same breath as intellectuals. The show that spurned every ethnic group from Mormons to Christians, social and disabled groups and drove Chef to quit with their infamous Scientology episode has sparked a series of philosophical debates in South Park and Philosophy, You Know I Learned Something Today.

In 22 separate essays, philosophers and sociologists churn up reasoning from Freud to Socrates to give reason to a show that often lacks a moral conscious.

The essay that I found most fascinating was Vote or Die Bitch by John Scott Gray. Part of the reason that it stood out so much was that I read it during the election. In the end all of our choices turned out to be, in Stan’s words between a turd sandwich and a douche. The rational by Gray actually showed that in a roundabout way, change is really just something old coming back into fashion. Much like those awesome sweaters that you have hiding in storage.

While the book was a quick read, some of the discussions were over the head of philosophical novices like myself, I would suggest checking it out if you are a fan of the show.

Has anyone else checked out this book?

Who would have thought that a show about four boys from a redneck hick town in Colorado would be around 11 years after offending it’s first audience? Let alone spark scholarly conversation and debate.

Image: Sidereel.com

You don’t need to adjust your computer monitor, I did just mention South Park in the same breath as intellectuals. The show that spurned every ethnic group from Mormons to Christians, social and disabled groups and drove Chef to quit with their infamous Scientology episode has sparked a series of philosophical debates in South Park and Philosophy, You Know I Learned Something Today.

In 22 separate essays, philosophers and sociologists churn up reasoning from Freud to Socrates to give reason to a show that often lacks a moral conscious.

The essay that I found most fascinating was Vote or Die Bitch by John Scott Gray. Part of the reason that it stood out so much was that I read it during the election. In the end all of our choices turned out to be, in Stan’s words between a turd sandwich and a douche. The rational by Gray actually showed that in a roundabout way, change is really just something old coming back into fashion. Much like those awesome sweaters that you have hiding in storage.

While the book was a quick read, some of the discussions were over the head of philosophical novices like myself, I would suggest checking it out if you are a fan of the show.

Has anyone else checked out this book?

Who would have thought that a show about four boys from a redneck hick town in Colorado would be around 11 years after offending it’s first audience? Let alone spark scholarly conversation and debate.

Image: Sidereel.com

You don’t need to adjust your computer monitor, I did just mention South Park in the same breath as intellectuals. The show that spurned every ethnic group from Mormons to Christians, social and disabled groups and drove Chef to quit with their infamous Scientology episode has sparked a series of philosophical debates in South Park and Philosophy, You Know I Learned Something Today.

In 22 separate essays, philosophers and sociologists churn up reasoning from Freud to Socrates to give reason to a show that often lacks a moral conscious.

The essay that I found most fascinating was Vote or Die Bitch by John Scott Gray. Part of the reason that it stood out so much was that I read it during the election. In the end all of our choices turned out to be, in Stan’s words between a turd sandwich and a douche. The rational by Gray actually showed that in a roundabout way, change is really just something old coming back into fashion. Much like those awesome sweaters that you have hiding in storage.

While the book was a quick read, some of the discussions were over the head of philosophical novices like myself, I would suggest checking it out if you are a fan of the show.

Has anyone else checked out this book?

Who would have thought that a show about four boys from a redneck hick town in Colorado would be around 11 years after offending it’s first audience? Let alone spark scholarly conversation and debate.

Image: Sidereel.com

You don’t need to adjust your computer monitor, I did just mention South Park in the same breath as intellectuals. The show that spurned every ethnic group from Mormons to Christians, social and disabled groups and drove Chef to quit with their infamous Scientology episode has sparked a series of philosophical debates in South Park and Philosophy, You Know I Learned Something Today.

In 22 separate essays, philosophers and sociologists churn up reasoning from Freud to Socrates to give reason to a show that often lacks a moral conscious.

The essay that I found most fascinating was Vote or Die Bitch by John Scott Gray. Part of the reason that it stood out so much was that I read it during the election. In the end all of our choices turned out to be, in Stan’s words between a turd sandwich and a douche. The rational by Gray actually showed that in a roundabout way, change is really just something old coming back into fashion. Much like those awesome sweaters that you have hiding in storage.

While the book was a quick read, some of the discussions were over the head of philosophical novices like myself, I would suggest checking it out if you are a fan of the show.

Has anyone else checked out this book?