The Onion and Philosophy: Fake News Story True Alleges Indignant Area Professor

by Sharon M. Kaye

Book Overview

The Onion, with its unique brand of deadpan satirical humor, has become a familiar part of the American scene. The newspaper has a readership of over a million, and it reaches millions more with its spin-off books and The Onion News Network. The Onion has shown us that standard ways of thinking about the news have their grotesque and silly side, and this invites philosophical examination. Twenty-one philosophers were commissioned to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812696875
• ISBN13: 9780812696875
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Open Court
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 8.9"