Philosophy and Breaking Bad
This volume considers the numerous philosophical ideas and arguments found in and inspired by the critically acclaimed series Breaking Bad. This show garnered both critical and popular attention for its portrayal of a cancer-stricken, middle-aged, middle-
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Kevin S. Decker, David R. Koepsell, Robert Arp
Philosophy and Breaking Bad
Kevin S. Decker • David R. Koepsell • Robert Arp Editors
Philosophy and Breaking Bad
Editors Kevin S. Decker Eastern Washington University Cheney, USA
Robert Arp Independent Scholar Overland Park, Kansas, USA
David R. Koepsell Comision Nacional de Bioetica, Mexico
ISBN 978-3-319-40342-7 (Hardcover) ISBN 978-3-319-40665-7 (Softcover) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-40343-4
ISBN 978-3-319-40343-4
(eBook)
Library of Congress Control Number: 2016959579 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Cover design by Samantha Johnson Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
For Suzanne, Vanessa, and Susan
TO W.W. MY STAR, MY PERFECT SILENCE
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CONTENTS
Part 1
“We Tried to Poison You”: Breaking Evil
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What’s Stopping Me: Breaking Bad and Virtue Ethics Jen Baker
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Eichmann in Albuquerque Karen Adkins
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Empathy and Evil: Drug-Dealing Murderers Are People Too Charlene Elsby and Rob Luzecky
Part 2
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“I Am the One Who Knocks”: The Shadow of Death and the Meaning of Life
In the Shadow of the Sickness Unto Death: Walter White’s Transformation into the Knight of Meth Frank Scalambrino
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Death Is Easy If You’re Dead Christopher Ketcham
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Cosmic Justice in Breaking Bad: Can Sociopaths and Antiheroes Lead Meaningful Lives? Kimberly Blessing
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Law and Morality in Breaking Bad: The Aesthetics of Justice David Koepsell
Part 3
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The Crumbling Patriarchy and Triumphant Feminist Ethic of Care in Breaking Bad Leigh Kolb What Bad Is Not: Breaking Bad, Apophatic and Dramaturgic Continua from Creator to Viewer, and a Poetics of the Philosophy of Religion Jesse Abbot
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