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Dr. Seuss and Philosophy delighted thousands of readers by demonstrating the insights of these children’s classics through a playful engagement with the philosophical tradition. In More Dr. Seuss and Philosophy readers will be offered a vision of the good life through the world of Dr. Seuss.
List of contents
Preface
Editor's Note
Welcome!Chapter 1: On Beyond Reason: Dr. Seuss and the Romantic Imagination, by Glenn Jellenik
Chapter 2: Aristotle and The Cat on Fun that is Funny, by Dennis Knepp
You!Chapter 3: Aristotle and Eudaimonia: Oh, the Virtues You'll Do!, by Matthew Pierlott
Chapter 4: Did I Ever Tell You How Stoic You Are?, by Benjamin Rider
Chapter 5: One Must Imagine Dr. Seuss Happy: Existential Freedom and the Search for Meaning in
Happy Birthday to You! and
I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew, by Elizabeth Butterfield
Chapter 6: Your Ending is Waiting: Seuss and Socrates on Death and Aging, by Robert Main & Matthew Pierlott
Chapter 7: Dr. Seuss and Aristotle on the Most Important Friendship of All, by Sharon Kaye
Them! Chapter 8: It Should be like That! - Egoism, Philanthropy, and a Virtuous Elephant, by Jacob M. Held
Chapter 9: Feeling As, Feeling For, Seeing What's Right and So Much More: Empathy, Concern, and Moral Growth in Dr. Seuss, by Jennifer L. McMahon
Chapter 10: Hearing Whos and Minding Others - Care Ethics in Dr. Seuss, by Janelle Pötzsch
Chapter 11: No Kind of Sneetch is Best: Bigotry, Dehumanization, and Re-humanization in the Stories of Dr. Seuss, by Bertha Alvarez Manninen
Chapter 12: The
Other Sneetches, by Cam Cobb
Us!Chapter 13: Oh, the Mistakes You'll Make When You're Free: Coercion, Power, and Liberty in Dr. Seuss, by Kevin Guilfoy
Chapter 14: State Power and Individual Rights in Dr. Seuss, by Aeon J. Skoble
Chapter 15: The Failures of Kings Derwin and Yertle: Authority, Law, and Civil Disobedience from Didd to Sala-ma-sond, by Jacob M. Held
Chapter 16: The Sneetches, the Zax, and Too Many Daves: Seuss's Inclusive Answer to Diversity and Difference, by Timothy M. Dale and Joseph J. Foy
Chapter 17: Yooks and Zooks: The Bread and Butter of War, by Jacob M. Held
Epilogue: A Simple Answer, by Jacob M. Held
Notes
Index
Author Biographies
About the author
Jacob M. Held is professor of philosophy and assistant provost for Academic Assessment and General Education at the University of Central Arkansas.
Summary
Dr. Seuss and Philosophy delighted thousands of readers by demonstrating the insights of these children’s classics through a playful engagement with the philosophical tradition. In More Dr. Seuss and Philosophy readers will be offered a vision of the good life through the world of Dr. Seuss.
