Dr. Seuss and philosophy : oh, the thinks you can think!

• Tác giả: Jacob M Held
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• ISBN: 1442203110 (pbk. : alk. paper)
• ISBN: 1442203129 (electronic)
• ISBN: 9781442203112 (pbk. : alk. paper)
• ISBN: 9781442203129 (electronic)
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 813.52 American fiction in English
• Thông tin xuất bản: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2011.
• Mô tả vật lý: xxii, 260 p. ; , 23 cm.
• Bộ sưu tập: Văn học
• ID: 273625
• Chủ đề: 1. Children's stories, American--History and criticism; 2. Literature--Philosophy

Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-248) and index.

Tóm tắt

Dr. Seuss and Philosophy explores philosophical concepts such as the nature of the good life in Oh the Places You'll Go, the nature of knowledge in McElligot's Pool, Postmodernity in On Beyond Zebra, business and the environment in The Lorax, and moral character in How the Grinch Stole Christmas, among many others. --from publisher description