Website review: Philosophy Now
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•7 reviews since Feb 10, 2004
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•philosophynow.org/issue44/44radke.htm
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Celainn rated 4 months ago- From the page: "Sartre & Peanuts"
- ajanelle rated 7 months ago
- The philosophy of Charlie Brown.. "It is foolish to disregard literature simply because it appears in the funnies section of the daily paper. Schulz's simple line drawings and blocky letters contain as much information about the human condition as entire shelves full of dry books." I hated Philosophy until yesterday. How convenient.
- playermatt rated 12 months ago
- Peanuts isn't an existentialist masterpiece, but I've always found it to be self-evidently philosophical. I'm not sure why this viewpoint is unpopular; maybe some people are envious that Peanuts was so effortlessly able to do what Calvin & Hobbes and Bloom County purported to do (but failed horribly at). Calvin & Hobbes is sappy, trite, and in the same category as Family Circus. Bloom County was atrocious in its own way, but the jokes were shamelessly stolen from better cartoonists. Peanuts was a bit repetitious and cutesy, but it makes for much better deconstruction than any other newspaper comic strip.
- Jedencorrell rated 12 months ago
- From the page: "Schulz's simple line drawings and blocky letters contain as much information about the human condition as entire shelves full of dry books. While it is difficult to say what Sartre would have thought of Peanuts, we do know what Schulz thought of Sartre: "I read about him in the New York Times, where he said it was very difficult to be a human being, and the only way to fight against it is to lead an active life," that's very true." If any character has shown us the difficulties in existence, it is Charlie Brown." Thought this was a thumb down after the first paragraph, but it is well-written, so neutral I shall remain; the author's voice is clear, so clear in fact that I get the impression he/she would like to "believe" as well. Things don't mean other things, and "immersing" yourself in what Schulz perceived as Christianity and/or existentialism DOES NOT mean reading more Peanuts. So the human condition is THAT difficult? No, methinks not. Just get to know yourself.
- blumberg rated 28 months ago
- Sartre & Peanuts Nathan Radke claims that Charlie Brown is an existentialist. Our anti-hero sits, despondent. He is alone, both physically and emotionally. He is alienated from his peers. He is fearfully awaiting a punishment for his actions. In desperation, he looks to God for comfort and hope. Instead, his angst overwhelms him, and manifests itself as physical pain. There is no comfort to be found. Poor Charlie Brown. He waits outside
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