Product details: - Paperback: 352 pages
- Publisher: Open Court
- Publication Date: 2004-03-16
- Studio: Open Court
- Manufacturer: Open Court
- Package Dimensions: 8.9 x 50 x 75 inches
Tony Soprano and the gang meet classic and modern philosophy in these witty, provocative essays. Covering everything from Aristotle to ziti, 17 wiseguys (three of them gals) explore such irresistible topics as: Is Tony Soprano a good man? Is Carmela a feminist? Morally speaking, who is the worst person on The Sopranos? Is watching the show harmful to one's moral health? And what if Tony had read Sun Tzu instead of Machiavelli?
This collection of essays by philosophers who are also fans does a deep probe of the Sopranos, analyzing the adventures — and personalities — of Tony, Carmela, Livia, and the rest of television's most irresistible Mafia family for their metaphysical, epistemological, value theory, Eastern philosophical, and contemporary postmodern possibilities. No prior philosophical qualifications or mob connections are required to enjoy these musings, which are presented with the same vibrancy and wit that have made the show such a hit.
Customer reviews:  A good one, 2008-01-12
Out of all 'Sopranos' research books about psychology, business, management or philosophy, this one truly stands out as being the best.
The main reason is probably the amount of authors that wrote chapters for it. More people make more opinions about the show and write about different aspects.
I really enjoyed reading this one!
 Interesting but not as profound as I'd hoped, 2007-05-31
The book was fine, I found the articles interesting but some of them were not as thought-provoking as I'd hoped they'd be. I bought it as a gift for a friend and decided to read it first. Some of the chapters just sounded like they were written by academics with too much time on their hands or grad students making a first attempt . . . a lot of analysis without any really profound conclusions that I wouldn't have drawn on my own. The more interesting ones were "Tony Soprano as ethical manager" and "The Sopranos and subjectivist ethics."
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