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Podcast: Fascinating Nouns
Episode: Ep. 125: Philosophy of The Simpsons
Description: Dr. John Donaldson
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The Simpsons has always intrigued me for several reasons. First of all, it is way smarter than people thought a cartoon could be. Secondly, it was the first television show that had really perfected the Easter Egg: Hidden jokes, messages, and meaning. One such layer is complex philosophical thought, which makes sense, since creator Matt Groening was a philosophy major.
This was not lost on Dr. John Donaldson who teaches philosophy at the University of Glasgow. He has created a college level course studying the underlining philosophical...