The Philosophy of Sherlock Holmes

The Philosophy of Sherlock Holmes

The Philosophy of Sherlock Holmes

The Philosophy of Sherlock Holmes

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Overview

Arguably the most famous and recognized detective in history, Sherlock Holmes is considered by many to be the first pop icon of the modern age. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's fictional detective has stood as a unique figure for more than a century with his reliance on logical rigor, his analytic precision, and his disregard of social mores. A true classic, the Sherlock Holmes character continues to entertain twenty-first-century audiences on the page, stage, and screen. In The Philosophy of Sherlock

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780813136714
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Publication date: 09/28/2012
Series: The Philosophy of Popular Culture
Pages: 214
Product dimensions: 6.30(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.20(d)
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

Philip Tallon, affiliate professor of philosophy and religion at Asbury Theological Seminary, is the author of The Poetics of Evil: Toward an Aesthetic Theodicy. David Baggett, professor of philosophy at Liberty University, is the editor of Tennis and Philosophy: What the Racket is All About and coauthor of Good God: The Theistic Foundations of Morality.

Table of Contents

Sherlock Holmes as Epistemologist
Not the Crime, But the Man: Sherlock Holmes and Charles Augustus Milverton
The Industrious Sherlock Holmes
A Case of Insincerity: What Does it Mean to Deceive Someone
Sherlock's Reasoning Toolbox
Watsons, Adlers, Lestrades, and Moriarties: On the Nature of Friends and Enemies
Eliminating the Impossible: Sherlock Holmes and the Supernatural
Was it Morally Wrong to Kill Off Sherlock Holmes?
Sherlock Holmes: Artist of Reason
Sherlock Holmes and the Ethics of Hyper-Specialization
Passionate Objectivity in Sherlock Holmes
The Dog that Did Not Bark: Understanding and Evaluating Arguments from Silence
Aristotle on Detective Fiction
The Grim Reaper on Baker Street

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