Dr. Seuss and Philosophy delighted thousands of readers by demonstrating the insights of these children's classics through a playful engagement with the philosophical tradition. In More Dr. Seuss and Philosophy readers will be offered a vision of the good life through the world of Dr. Seuss. Whether it's stoicism and care of the self in Did I ever Tell you How Lucky you Are?, facing our own mortality in You're Only Old Once, or the value of compassion, building communities, and resolving conflicts in the parables of Horton the elephant, King Derwin of Didd, or the Butter Battle Book, the essays in this book focus on living well through the wisdom of Dr. Seuss and other philosophers. Contributions by Elizabeth Butterfield, Cam Cobb, Timothy M. Dale, Joseph J. Foy, Kevin Guilfoy, Jacob M. Held, Glenn Jellenik, Sharon Kaye, Dennis Knepp, Rob Main, Bertha Alvarez Manninen, Jennifer L. McMahon, Matthew F. Pierlott, Janelle Poetzsch, Benjamin Rider, and Aeon J. Skoble
Preface Editor's Note Welcome! Chapter 1: On Beyond Reason: Dr. Seuss and the Romantic Imagination, by Glenn Jellenik Chapter 2: Aristotle and The Cat on Fun that is Funny, by Dennis Knepp You! Chapter 3: Aristotle and Eudaimonia: Oh, the Virtues You'll Do!, by Matthew Pierlott Chapter 4: Did I Ever Tell You How Stoic You Are?, by Benjamin Rider Chapter 5: One Must Imagine Dr. Seuss Happy: Existential Freedom and the Search for Meaning in Happy Birthday to You! and I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew, by Elizabeth Butterfield Chapter 6: Your Ending is Waiting: Seuss and Socrates on Death and Aging, by Robert Main & Matthew Pierlott Chapter 7: Dr. Seuss and Aristotle on the Most Important Friendship of All, by Sharon Kaye Them! Chapter 8: It Should be like That! - Egoism, Philanthropy, and a Virtuous Elephant, by Jacob M. Held Chapter 9: Feeling As, Feeling For, Seeing What's Right and So Much More: Empathy, Concern, and Moral Growth in Dr. Seuss, by Jennifer L. McMahon Chapter 10: Hearing Whos and Minding Others - Care Ethics in Dr. Seuss, by Janelle Poetzsch Chapter 11: No Kind of Sneetch is Best: Bigotry, Dehumanization, and Re-humanization in the Stories of Dr. Seuss, by Bertha Alvarez Manninen Chapter 12: The Other Sneetches, by Cam Cobb Us! Chapter 13: Oh, the Mistakes You'll Make When You're Free: Coercion, Power, and Liberty in Dr. Seuss, by Kevin Guilfoy Chapter 14: State Power and Individual Rights in Dr. Seuss, by Aeon J. Skoble Chapter 15: The Failures of Kings Derwin and Yertle: Authority, Law, and Civil Disobedience from Didd to Sala-ma-sond, by Jacob M. Held Chapter 16: The Sneetches, the Zax, and Too Many Daves: Seuss's Inclusive Answer to Diversity and Difference, by Timothy M. Dale and Joseph J. Foy Chapter 17: Yooks and Zooks: The Bread and Butter of War, by Jacob M. Held Epilogue: A Simple Answer, by Jacob M. Held Notes Index Author Biographies
