Theater of the absurd
Breaking bad as edifying philosophy
pp. 233-248
in: Robert Arp (ed), Philosophy and breaking bad, Berlin, Springer, 2017Abstract
In this chapter, I argue that Breaking Bad provides case studies in the absurdity (or meaninglessness) of the world, understood through a cross-interrogation of Richard Rorty's idea of contingency and the tenets of French existentialism. Reflecting on the show serves as edification for our own absurd predicament.
