Chuck Klosterman and Philosophy: The Real and the Cereal (Popular Culture and Philosophy, 65)

Since he burst on the world with his heavy-metal memoir __Fargo Rock City__ in 2001, Chuck Klosterman has been one of the most successful novelists and essayists in America. His collections of essays __Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs__ and __Chuck Klosterman IV: A Decade of Curious People and Dangerous Ideas__ have established Klosterman not only as a credible spokesman for intelligent purveyors of popular culture. His writings and regular columns (in __Spin__, __Esquire__, __The New York Times Magazine__ and other venues) about music, sports, and modern culture have sometimes become themselves touchstones in popular culture. The success of his card-based game __Hypertheticals: 50 Questions for Insane Conversations__ has demonstrated that Klosterman can connect with his fans and readers even off the printed page. As he writes in his contribution to this book, Klosterman “enjoys writing about big, unwieldy ideas” as they circulate in culture, in people, in music, and in sports. The twenty-two other philosophers writing alongside Klosterman couldn’t agree more. They offer their own take on the concepts and puzzles that fascinate him and take up many of Chuck’s various challenges to answer brain-twisting "hypertheticals" or classic ethical quandaries that would arise if, say, Aristotle wandered backstage at a Kiss concert. Beginning With His Heavy-metal Memoir Fargo Rock City In 2001, Chuck Klosterman Has Been A Successful Novelist And Essayist. His Writings And Regular Columns (in Spin, Esquire, The New York Times Magazine And Other Venues) About Music, Sports, And Modern Culture Have Established Klosterman As A Credible Spokesman For Intelligent Purveyors Of Popular Culture. The Success Of His Card-based Game Hypertheticals: 50 Questions For Insane Conversations Has Demonstrated That Klosterman Can Connect With His Fans And Readers Even Off The Printed Page. As He Writes In His Contribution To This Book, Klosterman Enjoys Writing About Big, Unwieldy Ideas As They Circulate In Culture, In People, In Music, And In Sports. The Twenty-two Other Philosophers Writing Alongside Klosterman Couldn't Agree More. They Offer Their Own Take On The Concepts And Puzzles That Fascinate Him And Take Up Many Of Chuck's Various Challenges To Answer Brain-twisting Hypertheticals Or Classic Ethical Quandaries That Would Arise If, Say, Aristotle Wandered Backstage At A Kiss Concert. Chuck At The Crossroads Of Low And High Culture / Seth Vannatta -- In The Fly's Eye / Randall E. Auxier -- The Unironical In The Age Of Irony / Seth Vannatta -- Culture Can Be Wrong / George A. Reisch -- Glam Rock Identity / Bruno Curko, Ivana Greguric -- Reading, Writing, And Thinking With Chuck / Seth Vannatta -- Fake Love Lives / Craig Rood -- Turn Off The Cfl / Matt Sienkiewicz -- Death Takes A Road Trip / Chad Flanders -- Celebrity As The Sickness Unto Death / John Brittingham -- Killing Myself To Live In Carnival Square / Melissa Vosen -- Watch Me Dream / Sybil Priebe -- Only Chuck Can Save Us / Matt Sienkiewicz -- Football, Fútbol, And Chuck / Benjamin D. Lisle -- Media Ecologist Without A Cause / Kevin Brooks -- Jack And Jane Pseudorationalism / George A. Reisch -- How Chuck Got Chicks / Luke Dick -- Writing Poetry About Pushpin / John R. Fitzpatrick -- Are You Sure That's What You Want? / Daniel Mistich, Ryan P. Mccullough -- My Literate Cat / Melissa Vosen -- Puritan Dinosaurs / Seth Vannatta -- Wwcd : What Would Chuck Do? / Sybil Priebe -- Consequences Of Killing A Clydesdale / John R. Fitzpatrick -- The Somewhat Visible Man : An Epilogue / Chuck Klosterman -- Eighty-five-percent True Stories. Edited By Seth Vannatta. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.