The Simpsons and Philosophy

The Simpsons and Philosophy: The D'oh! of Homer
Book cover
AuthorWilliam Irwin, Mark T. Conard, Aeon J. Skoble
IllustratorJoan Sommers Design
LanguageEnglish
SeriesPopular Culture and Philosophy (Vol. 2)
SubjectPhilosophy, The Simpsons
GenreNon-fiction
PublisherOpen Court
Publication date
February 28, 2001
Publication placeUnited States
Pages256
ISBN0-8126-9433-3
Preceded bySeinfeld and Philosophy: A Book about Everything and Nothing 
Followed byThe Matrix and Philosophy 

The Simpsons and Philosophy: The D'oh! of Homer is a non-fiction book analyzing the philosophy and popular culture effects of the American animated sitcom, The Simpsons, published by Open Court. The book is edited by William Irwin, Mark T. Conard and Aeon J. Skoble, each of whom also wrote one of the eighteen essays in the book.[1]

The book was released on February 28, 2001, as the second volume of Open Court Publishing's Popular Culture and Philosophy series, which currently includes eighty books.[2] The book has gone on to be extremely successful, both in sales and critically, and is also used as a main text in various universities with philosophy courses.

  1. ^ Irwin, William; Conard, Mark; Skoble, Aeon, eds. (February 28, 2001). The Simpsons and Philosophy: The D'oh! of Homer. Blackwell Publishing (The Blackwell Philosophy & Pop Culture Series). ISBN 0-8126-9433-3.
  2. ^ "Popular Culture and Philosophy series" www.opencourtbooks.com. Retrieved on November 28, 2007