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William Irwin (philosopher)

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William T. Irwin is professor of Philosophy and Director of the Honors Program at King’s College (Pennsylvania) in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. In addition to publishing in leading scholarly journals such as Philosophy and Literature and The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, Irwin originated the philosophy and popular culture genre of books with Seinfeld and Philosophy in 1999 and then the very popular The Simpsons and Philosophy in 2001.

Irwin has also edited The Matrix and Philosophy and Metallica and Philosophy. Anderson Cooper referred to the Matrix book as an "interesting collection of thoughts on the movie and its place in the world" in an interview with Irwin.[1] Irwin is currently the General Editor of The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series [2] through Wiley-Blackwell (publisher).

External Links

  • The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series website [3]
  • William T. Irwin's website [4]