SpongeBob SquarePants and philosophy: soaking up secrets under the sea!

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I'm ready, I'm ready, I'm ready. Self-mastered sponge / Nicole Pramik -- The rule of dumb? / Timothy Dunn -- The artistic genius of the miserable Squidward / Natasha Noel Liebig -- Eugene Krabs and the true value of a dollar / Joseph J. Foy -- I'm just a squirrel / Denise Du Vernay -- He went to college (and other reasons we should serve plankton) / Nicolas Michaud -- Welcome to Bikini Bottom: community and the just society. Bikini Bottom "best society ever" / Shaun Young -- SpongeBob as royal candidate / Nathan Zook -- I'm the king. That's what I do / Adam Barkman -- Mr. Krabs's secret recipe / Michael Dodge -- Nautical nonsense and naturalism / Greg Ahrenhoerster -- You're like a steamed vegetable, only smarter. Does anyone have a quarter? / Katie Anderson -- The ego and the squid Robert / Jacob Kincaid -- Sandy Cheeks, scientist / Wilson Gonzelez-Espada -- A sponge's insatiable thirst for knowledge / Robert Vukovich.;SpongeBob SquarePants and Philosophy is designed to introduce fans of SpongeBob SquarePants to some of the great thinkers and questions in philosophy. The essays can be shared by young and old alike, kindling new interest in philosophy and life's big questions. What keeps SpongeBob "reeling in" major audiences on a daily basis is that underneath the lighthearted and whimsical exterior are the seeds of long-standing and important philosophical discussions about identity and the self, our obligations toward others, benefits and tensions of the individual in community, principles of the marketpla. I'm ready, I'm ready, I'm ready. Self-mastered sponge / Nicole Pramik -- The rule of dumb? / Timothy Dunn -- The artistic genius of the miserable Squidward / Natasha Noel Liebig -- Eugene Krabs and the true value of a dollar / Joseph J. Foy -- I'm just a squirrel / Denise Du Vernay -- He went to college (and other reasons we should serve plankton) / Nicolas Michaud -- Welcome to Bikini Bottom: community and the just society. Bikini Bottom "best society ever" / Shaun Young -- SpongeBob as royal candidate / Nathan Zook -- I'm the king. That's what I do / Adam Barkman -- Mr. Krabs's secret recipe / Michael Dodge -- Nautical nonsense and naturalism / Greg Ahrenhoerster -- You're like a steamed vegetable, only smarter. Does anyone have a quarter? / Katie Anderson -- The ego and the squid Robert / Jacob Kincaid -- Sandy Cheeks, scientist / Wilson Gonzelez-Espada -- A sponge's insatiable thirst for knowledge / Robert Vukovich.