Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded an amoral social climber who attempts to seduce "Squire Booby" while feigning innocence to manipulate him into marrying her. In this version, the author works to invalidate Pamela by pointing out the incongruities between characters and the overall plot of the story. This version suggests that she was not really as virtuous as she may have seemed to be. Another important satire was "The Anti-Pamela; or Feign’d Innocence Detected" (1741) by Eliza Haywood. Although not technically a satire, the Marquis de Sade's "Justine" is generally perceived as a critical response to Pamela, due in part to its subtitle, "The Misfortunes
The Simpsons and Philosophy such as the guilt Homer feels for not going to church, or Ned Flanders experiencing tragedies, despite following the Bible closely. The book was highly successful, selling over 203,000 copies, making it the best selling book in the Open Court Publishing's Popular Culture and Philosophy series. The book was also critically successful, highlighting the philosophical themes that the book was able to make with "The Simpsons", such as "Booklist", who wrote, "[...]these pieces make erudite concepts accessible by viewing things through the lens of a great cartoon series," or "Publishers Weekly" who wrote, "Fans of The Simpsons are certain to