The Good Place and Philosophy

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By William Irwin

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ebook

ISBN

9781119633280

Series

Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture

Author

William Irwin

Publisher

Wiley

Release

06 July 2020

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Philosophy Nonfiction

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Dive into the moral philosophy at the heart of all four seasons of NBC's The Good Place, guided by academic experts including the show's philosophical consultants Pamela Hieronymi and Todd May, and featuring a foreword from creator and showrunner Michael Schur 

  • Explicitly dedicated to the philosophical concepts, questions, and fundamental ethical dilemmas at the heart of the thoughtful and ambitious NBC sitcom The Good Place
  • Navigates the murky waters of moral philosophy in more conceptual depth to call into question what Chidi's ethics lessons—and the show—get right about learning to be a good person
  • Features contributions from The Good Place's philosophical consultants, Pamela Hieronymi and Todd May, and introduced by the show's creator and showrunner Michael Schur (Parks and Recreation, The Office)
  • Engages classic philosophical questions, including the clash between utilitarianism and deontological ethics in the "Trolley Problem," Kant's categorical imperative, Sartre's nihilism, and T.M Scanlon's contractualism
  • Explores themes such as death, love, moral heroism, free will, responsibility, artificial intelligence, fatalism, skepticism, virtue ethics, perception, and the nature of autonomy in the surreal heaven-like afterlife of the Good Place
  • Led by Kimberly S. Engels, co-editor of Westworld and Philosophy

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    Format

    ebook

    ISBN

    9781119633280

    Series

    Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture

    Author

    William Irwin

    Publisher

    Wiley

    Release

    06 July 2020

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    Subjects

    Philosophy Nonfiction
    The Good Place and Philosophy