The Good Place and Philosophy: Everything is Forking Fine! (Paperback)

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

General

Imprint:	John Wiley & Sons
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2020
First published:	2021
Authors:	W. Irwin
Dimensions:	232 x 153 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	320
ISBN-13:	978-1-119-63328-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > General Books > Philosophy > General Promotions
LSN:	1-119-63328-1
Barcode:	9781119633280

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