John Wiley And Sons Ltd - The Good Place And Philosophy Everything Is Forking Fine! - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: 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
Title: The Good Place And Philosophy Everything Is Forking Fine!
Brand: John Wiley And Sons Ltd
Barcode: 9781119633280
Pages: 320 Pages
Publication Date: 9/23/2020
Series: The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series
(Editor: Irwin, William (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania))
Category: Philosophy