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kimberlyjerger's review
3.0
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A collection of essays on the implicit and explicit philosophy of the show “The Good Place,” The Good Place and Philosophy discusses different philosophical perspectives on the tv series.
"The Good Place" serves as an obvious topic for an addition to the Popular Culture and Philosophy series, given the heavy focus on ethics and moral philosophy embedded within the show. This collection of twenty-three essays goes further, contextualizing "The Good Place" within different philosophical arguments and ideas that bring additional meaning to the show and, in turn, might be translated to our own lives.
While some of the essays are quite entertaining and enlightening, others felt redundant, repetitive, and unnecessary, making the collection as a whole feel rather disjointed. The same episodes/scenes and philosophical theories were repeatedly mentioned ad nauseam. In addition, while "The Good Place" only ran for four seasons, The Good Place and Philosophy was published after season three, rather than waiting for the final season to air. Many of the essays would have benefited from waiting for the series’ conclusion, although it was interesting to see which predictions came closest.
Overall, for fans of the show, The Good Place and Philosophy is an interesting introduction to some of the philosophy on the show, albeit quite repetitive.
A collection of essays on the implicit and explicit philosophy of the show “The Good Place,” The Good Place and Philosophy discusses different philosophical perspectives on the tv series.
"The Good Place" serves as an obvious topic for an addition to the Popular Culture and Philosophy series, given the heavy focus on ethics and moral philosophy embedded within the show. This collection of twenty-three essays goes further, contextualizing "The Good Place" within different philosophical arguments and ideas that bring additional meaning to the show and, in turn, might be translated to our own lives.
While some of the essays are quite entertaining and enlightening, others felt redundant, repetitive, and unnecessary, making the collection as a whole feel rather disjointed. The same episodes/scenes and philosophical theories were repeatedly mentioned ad nauseam. In addition, while "The Good Place" only ran for four seasons, The Good Place and Philosophy was published after season three, rather than waiting for the final season to air. Many of the essays would have benefited from waiting for the series’ conclusion, although it was interesting to see which predictions came closest.
Overall, for fans of the show, The Good Place and Philosophy is an interesting introduction to some of the philosophy on the show, albeit quite repetitive.
fil's review
2.0
For a show that spent little time on religion this book sure did discuss it a whole lot. I am not against religion (well... not anymore) it's just that it is an insignificant topic for me. It would be like reading a chapter on the philosophy of needles, or of fashion - it holds no interest for me.
The other chapters were fine, if a bit repetitive. It assumes very little prior knowledge of different philosophical theories which made it slightly tedious to plod through at times.
The other chapters were fine, if a bit repetitive. It assumes very little prior knowledge of different philosophical theories which made it slightly tedious to plod through at times.
kschmaltz's review
3.0
As I try to look into trends, I heard a lot about the show the Good Place. People said it was hilarious and a great show. So, I watched it but honestly I was so confused. Besides Jason who I love, it didn’t seem very funny to me. I then heard that you have to understand philosophy to understand the show. I moved on with my life when the Good Place got canceled, but a few months ago I saw this book at my library and checked it out. After reading this book, The Good Place finally makes sense! I still don’t get why it’s so funny to other people but okay. While this book was very good, it kept circling back to things it already talked about. This became very repetitive and led to me skimming some of the book. This book also has tons of spoilers so definitely watch the show first. This was a good companion book and introduction to philosophy; if only it wasn’t so repetitive.
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