The Office and Philosophy

Scenes from the Unexamined Life

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Sous la direction de J. Jeremy Wisnewski

Type: Essays
Sujet: One Film > The Office (TV Series)
Mots Clés: TV Series, philosophy
Année d'édition: 2008
Editeur: Wiley-Blackwell
Collection: The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series
Langue: anglais

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Paperback • 336 pages
6 x 9 inches (15 x 23 cm)

ISBN

978-1-4051-7555-5

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Description de l'ouvrage:
Just when you thought paper couldn’t be more exciting, this book comes your way! This book―jammed full of paper―unites philosophy with one of the best shows ever: The Office. Addressing both the current American incarnation and the original British version, The Office and Philosophy brings these two wonders of civilization together for a frolic through the mundane yet curiously edifying worlds of Scranton’s Dunder-Mifflin and Slough’s Wernham-Hogg.

Is Michael Scott in denial about death? Are Pam and Jim ever going to figure things out? Is David Brent an essentialist? Surprisingly, The Office can teach us about the mind, Aristotle, and humiliation. Even more surprisingly, paper companies can allow us to better understand business ethics. Don’t believe it? Open this book, and behold its beautiful paper…

Join the philosophical fray as we explore the abstract world of philosophy through concrete scenes of the unexamined life in The Office. You may discover that Gareth Keenan is secretly a brilliant logician, that Dwight Schrute is better off deceiving himself, that David Brent is an example of hyperreality, and that Michael Scott is hopelessly lost (but you probably already knew that!).

À propos de l'auteur :
J. Jeremy Wisnewski is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Hartwick College. He is the author of Wittgenstein and Ethical Inquiry: A Defense of Ethics as Clarification (Continuum, 2007) and the editor of Family Guy and Philosophy (Blackwell, 2007).

Revue de Presse:
"An entertaining look at the ethical and philosophical lessons of 'The Office'." (Venue, November 2008)

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