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The Office and Philosophy: Scenes from the Unexamined Life
Wisnewski
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Description for The Office and Philosophy: Scenes from the Unexamined Life
Paperback. Through humorous and revealing essays by professional philosophers, The Office and Philosophy illustrates broad philosophical concepts by exploring the characters and scenes of their unexamined lives in both the British and American versions of the acclaimed television series, The Office. Editor(s): Wisnewski, J. Jeremy. Series: The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APT; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 212 x 18. Weight in Grams: 618.
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.
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 ... Read more
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!).
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Series
The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series
Number of Pages
326
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United States
ISBN
9781405175555
SKU
V9781405175555
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99-50
About Wisnewski
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).
Reviews for The Office and Philosophy: Scenes from the Unexamined Life
"An entertaining look at the ethical and philosophical lessons of 'The Office'." (Venue, November 2008)