'The Office' and Philosophy: Scenes from the Unexamined Life
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- Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Release Date:01/07/2010
- Publisher: Audible Studios
Publisher's Summary
This book 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.
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!).
©2008 J. Jeremy Wisnewski (P)2010 Audible, Inc.
What the Critics Say
"The Office and Philosophy provides a brilliant examination of life's unexamined, or 'willfully ignored' dilemmas: love trysts, unremitting self-denial, H.R. nightmares, and humiliating personnel blunders. Thankfully, we have none of these problems in Scranton." (Chris Doherty, Mayor of Scranton)