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The Office and Philosophy:

Scenes from the Unexamined Life (Google eBook)
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J. Jeremy Wisnewski
8 Reviews
John Wiley & Sons, Aug 31, 2011 - Social Science - 328 pages
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!).
  

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Review: The Office and Philosophy: Scenes from the Unexamined Life (Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture #8)

User Review  - Renzhong - Goodreads

The insights of the various authors along with various references to the TV show made it an interesting read, but unfortunately I did not agree with all the arguments and saw flaws in way some were presented. Read full review

Review: The Office and Philosophy: Scenes from the Unexamined Life (Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture #8)

User Review  - Melissa - Goodreads

I love this book. It really is for any Office fan. I suggest you all go and read it. :) Read full review

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About the author (2011)

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).

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