Tag: Ethics

How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral QuestionYear: 2022Author: Michael SchurLength: 553 minutes / 9.21 hours The Good Place is one of the best television shows of the last decade. Its approach to morality and ethics may have been more "pop psychology" than anything else, but it presented these questions in a way that was relatable and legitimately funny. Of course, if you have seen this show, may I suggest also reading the companion book written by its creator, Michael Schur? How to Be Perfect is basically the behind-the-scenes notes on how the show obtained its morality subtext. I appreciate how this book uses humor to soften incredibly difficult concepts but still presents them in a way that's understandable to the average person. Of course, one of its flaws is that the topic of moral philosophy has been discussed in such depth for so long that there really isn't a satisfying "conclusion" at the end of it other than...