e95. The Good Place and Philosophy

Welcome! Everything is fine. Well, almost everything is fine. Except The Good Place is no more. This week was the season finale of one of the most unique shows ever — a broadcast sitcom based on deconstructing moral philosophy in the afterlife. If you’ve listened to our show before you know that we’re big fans of the show… some of us slightly more than others. Well, since the show is now over, it seems like now would be a good time to really deep dive into it. Hannah, Wayne and Mav are joined by returning guests Marcel Walker and Joe and John Darowski, too talk about the philosophy of The Good Place and how it breaks down against the academic study of philosophy as well as discuss what they loved about the series finale and the show as a whole… AND, in the most honest moment in the history of the show, we learn about the 100 monkey effect. Join us and then let us know what you think. Citations and Links: * This episode’s Call for Comments* “The Other Secret Twist: On the Political Philosophy of The Good Place” by Robin James* Kelly M Hayes’ argument for the Good Place as abolitionist allegory on Twitter* “‘The Good Place’ Boss on Reaching the Titular Location, Finding It’s a ‘Bummer’” by Danielle Turchiano* The Good Place: The Podcast* What We Owe to Each Other by T. M. Scanlon* “Putting Cruelty First” by Judith N. Shklar* “Philosophy in Austen’s Pump Room: How Enlightened Tolerance Became Disgust” by Hannah Lee Rogers* “Schmoopy” defined on Urban Dictionary* Wikipedia page on the “Hundredth Monkey Effect” * Thank you to Maximilian’s