Special Episode 6: The Good Place
A conversation about the beloved sitcom inevitably turns into debate about morality and human nature.
In Special Episode #6, “The Good Place,” Flourish and Elizabeth talk ethics. They’re both passionate fans of The Good Place and, as all podcast listeners know, deeply invested in moral action. Topics covered include whether Jason is a sweet psychopath; how Tahani could ever attain true goodness; if Elizabeth is truly like Chidi and if Flourish is truly like Eleanor; and how the Good and Bad Places relate to various Christian ideas of heaven.
Show Notes
[00:00:00] As always, our intro music is “Awel” by stefsax, used under a CC BY 3.0 license.
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[00:02:58] This idea was originally proposed by Noelle Stevenson in a tweet which has (alas) been deleted. Fortunately, The Daily Dot covered it.
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[00:27:20] Our interstitial music is “Moon Music” from Glitch (the game).
[00:28:59] We read “The Pure and Simple Truth” in Special Episode 3, “Fanfiction Book Club #1.”
[00:31:07] The idea that evangelicals don’t attend church comes from Harvard’s Cooperative Election Study (as discussed in detail by Ryan Burge).
[00:35:06] Like all the other philosophy/ers cited throughout the show, Thomas Scanlon’s What We Owe To Each Other is a real book.
[00:40:45] “The Dead Do Not Improve: The Good Place’s Divine Justice System” by Dan Hornsby.
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