Ebook: The Office and Philosophy: Scenes from the Unexamined Life

Cover Page; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright; Introductory Memo: A Note to Our Suppliers in the US and the UK: Support Philosophy, It Uses Lots of Paper!; A Note to Bitter Brits and Confused Americans ... ; The Dundies: Some Awards for Making this Book Possible; Memo 1 Paper Thin Morality; 1 Screws and Nails: Paper Tigers and Moral Monsters in The Office (US); We're Screwed; Getting to Know Yourself: Some Species of Moral Failure; Knowing But Not Seeing; A Few Cases of Getting Things Right: Getting Unscrewed; Having the Patience of Toby: A Lesson About a Vagina.;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.