30 Rock and Philosophy: We Want to Go to There

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A fascinating exploration of the philosophy behind NBC's hit TV series, 30 Rock. With edgy writing and a great cast, 30 Rock is one of the funniest television shows on the airand where hilarity ensues, philosophical questions abound: Are Liz Lemon and Jack Donaghy ethical heroes? Kenneth redefines "goody two shoes", but what does it really mean to be good? Dr. Leo Spaceman routinely demonstrates that medicine is not a science, so what is the role of the incompetent professional in America today?. In 30 Rock and Philosophy, Tina Fey and her fellow cast members are thrust onto the phi.;30 ROCK and PHILOSOPHY: We Want to Go There; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: Thanks for Helping Us Go to There; INTRODUCTION: Platonic Fantasies and Tina Fey-losophy; Part 1: WHAT WOULD OPRAH DO?: ETHICS AND THE GOOD LIFE AT 30 ROCK; Chapter 1: BEING KENNETH: SOME MORAL LESSONS; Chapter 2: SOUR LEMON: LIZ'S WORKAHOLISM AND THE MEANING OF LIFE; Chapter 3: FRIENDSHIP ON 30 ROCK: WHAT A GREEK PHILOSOPHER CAN TEACH US ABOUT COMPANIONSHIP; Chapter 4: A CONFUCIAN-ARISTOTELIAN CRITIQUE OF 30 ROCK'S "SEMI-VIRTUOUS PATH"; Part 2: THE GIRLIE SHOW: GENDER, RACE, AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION AT 30 ROCK. 30 ROCK and PHILOSOPHY: We Want to Go There CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: Thanks for Helping Us Go to There INTRODUCTION: Platonic Fantasies and Tina Fey-losophy Part 1: WHAT WOULD OPRAH DO?: ETHICS AND THE GOOD LIFE AT 30 ROCK Chapter 1: BEING KENNETH: SOME MORAL LESSONS Chapter 2: SOUR LEMON: LIZ'S WORKAHOLISM AND THE MEANING OF LIFE Chapter 3: FRIENDSHIP ON 30 ROCK: WHAT A GREEK PHILOSOPHER CAN TEACH US ABOUT COMPANIONSHIP Chapter 4: A CONFUCIAN-ARISTOTELIAN CRITIQUE OF 30 ROCK'S "SEMI-VIRTUOUS PATH" Part 2: THE GIRLIE SHOW: GENDER, RACE, AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION AT 30 ROCK. Chapter 5: RACE AT THE ROCK: RACE CARDS, WHITE MYTHS, AND POSTRACIAL AMERICAChapter 6: GETTING GAY: HOW 30 ROCK HELPS US UNDERSTAND SEXUALITY Chapter 7: AND THE FOLLOWSHIP AWARD GOES TO ... THIRD-WAVE FEMINISM? Part 3: DEALBREAKER!: CORPORATIONS, PROFESSIONS, AND POLITICS Chapter 8: MEDICINE'S NOT A SCIENCE: DR. LEO SPACEMAN AND THE ROLE OF THE INCOMPETENT PROFESSIONAL IN TODAY'S AMERICA Chapter 9: IS THERE A DIFFE.