The Good Place: A Case Study for Conceptualizing Non-Religious Ethics and Morality in the United States
Non-religious affiliation is rising in the United States. Non-religious people are viewed as immoral, which fuels stigmatization. I argue that the television show The Good Place challenges such assumptions by conceptualizing ethics outside a religious framework. Through an analysis of three episodes...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Saskatchewan
2024
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Journal of religion and popular culture
Year: 2024, Volume: 36, Issue: 1, Pages: 15-29 |
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| Summary: | Non-religious affiliation is rising in the United States. Non-religious people are viewed as immoral, which fuels stigmatization. I argue that the television show The Good Place challenges such assumptions by conceptualizing ethics outside a religious framework. Through an analysis of three episodes in the series, I argue that the show demonstrates the importance of having non-selfish motivations when doing good for others and the limits to a self-sacrificial approach to ethics. |
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| ISSN: | 1703-289X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of religion and popular culture
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