{"product_id":"ted-lasso-and-philosophy-isbn-9781119891932","title":"Ted Lasso and Philosophy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn accessible and engaging journey through the philosophical themes and concepts of \u003ci\u003eTed Lasso\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTed Lasso and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e explores the hidden depths beneath the vibrant veneer of AppleTV's breakout, award-winning sitcom. Blending philosophical sophistication with winsome appreciation of this feel-good comedy, the collection features 20 original essays canvassing the breadth of the series and carefully considering the ideas it presents, including the goal of competition, the role of mental health, sportsmanship, revenge versus justice, the importance of friendship, the imperative of respect for persons, humility, leadership, identity, character growth, courage, journalistic ethics, belief, forgiveness, what love looks like, and just how evil tea is. In a nod to the show’s many literary allusions, the compilation concludes with a whimsical appendix that catalogs the books most significant to \u003ci\u003eTed Lasso\u003c\/i\u003e's themes and characters. If football is life, as Dani Rojas fondly repeats, then this book’s a fitting primer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers the full breadth of the original \u003ci\u003eTed Lasso\u003c\/i\u003e series, including the third season\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores every major character and all of the show's significant subplots and elements\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten in the spirit of the show, with in-jokes that will appeal to \u003ci\u003eTed Lasso \u003c\/i\u003efans\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures an introduction that guides readers through the book's materials\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes \u003ci\u003eBeard's Bookshelf\u003c\/i\u003e, a bibliography of the most significant books shown or alluded to in the series\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTed Lasso and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e is for the curious, not judgmental. Sport is quite the metaphor, and we can't wait to unpack it with you.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Taste of Athens ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Do the Right-est Thing 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 On the Pitch with Saint Augustine 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSean Strehlow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Isaac Finds His Flow 13\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElizabeth Schiltz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Ted Talk, Precursive Faith, and the Ethics of Belief 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Baggett\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Is Ted an Egoist? 35\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert Begley and Carrie-Ann Biondi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II The Best Versions of Ourselves 45\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Fear's a Lot Like Underwear 47\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCorey Latta\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Lassoing Aristotle 56\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoseph Forte\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Ted Lasso's Personal Dilemma Squad 66\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eR. Keith Loftin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 The Affable Gaffer 76\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndy Wible\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Man City 85\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Poop in the Punchbowl 87\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCaleb McGee Husmann and Elizabeth Kusko\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Doing Masculinity Better 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarcus Arvan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Inverting the Gender Pyramid 105\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWillie Young\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Who Is Right, Ted or Beard? 116\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael W. Austin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Mostly Football Is Life 125\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Amplifying Emotion and Warmth at Richmond 127\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLance Belluomini\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Is This Indeed All a Simulation? 140\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndrew Zimmerman Jones\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Kansas City Candide Meets Compassionate Camus 150\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKimberly Blessing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Ted's Chestertonian Optimism 162\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAustin M. Freeman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Smells Like Potential 171\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 What To Do with Tough Cookies 173\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Baggett and Marybeth Baggett\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Stoic Bossgirl 182\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElizabeth Quinn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Why a Headbutt Might Have Hurt Nate Less 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeorgina Mills\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Is Rupert Beyond Redemption? 201\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarybeth Baggett\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeard's Bookshelf 212\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarybeth Baggett\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStarting Lineup 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMARYBETH BAGGETT\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of English at Houston Christian University. She is co-author of \u003ci\u003eTelling Tales: Intimations of the Sacred in Popular Culture\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Morals of the Story: Good News about a Good God\u003c\/i\u003e, which won \u003ci\u003eChristianity Today's\u003c\/i\u003e 2019 Award of Merit for Apologetics and Evangelism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDAVID BAGGETT\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Philosophy at Houston Christian University and Director of the Center for the Foundations of Ethics. 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