Introducing Philosophy Through Pop Culture

15 Part VIII: Eastern Views 39 The Brick, the Plate, and the Uncarved Block It's an Invitation, Not a Toy “It's Super Serious, Right, Babe?” “Actually, it's a Highly Sophisticated Interlocking Brick System” “No Government, no Babysitters … and There's Also No Consistency” “They’re Expecting Us to Show Up in a Bat‐Spaceship “Everything is Awesome!” 40 LEGO, Impermanence, and Buddhism What is Impermanence? Benefits of an Impermanent Mindset Aggregates of Impermanence The LEGOs of Impermanence 41 Zen and the Art of Imagineering When You Wish Upon a Bodhi Tree Under the Sea or Part of Your World? May the Cash Be with You Hakuna Matata, Bodhisattva

16 Part IX: The Afterlife and Meaning 42 Beyond Godric's Hollow Death and Philosophy The Approaching Battle King's Cross Station Reap a Destiny 43 Why it Wouldn't be Rational to Believe You're in The Good Place (and Why You Wouldn't Want to Be Anyway) Cartesian Skepticism About The Good Place The Good Place as a Good Explanation Scientific Skepticism About The Good Place Cosmic Coachella Conclusion: The Meaning of Life

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18 End User License Agreement

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4 Notes on Contributors

5 Acknowledgments

6 Sources

7 Table of Contents

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Edited by William Irwin and David Kyle Johnson

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