Exploring ‘The Orville’
A conversation with Dr. David Kyle Johnson
What can Seth MacFarlane’s Star Trek-esque space adventure, The Orville, teach us about philosophy and the human condition? A new collection of essays explores this television series from the pseudo-serious comedian — examining everything from democracy, climate change, artificial intelligence, gender, feminism, love, and care. Dr. David Kyle Johnson, professor of philosophy at King’s College in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, as well as several philosophical offerings of The Teaching Company’s The Great Courses, joins Leigh this week to discuss this book co-edited with Dr. Michael R. Berry.
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