An accessible and engaging journey through the philosophical themes and concepts of Ted Lasso Ted Lasso and Philosophy 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 Ted Lasso's themes and characters. If football is life, as Dani Rojas fondly repeats, then this book s a fitting primer. Covers the full breadth of the original Ted Lasso series, including the third season Explores every major character and all of the show's significant subplots and elements Written in the spirit of the show, with in-jokes that will appeal to Ted Lasso fans Features an introduction that guides readers through the book's materials Includes Beard's Bookshelf, a bibliography of the most significant books shown or alluded to in the series Ted Lasso and Philosophy is for the curious, not judgmental. Sport is quite the metaphor, and we can't wait to unpack it with you.

An accessible and engaging journey through the philosophical themes and concepts of Ted LassoTed Lasso and Philosophy 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 Ted Lasso's themes and characters. If football is life, as Dani Rojas fondly repeats, then this book's a fitting primer.* Covers the full breadth of the original Ted Lasso series, including the third season* Explores every major character and all of the show's significant subplots and elements* Written in the spirit of the show, with in-jokes that will appeal to Ted Lasso fans* Features an introduction that guides readers through the book's materials* Includes Beard's Bookshelf, a bibliography of the most significant books shown or alluded to in the seriesTed Lasso and Philosophy is for the curious, not judgmental. Sport is quite the metaphor, and we can't wait to unpack it with you.

A Taste of Athens ixPart I Do the Right-est Thing 11 On the Pitch with Saint Augustine 3Sean Strehlow2 Isaac Finds His Flow 13Elizabeth Schiltz3 Ted Talk, Precursive Faith, and the Ethics of Belief 24David Baggett4 Is Ted an Egoist? 35Robert Begley and Carrie-Ann BiondiPart II The Best Versions of Ourselves 455 Fear's a Lot Like Underwear 47Corey Latta6 Lassoing Aristotle 56Joseph Forte7 Ted Lasso's Personal Dilemma Squad 66R. Keith Loftin8 The Affable Gaffer 76Andy WiblePart III Man City 859 Poop in the Punchbowl 87Caleb McGee Husmann and Elizabeth Kusko10 Doing Masculinity Better 96Marcus Arvan11 Inverting the Gender Pyramid 105Willie Young12 Who Is Right, Ted or Beard? 116Michael W. AustinPart IV Mostly Football Is Life 12513 Amplifying Emotion and Warmth at Richmond 127Lance Belluomini14 Is This Indeed All a Simulation? 140Andrew Zimmerman Jones15 Kansas City Candide Meets Compassionate Camus 150Kimberly Blessing16 Ted's Chestertonian Optimism 162Austin M. FreemanPart V Smells Like Potential 17117 What To Do with Tough Cookies 173David Baggett and Marybeth Baggett18 Stoic Bossgirl 182Elizabeth Quinn19 Why a Headbutt Might Have Hurt Nate Less 192Georgina Mills20 Is Rupert Beyond Redemption? 201Marybeth BaggettBeard's Bookshelf 212Marybeth BaggettStarting Lineup 217Index 222