How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question
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How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question is a humorous and accessible popular philosophy book that introduces major ethical theories and applies them to everyday moral dilemmas.
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Target entity: How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question Context triple: [Michael Schur, wrote, How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question]
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Their Morals and Ours
"Their Morals and Ours" is a 1938 political essay by Leon Trotsky that defends revolutionary socialist ethics against bourgeois morality and critiques Stalinism.
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B.
How to Be Good
How to Be Good is a comic novel by British author Nick Hornby that explores morality, marriage, and midlife crisis through the perspective of a disillusioned doctor.
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C.
The Elements of Morality
The Elements of Morality is a 19th-century philosophical treatise by William Whewell that systematically explores ethical theory, moral duties, and the foundations of human conduct.
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The Most Good You Can Do
The Most Good You Can Do is a book by philosopher Peter Singer that presents and defends the principles of effective altruism, urging readers to use their resources to help others as much as possible.
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E.
How to Be a Human Being
How to Be a Human Being is a 2016 concept album by English indie rock band Glass Animals that explores diverse character-driven stories through experimental, psychedelic pop production.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question Target entity description: How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question is a humorous and accessible popular philosophy book that introduces major ethical theories and applies them to everyday moral dilemmas.
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A.
Their Morals and Ours
"Their Morals and Ours" is a 1938 political essay by Leon Trotsky that defends revolutionary socialist ethics against bourgeois morality and critiques Stalinism.
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B.
How to Be Good
How to Be Good is a comic novel by British author Nick Hornby that explores morality, marriage, and midlife crisis through the perspective of a disillusioned doctor.
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C.
The Elements of Morality
The Elements of Morality is a 19th-century philosophical treatise by William Whewell that systematically explores ethical theory, moral duties, and the foundations of human conduct.
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D.
The Most Good You Can Do
The Most Good You Can Do is a book by philosopher Peter Singer that presents and defends the principles of effective altruism, urging readers to use their resources to help others as much as possible.
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E.
How to Be a Human Being
How to Be a Human Being is a 2016 concept album by English indie rock band Glass Animals that explores diverse character-driven stories through experimental, psychedelic pop production.
- F. None of above. chosen
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|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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ethics book ⓘ popular philosophy book ⓘ |
| author | Michael Schur ⓘ |
| basedOn | television series The Good Place (in part, conceptually) ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
applying philosophy to everyday life
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how to make better moral decisions ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| coversTheory |
Aristotelian virtue ethics
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Kantian deontology ⓘ
linked to:
Kantianism
contractualism ⓘ utilitarianism ⓘ |
| genre |
ethics
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humor ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| hasCompanionField | television writing ⓘ |
| hasContributors | philosophical consultants from The Good Place (e.g., Todd May) ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
audio edition
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ebook edition ⓘ hardcover edition ⓘ paperback edition ⓘ |
| hasNarratorOfAudiobook | Michael Schur ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
fans of The Good Place
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general readers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| marketingCategory |
popular philosophy
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self-help ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
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print ⓘ |
| notableFor | introducing major ethical theories to a general audience ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2022 ⓘ |
| publisher | Simon & Schuster ⓘ |
| relatedWork | The Good Place ⓘ |
| style |
accessible
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humorous ⓘ |
| subject |
ethical theory
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everyday moral dilemmas ⓘ moral philosophy ⓘ |
| targetConcept | being a better person rather than literally perfect ⓘ |
| usesDevice | humor to explain complex ideas ⓘ |
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