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Michael Schur got the inspiration for the work when he was caught between the world of philosophy and TV comedy writing. The work asks how one can live an ethical life based upon millennia of philosophical thought but with a humorous touch. The award-winning TV director and creator has now added the title author to his many achievements when he published “How to be Perfect” in 2022. When it ultimately came to an end Michael was obsessed with ethics and philosophy. The show would earn critical acclaim for some highly hilarious moments even as it explored heady topics. This means that they will have to become good people and this is what sparked debates and discussions on morality and ethics. Since they had not lived exemplary lives, they will need to earn their place in Heaven.

He created the show with four characters who have to go to Heaven following life on Earth. Upon graduating from college, his passion for philosophy cooled somewhat and it was not until he was 40 that he picked it up again.Īt this time he was writing “The Good Place” and decided to dive deeply into ethics and philosophy. He would soon after take another course on moral reasoning since he wanted to take some practical and fun courses before leaving college. When he went to Harvard and majored in English he fell into a class on Greek philosophy and was hooked. The 46-year-old Michael Schur has said that growing up he was never one to have an obsession with moral dilemmas. Soon enough “The Office” noticed his talents and he joined the writing team for the third season, during which he also got an overall deal working for NBCUniversal.Īt the latter, he would become the creator of the wholesome comedies “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” and “Parks and Recreation.” When he was granted free rein to do as he wished, he came up with “The Good Place.”īut while the higher-ups approved the idea, he had a severe deficiency in moral philosophy.Īs such, he studied ethics by reading the works of greats such as Rawls, Aristotle, Bentham, mill, and Kant in addition to reading every academic paper he could find online. With his connections, he was soon hired on Saturday Night Live as a writer.

He would then major in English at Harvard and then joined a comedy magazine named Lampoon which was a critical pipeline for people looking to become writers for TV. The first of these was when he stayed behind sick watching “Sleeper” with no one else at home. The author was born in Ann Arbor Michigan in 1975 but spent much of his childhood in Connecticut.īorn to a prosperous Jewish family, he attributes much of his success to a series of fortunate events. Michael Schur is an American actor, television producer, director, and writer.