評論與訪談 15
Vox (Future Perfect) Dylan Matthews · 2019-09-26
““Scanlon’s book has been a sort of spine of the entire show, but I would say that what you might call traditional Aristotelian virtue ethics have supplanted it in terms of what the show’s overarching statement about the world is,” Schur says.”
Schur：Scanlon 的書一直是全劇的脊椎，但就全劇對世界的總體主張而言，傳統的亞里斯多德德性倫理已經取代了它。文中另有 Hieronymi 談 Eleanor 的搭便車、May 談「知道會失敗仍要嘗試」、Scanlon 談 Foot 論文。
UCLA Newsroom UCLA Newsroom · 2018
““He was just working on the first scripts and I walked him through the thematic side of concepts and abstract conflicts while he was thinking about how those would apply to storylines and characters,” Hieronymi said.”
Hieronymi：他當時剛在寫最早的劇本，我帶他走過概念與抽象衝突的主題面，他則思考怎麼套進故事線與角色。文中另記她進編劇室講電車問題、Kavka 毒藥謎題、以及劇中「哲學置入」（Scanlon、Dancy、Todd May）。
The Ringer Alison Herman（訪 Princeton 哲學教授 Gideon Rosen） · 2017-11-02
“Whenever Chidi gives those quick philosophy lessons and explains what people were saying, it’s always completely right and pretty accessible.”
Rosen：每當 Chidi 快速講一段哲學、解釋某人說了什麼，內容總是完全正確而且易懂。他也指出劇中電車問題被「搞混」的地方：哲學問題不是「你會怎麼做」而是「你應該怎麼做、為什麼」。
The Guardian Andrew P Street · 2018-01-29
“Chidi’s lessons to help Eleanor become a better person begin with the classics: Socrates, Plato and especially Aristotle.”
初學者指南：Chidi 的課從蘇格拉底、柏拉圖、尤其亞里斯多德開始；接著效益主義（Bend It Like Bentham 招牌）、義務論、存在主義（齊克果饒舌）、沙特《無路可出》。
The Conversation Aleksandr Andreas Wansbrough · 2017-11-08
“Chidi’s dilemma regarding Eleanor can be framed as a choice between Utilitarianism and Kantian ethics.”
Chidi 要不要幫 Eleanor 的兩難，可以框成效益主義與康德倫理學之間的選擇；文中引 Chidi「如果只看善的總和，任何壞事都能被正當化」。
Vulture Stephanie Palumbo · 2017-01
“But The Good Place inspires an optimistic view of human nature where even the most selfish people can be compelled by an appeal to their honesty, compassion, humility, and commitment to help others.”
本劇啟發一種對人性樂觀的看法：即使最自私的人也能被誠實、同情、謙遜與助人的呼喚所打動。
Vox Emily St. James, Alissa Wilkinson, Dylan Matthews · 2020-01-31
“I was pleased by the callbacks to Tim Scanlon’s What We Owe to Each Other, and by the little cameos that Todd May and Pamela Hieronymi, the show’s two main philosophical advisors, made in the beginning of the episode.”
結局座談：對 Scanlon 的回扣、兩位顧問客串；劇最終主張「來世若是永恆必成地獄」（S4E12 Hypatia）。
APA Blog (American Philosophical Association) Skye C. Cleary（訪 Todd May） · 2017-06-21
“I received an email out of the blue from the show’s creator, Mike Schur, asking whether I would be able to do some consultation. It turns out that one of his writers had read my little book on death and suggested that we talk.”
May：Schur 突然來信邀請顧問；起因是一位編劇讀了他的小書《Death》。三次 Skype 各約一到一個半小時，談死亡、存在主義與道德議題。
EdSurge EdSurge podcast（訪 Todd May） · 2019-10-01
“Actually it was purely luck. One of the writers, Dan Schofield, picked up a little book I'd written on death and read it, recommended it to Mike Schur.”
May：純粹是運氣——編劇 Dan Schofield 讀了我寫的那本談死亡的小書，推薦給 Schur。
Variety Variety（訪 Michael Schur） · 2020-01
“A lot of the reading that we did and a lot of the discussions we had over four years was about this inescapable truth that any version of eternity is bad; you cannot design an eternity that is satisfying because when things go on forever everything loses meaning.”
Schur：四年來的閱讀與討論都繞著一個逃不掉的真相——任何版本的永恆都是壞的；當事情永遠持續，一切都失去意義。並稱 Todd May《Death》為「緊急時打破玻璃呼叫」的顧問著作。
Salon Melanie McFarland · 2017-12-09
“The question illustrates two ethical viewpoints: utilitarianism, doing the greatest good for as many people as possible, and deontology, doing as much good as possible while being conscious of the actions taken to do it.”
以「The Trolley Problem」一集為例：它呈現效益主義與義務論兩種觀點，而 Michael 把思想實驗真人化的反應才是看點。
NPR 13.7 Tania Lombrozo（心理學／哲學教授） · 2017-10-23
“studies by University of California-Riverside philosopher Eric Schwitzgebel and his colleagues reveal that philosophers who specialize in ethics and moral philosophy are no more likely to be good than other kinds of philosophers or academics.”
從心理學看本劇：倫理學專家並不比別人更善良（Schwitzgebel 研究）；劇裡「倫理學教授也不見得是好人」其實是好心理學。
The New York Times James Poniewozik · 2018-01-31推論 轉引
NYT 403；轉引自 Wikipedia 主條目 Critical response 段（本站未讀原文）
“The most refreshing thing about The Good Place, in an era of artistic bleakness, is its optimism about human nature. It's made humane and sidesplittingly entertaining television out of the notion that people – and even the occasional immortal demon – are redeemable.”
在藝術普遍陰鬱的時代，本劇最清新之處是對人性的樂觀：人——甚至偶爾的不朽惡魔——都是可救的。
The Chronicle of Higher Education Chris Quintana · 2018-02推論 轉引
403；僅轉引搜尋摘要，無逐字引文
（搜尋摘要）以 Hieronymi 2015 年與 Schur 的 email 往來開場；全文付費牆。
哲學新媒體 Philosophy Medium tky · 2017-12-27
“《良善之地》雖說是喜劇，但是在倫理學的專業上沒打折扣。在前兩季的內容中，除了哲普書中常見的幾位古典哲學家和道德理論之外，你甚至會聽到奇帝引用當代哲學家、哈佛哲學教授史侃冷 (T. M. Scanlon) 以及他的重要著作 What We Owe to Each Other；或者看到主角們討論英國哲學家芙特 (Philippa Foot) 所提出的電車難題 (trolley problem) 思想實驗——並親身經歷真人版的場景！”
台灣哲普站 2017 年底編譯文：介紹劇情、Scanlon 與 Foot、顧問 Todd May（APA 訪談）、The Conversation 與 Elle 的評論；譯名：艾莉諾／奇帝／史侃冷／芙特／枚伊。