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Harry Potter and Philosophy (Popular Culture and Philosophy #9)

by David Baggett

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Harry Potter has put a spell on millions of readers, and they all want to find out more about the deeper meaning of his adventures. In "Harry Potter and Philosophy," 17 experts in the field of philosophy unlock some of Hogwarts' secret panels, uncovering surprising insights that are enlightening both for wizards and for the most discerning muggles.

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Academic philosophers apply their field to the popular series of children's books and subsequent movies about a boy wizard going to wizard school. They cover the characters, morality, the dark arts, and metaphysics. Readers are expected to be intimately familiar with the books. There is no index.
Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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Harry Potter has put a spell on millions of readers, and they all want to find out more about the deeper meaning of his adventures. In Harry Potter and Philosophy, 17 experts in the field of philosophy unlock some of Hogwarts' secret panels, uncovering surprising insights that are enlightening both for wizards and for the most discerning muggles. Individual chapters look at such topics as life revealed in the Mirror of Erised; the ethics of magic; Moaning Myrtle, Nearly Headless Nick, and the relation of the mind to the brain; and the character of Hermione as a case of "sublimated feminism." Also examined in this witty collection are how Aristotle would have run a school for wizards; whether the Potter stories undermine religion and morality; how to tell good people from evil ones through the characters in these novels; and what dementors and boggarts can teach readers about happiness, fear, and the soul.
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ISBN:
9780812694550
Subtitle:
If Aristotle Ran Hogwarts
Author:
Baggett, David
Editor:
Irwin, William
Editor:
Baggett, David; Klein, Shawn E.; Irwin, William
Editor:
Klein, Shawn
Author:
Klein, Shawn E.
Author:
Irwin, William
Publisher:
Open Court
Subject:
Modern
Subject:
Good & Evil
Subject:
Philosophy in literature
Subject:
Children's stories, English
Subject:
Children's Literature - General
Subject:
PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys/Modern
Subject:
Philosophy
Subject:
Fantasy fiction, English
Subject:
Philosophy : General
Copyright:
2004
Edition Description:
Trade Paper
Series:
Popular Culture and Philosophy
Series Volume:
9
Publication Date:
20040910
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Pages:
250
Dimensions:
9 x 6 in 12.5 oz
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Harry Potter has put a spell on millions of readers, and they all want to find out more about the deeper meaning of his adventures. In Harry Potter and Philosophy, 17 experts in the field of philosophy unlock some of Hogwarts' secret panels, uncovering surprising insights that are enlightening both for wizards and for the most discerning muggles. Individual chapters look at such topics as life revealed in the Mirror of Erised; the ethics of magic; Moaning Myrtle, Nearly Headless Nick, and the relation of the mind to the brain; and the character of Hermione as a case of "sublimated feminism." Also examined in this witty collection are how Aristotle would have run a school for wizards; whether the Potter stories undermine religion and morality; how to tell good people from evil ones through the characters in these novels; and what dementors and boggarts can teach readers about happiness, fear, and the soul.
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