Harry Potter and Philosophy: If Aristotle Ran HogwartsHarry 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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... Goblet of Fire (GF): Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. New York: Scholastic, 2000. Order of the Phoenix (OP): Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. New York: Scholastic, 2003. The Magic of Philosophy J.K. Rowling's universe of ...
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Contents
The Courageous Harry Potter | |
The Morality and Psychology of SelfDeception | |
Hermione and the Women | |
Heaven Hell and Harry Potter | |
Magic Science and the Ethics of Technology | |
Why We Should Heed Dumbledores Warning | |
Magic Muggles and Moral Imagination | |
The Idea of a Different Reality | |
Space Time and Magic | |
What Wizards Can Teach | |
Fate and Freedom at Hogwarts | |
Hogwarts Emeritus Faculty | |
Current Hogwarts Faculty | |
VOLUME 1 | |
S P E W as a Parable on Discrimination | |
Is Ambition a Virtue? Why Slytherin Belongs at Hogwarts | |
The Nature of Evil | |
Voldemort Boethius and the Destructive Effects of Evil | |
VOLUME 13 | |
VOLUME 3 | |
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Harry Potter and Philosophy: If Aristotle Ran Hogwarts David Baggett,Shawn Klein No preview available - 2004 |
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