| Description |
1 online resource (v, 243 pages). |
| Series |
Popular culture and philosophy ; v. 9 |
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Popular culture and philosophy ; v. 9.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Gryffindor : the characters of Harry's world. The courageous Harry Potter / Tom Morris -- Dursley duplicity: the morality and psychology of self-deception / Diana Mertz Hsieh -- Voldemort's agents, Malfoy's cronies, and Hagrid's chums : friendship in Harry Potter / Harald Thorsrud -- Feminism and equal opportunity : Hermione and the women of Hogwarts / Mimi Gladstein -- Hufflepuff : morality in Rowling's universe. Heaven, hell, and Harry Potter / Jerry Walls -- Magic, science, and the ethics of technology / Benjamin J. Bruxvoort Lipscomb and W. Christopher Stewart -- The mirror of Erised : why we should heed Dumbledore's warning / Shawn Klein -- Kreacher's lament : S.P.E.W. as a parable on discrimination, indifference, and social justice / Steven W. Patterson -- Slytherin : Knockturn Alley, and the dark arts. Is ambition a virtue? : why Slytherin belongs at Hogwarts / Steven W. Patterson -- A skewed reflection : the nature of evil / David and Catherine Deavel -- Voldemort, Boethius, and the destructive effects of evil / Jennifer Hart Weed -- Magic, muggles, and moral imagination / David Baggett -- Ravenclaw : many-flavored topics in metaphysics. Finding platform 9 3/4 : the idea of a different reality / Gareth B. Matthews -- Space, time, and magic / Michael Silberstein -- Why Voldemort won't just die already : what wizards can teach us about personal identity / Jason Eberl -- The prophecy-driven life : foreknowledge and freedom at Hogwarts / Gregory Bassham. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Summary |
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 feminis. |
| Subject |
Rowling, J. K. -- Philosophy.
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Rowling, J. K. -- Characters -- Harry Potter.
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Potter, Harry (Fictitious character)
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Rowling, J. K. (OCoLC)fst00401675
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Potter, Harry (Fictitious character) (OCoLC)fst01073565
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Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter.
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Children's stories, English -- History and criticism.
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Fantasy fiction, English -- History and criticism.
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Philosophy in literature.
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Literature.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
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Children's stories, English. (OCoLC)fst00856704
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Fantasy fiction, English. (OCoLC)fst00920756
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Philosophy. (OCoLC)fst01060777
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Philosophy in literature. (OCoLC)fst01060836
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Harry Potter.
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Philosophie.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Baggett, David.
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Klein, Shawn E.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Harry Potter and philosophy. Chicago, Ill. : Open Court, ©2004 0812694554 (DLC) 2004015133 (OCoLC)55948119 |
| ISBN |
9780812696974 (electronic bk.) |
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0812696972 (electronic bk.) |
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