In Harry Potter And Philosophy, 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 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. --from Publisher's Description. Part I. 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 -- Part Ii. 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 -- Part Iii. 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 -- Part Iv. 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. Edited By David Baggett And Shawn E. Klein. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.
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Publisher : Open Court
Author : Irwin, William
Language : English
Edition : Edition Unstated
Published :2004-09-10
Number Of Pages : 250
Binding : Paperback
ISBN-10 : 0812694554
ISBN-13 : 9780812694550
Item weight : 0.62 lb
Dimensions : 3.66 in x 6.02 in x 8.98 in
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