Harry Potter and philosophy : if Aristotle ran Hogwarts /

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Imprint:	Chicago, Ill. : Open Court, ©2004.
Description:	1 online resource (v, 243 pages)
Language:	English
Series:	Popular culture and philosophy ; v. 9 Popular culture and philosophy ; v. 9.
Subject:	Rowling, J. K. -- Philosophy. Rowling, J. K. -- Characters -- Harry Potter. Potter, Harry -- (Fictitious character) Rowling, J. K. Potter, Harry -- (Fictitious character) Children's stories, English -- History and criticism. Fantasy fiction, English -- History and criticism. Philosophy in literature. Children's stories, English. Fantasy fiction, English. Philosophy. Philosophy in literature. Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11232733

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Other authors / contributors:	Baggett, David. Klein, Shawn.
ISBN:	9780812696974 0812696972 0812694554 9780812694550
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. 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.
Other form:	Print version: Harry Potter and philosophy. Chicago, Ill. : Open Court, ©2004 0812694554

Table of 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.

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