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The Ultimate Harry Potter And Philosophy: Hogwarts For Muggles (2010)

by Gregory Bassham(Favorite Author)

4.37 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0470398256 (ISBN13: 9780470398258)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

John Wiley & Sons

series

Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture

review 1: Maybe 2 stars is a little harsh... 2.5, I guess. I'm definitely a Potterhead (a little less now, but my obsession was pretty drastic at one point), and firmly believe that Harry Potter has a lot to offer and is a lot smarter than often given credit for. However, I don't think this book really looked into the philosophy behind the books the way I would have wanted it to. It seemed to focus more on proving that different parts of the book were philosophical and intelligent rather than discussing why these parts are relevant and actually looking at the issues raised. There were a couple of essays I enjoyed (namely "In your head?"), but honestly most of them were just things that I had already thought about.Also, it felt at times like I was being talked down to. Cool concept, ... morebut didn't go in as deep as I would have liked.
review 2: This is by far the best text from this series that I have read - They had some great chapters on philosophy and education, patriotism, death, what makes a good life, remorse, choice and ability, memory and identity - and many more - they were very strong on comparing different philosophical points of view and the philosophers that are associated with those positions - they would relate them to events in the Harry Potter series to help with understanding - It was excellent. less

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