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Alice in Wonderland and Philosophy: Curiouser and Curiouser; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION: You're Late for a Very Important Date; PART ONE: "WAKE UP, ALICE DEAR"; Chapter 1: UNRULY ALICE: A FEMINIST VIEW OF SOME ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND; Chapter 2: JAM YESTERDAY, JAM TOMORROW, BUT NEVER JAM TODAY: ON PROCRASTINATION, HIKING, AND . . . THE SPICE GIRLS?; Chapter 3: NUCLEAR STRATEGISTS IN WONDERLAND; Chapter 4: "YOU'RE NOTHING BUT A PACK OF CARDS!": ALICE DOESN'T HAVE A SOCIAL CONTRACT; PART TWO: "THAT'S LOGIC"; Chapter 5: "SIX IMPOSSIBLE THINGS BEFORE BREAKFAST Chapter 6: REASONING DOWN THE RABBIT-HOLE: LOGICAL LESSONS IN WONDERLANDChapter 7: THREE WAYS OF GETTING IT WRONG: INDUCTION IN WONDERLAND; Chapter 8: IS THERE SUCH A THING AS A LANGUAGE?; PART THREE: "WE'RE ALL MAD HERE"; Chapter 9: ALICE, PERCEPTION, AND REALITY: JELL-O MISTAKEN FOR STONES; Chapter 10: HOW DEEP DOES THE RABBIT-HOLE GO?: DRUGS AND DREAMS, PERCEPTION AND REALITY; Chapter 11: PERSPECTIVISM AND TRAGEDY: A NIETZSCHEAN INTERPRETATION OF ALICE'S ADVENTURE; Chapter 12: WISHING IT WERE SOME OTHER TIME: THE TEMPORAL PASSAGE OF ALICE; PART FOUR: "WHO IN THE WORLD AM I? Chapter 13: SERIOUS NONSENSEChapter 14: "MEMORY AND MUCHNESS": ALICE AND THE PHILOSOPHY OF MEMORY; CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX The perfect companion to Lewis Carroll's classic book and director Tim Burton's March 2010 remake of Alice in Wonderland Alice?s Adventures in Wonderland has fascinated children and adults alike for generations. Why does Lewis Carroll introduce us to such oddities as blue caterpillars who smoke hookahs, cats whose grins remain after their heads have faded away, and a White Queen who lives backwards and remembers forwards? Is it all just nonsense? Was Carroll under the influence? This book probes the deeper underlying meaning in the Alice books, and reveals a world rich with philosophical life lessons. Tapping into some of the greatest philosophical minds that ever lived?Aristotle, Hume, Hobbes, and Nietzsche?Alice in Wonderland and Philosophy explores life?s ultimate questions through the eyes of perhaps the most endearing heroine in all of literature. Looks at compelling issues such as perception and reality as well as how logic fares in a world of lunacy, the Mad Hatter, clocks, and temporal passageOffers new insights into favorite Alice in Wonderland characters and scenes, including the Mad Hatter and his tea party, the violent Queen of Hearts, and the grinning Cheshire Cat Accessible and entertaining, Alice in Wonderland and Philosophy will enrich your experience of Alice's timeless adventures with new meaning and fun
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