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  1. Harry Potter and philosophy
    if Aristotle ran Hogwarts
    Contributor: Baggett, David (HerausgeberIn, VerfasserIn); Klein, Shawn E. (HerausgeberIn, VerfasserIn)
    Published: 2004
    Publisher:  Open Court, Chicago, Illinois

    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,... more

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    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 feminism." A

     

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    Source: Union catalogues
    Contributor: Baggett, David (HerausgeberIn, VerfasserIn); Klein, Shawn E. (HerausgeberIn, VerfasserIn)
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9780812696974
    RVK Categories: CB 5100 ; HN 9990
    Series: Popular culture and philosophy ; volume 9
    Subjects: Fantasy fiction, English; Potter, Harry (Fictitious character); Children's stories, English; Philosophy in literature
    Other subjects: Rowling, J. K; Rowling, J. K
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (x, 243 Seiten), 23 cm
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    Dedication; Contents; A Few Start-of-Term Notices; Abbreviations; The Magic of Philosophy; Gryffindor; 1; 2; 3; 4; Hufflepuff; 5; 6; 7; 8; Slytherin; 9; 10; 11; 12; Ravenclaw; 13; 14; 15; 16; Hogwarts Emeritus Faculty; Current Hogwarts Faculty; A Wizard's Index