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The Lord of the rings and philosophy : one book to rule them all / edited by Gregory Bassham and Eric Bronson.
Van Pelt Library PR6039.O32 L6356 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Popular culture and philosophy ; v. 5.
- Popular culture and philosophy ; v. 5
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973. Lord of the rings.
- Tolkien, J. R. R.
- Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973--Philosophy.
- Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973.
- Fantasy fiction, English--History and criticism.
- Fantasy fiction, English.
- Middle Earth (Imaginary place).
- Philosophy in literature.
- Philosophy.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 240 pages ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : Open Court, [2003]
- Summary:
- Can power be wielded for good, or must it always corrupt? Does technology destroy the truly human? Is beer essential to the good life? "The Lord of the Rings raises many such searching questions, and this book attempts some answers. Divided into five sections concerned with power and the Ring, the quest for happiness, good and evil in Middle-earth, time and mortality, and the relevance of fairy tales, "The Lord of the Rings and Philosophy mines Tolkien's fantasy worlds for wisdom in areas including the menace of technology, addiction and fetishism, the vitality of tradition, the environmental implications of Tolkien's thought, Middle-earth's relationship to Buddhism and Taoism, and more.
- Contents:
- Introduction: The Wisdom of Middle-earth 1
- Part I The Ring 3
- 1. The Rings of Tolkien and Plato: Lessons in Power, Choice, and Morality / Eric Katz 5
- 2. The Cracks of Doom: The Threat of Emerging Technologies and Tolkien's Rings of Power / Theodore Schick 21
- 3. "My Precious": Tolkien's Fetishized Ring / Alison Milbank 33
- Part II The Quest for Happiness 47
- 4. Tolkien's Six Keys to Happiness / Gregory Bassham 49
- 5. The Quests of Sam and Gollum for the Happy Life / Jorge J.E. Gracia 61
- 6. "Farewell to Lorien": The Bounded Joy of Existentialists and Elves / Eric Bronson 72
- Part III Good and Evil in Middle-Earth 85
- 7. Uberhobbits: Tolkien, Nietzsche, and the Will to Power / Douglas K. Blount 87
- 8. Tolkien and the Nature of Evil / Scott A. Davison 99
- 9. Virtue and Vice in The Lord of the Rings / Aeon J. Skoble 110
- Part IV Time and Mortality 121
- 10. Choosing to Die: The Gift of Mortality in Middle-earth / Bill Davis 123
- 11. Tolkien, Modernism, and the Importance of Tradition / Joe Kraus 137
- 12. Tolkien's Green Time: Environmental Themes in The Lord of the Rings / Andrew Light 150
- Part V Ends and Endings 165
- 13. Providence and the Dramatic Unity of The Lord of the Rings / Thomas Hibbs 167
- 14. Talking Trees and Walking Mountains: Buddhist and Taoist Themes in The Lord of the Rings / Jennifer L. McMahon, B. Steve Csaki 179
- 15. Sam and Frodo's Excellent Adventure: Tolkien's Journey Motif / J. Lenore Wright 192
- 16. Happy Endings and Religious Hope: The Lord of the Rings as an Epic Fairy Tale / John J. Davenport 204
- The Wisdom of the Philosophers 219
- The Fellowship of the Book 225.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0812695453
- OCLC:
- 52602754
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