Discworld and philosophy : reality is not what it seems / edited by Nicolas Michaud.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Michaud, Nicolas.

Series:

Popular culture and philosophy ; v. 101.

Popular culture and philosophy ; volume 101

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pratchett, Terry--Criticism and interpretation.

Pratchett, Terry.

Pratchett, Terry. Discworld series.

Discworld series (Pratchett, Terry).

Discworld (Imaginary place).

Philosophy in literature.

Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

xii, 316 pages : illustration ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : Open Court, [2016]

Summary:

Pour yourself glass of Three Wizard's Chardonnay, Winkle's Old Peculiar, or Soggy Mountain Dew, pull up a three-legged chair, and for Om's sake, stay out of the bathtub! Keep and eye open for the octarine flashes that would indicate magic is trying to escape from the pages and be ready to grab something made of copper in order to ground uncontrolled magic without harmful incident (Some would Consider the Copper Safeguard... Unnecessary) You are now ready to dive into Discworld and Philosophy and join a group of philosophical Discworld fans as they explore truth, history, death, luck, morality, and reality in the magical inverse of the Disc. Book jacket.

Contents:

I Rewriting Your Chem

1 More Golems around Than You Might Think / Vanessa Fröhlich Fröhlich, Vanessa 3

2 Golem Morality in the Modern World / Matthew Skene Skene, Matthew 15

3 We Willna Be Fooled Again! Wee Free Anarchists! / Michael Kugler Kugler, Michael 25

4 The Liberating Power of Nanny Ogg's Bouncing Bosom / Vanessa Fröhlich Fröhlich, Vanessa 39

5 The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret / Jamie Carlin Watson Watson, Jamie Carlin 47

II Truth, Logic, and Law Are Nice, but Someone Still Has to Do the Wash 63

6 The Absurdity of the Luggage / Brandon Kempner Kempner, Brandon 65

7 Pratchett's Republic / Brandon Kempner Kempner, Brandon 77

8 Honesty Trumps Cleverness: Sam Vimes and Commonsense Philosophy / Matthew Skene Skene, Matthew 87

9 Why Would You Put a Con Artist in Charge of the Money? / Don Fallis Fallis, Don 101

10 Lord Vetinari's Friendly Guide to Tyranny / Daniel Malloy Malloy, Daniel 113

III Some Things are Necessary, Not Personal 129

11 Can a Leopard Change Its Shorts? / Daniel Malloy Malloy, Daniel 131

12 Becoming Vetinari: Personal Identity on the Discworld / Jeremy Pierce Pierce, Jeremy 143

13 How to Be a Dwarf / Daniel Malloy Malloy, Daniel 157

14 Being One's Me: (Witchy) Personal Identity on the Discworld / Trip McCrossin McCrossin, Trip 173

IV Ye Canna' Ken What Ye Canna' Ken

15 The Serious Monk's Guide to Re-writing History / John V. Karavttis Karavttis, John V. 187

16 Getting at the Truth / Douglas Jordan Jordan, Douglas 201

17 Sin, My Young Man, Is When You Treat People as Things / Kamil Karas Karas, Kamil 209

V Probably Quantum

18 Fate on the Discworld and Roundworld / Jeremy Pierce Pierce, Jeremy 223

19 The Alchemy of Flat Worlds / Christopher Ketcham Ketcham, Christopher 241

20 The Intersection of Science and Philosophy, the Seediest Corner in Ankh-Morpork / Daniel Miori Miori, Daniel 253

21 Welcome to My World / Christopher Ketcham Ketcham, Christopher 269

22 Cocking a Snook at Death, and Getting Away with It: Does the Personification of Death Make It Less Scary? / Daniel Miori Miori, Daniel 279

23 I'd Rather Stay an Orangutan Because That's Why Discworld Exists / Nicolas Michaud Michaud, Nicolas 291.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-305) and index.

ISBN:

081269919X

9780812699197

OCLC:

919104390