Philosophy and Terry Pratchett - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 1137360151 ISBN 13: 9781137360151

Casa editrice: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014

Riassunto

It's time to pick up your fedora and embark on a philosophical journey through Discworld!

Terry Pratchett is world-famous for the narrative verve and surreal humour of his novels. But now meet another Terry Pratchett – a man of serious metaphysical ideas and sophisticated philosophical insights. In Philosophy and Terry Pratchett thirteen professional philosophers survey such key philosophical issues as personal identity, the nature of destiny, the value of individuality, the meaning of existentialism, the reality of universals and the existence of alternative realities. In considering these and many other equally fascinating themes, close reference is made to more than 35 Discworld novels as well as to the ideas of some of history's greatest philosophers including Aristotle, Hobbes, Rousseau, Kant, Mill, Kierkegaard, Wittgenstein and Rawls.

During your journey, you will be surprised by numerous provocative conclusions including the startling claim that the existence of Discworld is logically possible!

Su questo libro

Descrizione del libro:

Philosophy and Terry Pratchett explores genuine philosophical issues in the novels of one of the world's most-loved authors of fantasy fiction.

L'autore:

Jacob M. Held is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Central Arkansas, USA. His previous works include Dr. Seuss and Philosophy: Oh, the Thinks You can Think!, Roald Dahl and Philosophy: A Little Nonsense Now and Then, and most recently, with Lindsay Coleman, The Philosophy of Pornography: Contemporary Perspectives.

James B. South is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Marquette University, USA. He has edited Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Philosophy (2003), and co-edited works on James Bond and Mad Men, and has written on comic books, the Beatles, and other topics in popular culture.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Palgrave Macmillan
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1137360151
• ISBN 13: 9781137360151
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 310
• Redattore: Held Jacob M., South James B.