The Lord of the Rings and Philosophy: One Book to Rule Them All
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The Lord of the Rings and Philosophy: One Book to Rule Them All
By (Author) Gregory Bassham
Edited by Eric Bronson
Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
5th August 2003
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000
Analytical philosophy and Logical Positivism
823.912
Physical Properties
Paperback
336
Width 152mm, Height 228mm
354g
Description
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 Tolkiens 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.
