Discworld and Philosophy: Reality Is Not What It Seems

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In Discworld, unlike our own frustrating Roundworld, everything makes sense. The world is held up by elephantsstanding on the back of a swimming turtle who knows where he's going, the sun goes round the world every day,so it doesn't have to be very hot, and things always happen because someone intends them to happen.

The philosophical riches of Discworld are inexhaustible, yet the brave explorers of Discworld and Philosophycover a lot of ground. From discussion of Moist von Lipwig's con artistry showing the essential con of thefinancial system, to the examination of everyone's favorite Discworld character, the murderous luggage, to thelawless Mac Nac Feegles and what they tell us about civil government, to the character Death as he appears inseveral Discworld novels, Discworld and Philosophy gives us an indepthtreatment of Pratchett's magicaluniverse. Other chapters look at the power of Discworld's witches, the moral viewpoint of the golems, howWilliam de Worde's newspaper illuminates the issue of censorship, how fate and luck interact to shape our lives,and why the more simple and straightforward Discworld characters are so much better at seeing the truth thanthose with enormous intellects but little common sense.