Harry Potter and Philosophy: If Aristotle Ran Hogwarts
by David Baggett, Shawn E. Klein, William Irwin
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Read in January, 2008
As far as philosophy goes, this isn't one that's likely to be taught in upper level college courses, but it's still interesting and entertaining. A lot of the topics are ones I had thought about in the series, but not to the extent that they go into. Of course, it just reinforces J.K. Rowling's philosophical intents with the series, unlike the other books where (it appears) they pull arguments out of nothing. JKR wrote these books with these issues in mind, but it's still nice to see them clearl...more
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Read in January, 2008
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Harry Potter and/or philosophy lovers
Soooo, I received this book years ago and never got around to it. Found it the other day, picked it up, and loved it! It pretty much takes traditional philosophical arguments/ideas and uses examples of Harry Potter to supplement the chapters. Very fun and a great way to substitute mini philosophy lessons for someone who is no longer in school (and has read the HP series.)
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Read in January, 2005
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Harry Potter fans
The essays were thought-provoking without being pretentious or obscure, and you could tell they were written by people who enjoy both Harry Potter and philosophy. In addition, I felt like I actually learned some things about classic philosophers as they compared their ideas to scenarios in the Harry Potter books.
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Read in January, 2007
recommends it for:
moderately intelligent Potter freaks
Some of the essays in this collection are better than others. A couple were fairly simplistic. The Ravenclaw section was pretty good... all about metaphysics. Despite the inconsistent quality, it's a fun and rather easy read if you're a big (really big) fan of the book series.
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These essays are hit and miss. Some wander, failing to come together, and never saying anything substantial. You're left wondering how some of these "philosophers" got advanced degrees.
But the series gets mad props for its Socratic approach to teaching philosophy.
But the series gets mad props for its Socratic approach to teaching philosophy.
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Given that my husband is a philosophy scholar, this is as close as I can get to learning about those concepts without my head exploding.
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