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Alice in Wonderland and Philosophy


Alice in Wonderland and Philosophy

Curiouser and Curiouser
The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series, Band 20 1. Aufl.

von: William Irwin, Richard Brian Davis

17,99 €

Verlag: Wiley
Format: EPUB
Veröffentl.: 21.12.2009
ISBN/EAN: 9780470590270
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 240

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The perfect companion to Lewis Carroll's classic book and director Tim Burton's March 2010 remake of <i>Alice in Wonderland</i> <p><i>Alice?s Adventures in Wonderland</i> has fascinated children and adults alike for generations. Why does Lewis Carroll introduce us to such oddities as blue caterpillars who smoke hookahs, cats whose grins remain after their heads have faded away, and a White Queen who lives backwards and remembers forwards? Is it all just nonsense? Was Carroll under the influence? This book probes the deeper underlying meaning in the Alice books, and reveals a world rich with philosophical life lessons. Tapping into some of the greatest philosophical minds that ever lived?Aristotle, Hume, Hobbes, and Nietzsche?Alice in Wonderland and Philosophy explores life?s ultimate questions through the eyes of perhaps the most endearing heroine in all of literature.</p> <ul> <li>Looks at compelling issues such as perception and reality as well as how logic fares in a world of lunacy, the Mad Hatter, clocks, and temporal passage</li> <li>Offers new insights into favorite <i>Alice in Wonderland</i> characters and scenes, including the Mad Hatter and his tea party, the violent Queen of Hearts, and the grinning Cheshire Cat</li> </ul> <p>Accessible and entertaining, <i>Alice in Wonderland and Philosophy</i> will enrich your experience of Alice's timeless adventures with new meaning and fun.</p>
<p>ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: “It’s My Own Invention”— Yeah, Right! ix</p> <p>Introduction: You’re Late for a Very Important Date 1</p> <p><b>PART ONE “WAKE UP, ALICE DEAR”</b></p> <p>1 Unruly Alice: A Feminist View of Some Adventures in Wonderland 7<br /><i>Megan S. Lloyd</i></p> <p>2 Jam Yesterday, Jam Tomorrow, but Never Jam Today: On Procrastination, Hiking, and . . . the Spice Girls? 19<br /><i>Mark D. White</i></p> <p>3 Nuclear Strategists in Wonderland 33<br /><i>Ron Hirschbein</i></p> <p>4 “You’re Nothing but a Pack of Cards!”: Alice Doesn’t Have a Social Contract 47<br /><i>Dennis Knepp</i></p> <p><b>PART TWO “THAT’S LOGIC”</b></p> <p>5 “Six Impossible Things before Breakfast” 61<br /><i>George A. Dunn and Brian McDonald</i></p> <p>6 Reasoning Down the Rabbit-Hole: Logical Lessons in Wonderland 79<br /><i>David S. Brown</i></p> <p>7 Three Ways of Getting It Wrong: Induction in Wonderland 93<br /><i>Brendan Shea</i></p> <p>8 Is There Such a Thing as a Language? 107<br /><i>Daniel Whiting</i></p> <p><b>PART THREE “WE’RE ALL MAD HERE”</b></p> <p>9 Alice, Perception, and Reality: Jell-O Mistaken for Stones 125<br /><i>Robert Arp</i></p> <p>10 How Deep Does the Rabbit-Hole Go?: Drugs and Dreams, Perception and Reality 137<br /><i>Scott F. Parker</i></p> <p>11 Perspectivism and Tragedy: A Nietzschean Interpretation of Alice’s Adventure 153<br /><i>Rick Mayock</i></p> <p>12 Wishing It Were Some Other Time: The Temporal Passage of Alice 167<br /><i>Mark W. Westmoreland</i></p> <p><b>PART FOUR “WHO IN THE WORLD AM I?”</b><br /><br />13 Serious Nonsense 183<br /><i>Charles Taliaferro and Elizabeth Olson</i></p> <p>14 “Memory and Muchness”: Alice and the Philosophy of Memory 197<br /><i>Tyler Shores</i></p> <p>CONTRIBUTORS: Pawns and Pieces: As Arranged before Commencement of Game 213</p> <p>INDEX: “Down, Down, Down”: What You Will Find at the Bottom 219</p>
<b>RICHARD BRIAN DAVIS</b> is an associate professor of philosophy at Tyndale University College and the coeditor of <i>24 and Philosophy</i>. <p><b>WILLIAM IRWIN</b> is a professor of philosophy at King's College in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He originated the philosophy and popular culture genre of books as coeditor of the bestselling The Simpsons and Philosophy and has overseen recent titles, including <i>Batman and Philosophy</i>, <i>House and Philosophy</i>, and <i>Watchmen and Philosophy</i>.</p>
<ul> <li> <p>Should the Cheshire Cat's grin make us reconsider the nature of reality?</p> </li> <li> <p>Can Humpty Dumpty make words mean whatever he says they mean?</p> </li> <li> <p>Can drugs take us down the rabbit-hole?</p> </li> <li> <p>Is Alice a feminist icon?</p> </li> </ul> <p><i>Alice's Adventures in Wonderland</i> has fascinated children and adults alike for generations. Why does Lewis Carroll introduce us to such oddities as a blue caterpillar who smokes a hookah, a cat whose grin remains after its head has faded away, and a White Queen who lives backward and remembers forward? Is it all just nonsense? Was Carroll under the influence? This book probes the deeper underlying meaning in the Alice books and reveals a world rich with philosophical life lessons. Tapping into some of the greatest philosophical minds that ever lived—Aristotle, Hume, Hobbes, and Nietzsche—Alice in Wonderland and Philosophy explores life's ultimate questions through the eyes of perhaps the most endearing heroine in all of literature.</p> <p>To learn more about the Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture series, visit www.andphilosophy.com</p>

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