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The Ultimate Harry Potter and Philosophy: Hogwarts for Muggles

William Irwin & Gregory Bassham

First published 2010
Publisher John Wiley & Sons
Format Trade Paperback
Type Nonfiction
Pages xvi+288
Price $17.95
ISBN 9780470398258

Notes


Compare Harry Potter and Philosophy: If Aristotle Ran Hogwarts (Open Court, 2004), published after only the first five of seven Harry Potter novels. That 1st ed. is in the Philosophy and Popular Culture Series, which shares series editor William Irwin.

1st printing per number line. No printing dates, just copyright of 2010. Date from Amazon.com as of 2012-12-25. Canadian price per sticker is $21.95. Cover Design: Wendy Mount Cover Image: (c) James Dimmock/Corbis Outline The essays are divided into different sections: - The Horcrux of the Matter: Destiny, Identity, and the Soul - The Most Powerful Magic of All - Potterwatch: Freedom and Politics - The Room of Requirement: A Potter Potpourri - Beyond the Veil: Death , Hope, and Meaning There is introductory material - 'Acknowledgments: Some House Points I'd Like to Award' on p. xv and 'The Maurauder's Index' on pp. 279-288 which are left out of the Contents. The essay on the contributing authors ('Contributors: The Hogwarts (for Muggles) Faculty') may contain fictitious material.

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Page Title Author(s) Type
1 Introduction: Harry Potter and the Enchantment of Philosophy Gregory Bassham Essay
7 The Soul in Harry Potter Scott Sebon Essay
22 Sirius Black: Man or Dog? Eric Saidel Essay
35 Destiny in the Wizarding World Jeremy Pierce Essay
53 Choosing Love: The Redemption of Severus Snape Catherine Jack Deavel & David Paul Deavel Essay
66 Love Potion No. 9¾ Gregory Bassham Essay
80 Harry Potter, Radical Feminism, and the Power of Love Anne Collins Smith Essay
97 Patriotism, House Loyalty, and the Obligations of Belonging Andrew P. Mills Essay
113 Dumbledore's Politics Beth Admiraal & Regan Lance Reitsma Essay
128 Dumbledore, Plato, and the Lust for Power David Lay Williams & Alan J. Kellner Essay
143 Is Dumbledore Gay? Who's to Say? Tamar Szabó Gendler Essay
157 Choices vs. Abilities: Dumbledore on Self-Understanding Gregory Bassham Essay
172 The Magic of Personal Transformation S. Joel Garver Essay
185 Just in Your Head? J. K. Rowling on Separating Reality from Illusion John Granger & Gregory Bassham Essay
198 A Pensieve for Your Thoughts? Harry Potter and the Magic of Memory Amy Kind Essay
212 A Hogwarts Education: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Gregory Bassham Essay
229 The Real Secret of the Phoenix: Moral Regeneration Through Death Charles Taliaferro Essay
246 Beyond Godric's Hollow: Life After Death and the Search for Meaning Jonathan L. Walls & Jerry L. Walls Essay
258 Why Harry and Socrates Decide to Die: Virtue and the Common Good Michael W. Austin Essay
271 Contributors: The Hogwarts (for Muggles) Faculty uncredited Essay
xi Foreword (The Ultimate Harry Potter and Philosophy: Hogwarts for Muggles) Tom Morris Essay