The ultimate Harry Potter and philosophy : Hogwarts for Muggles / / edited by Gregory Bassham.

• Superior document: The Blackwell philosophy and pop culture series
• Author: ProQuest (Firm)
• TeilnehmendeR: Bassham, Gregory, 1959-; ProQuest (Firm)
• Year of Publication: 2010
• Language: English
• Series: Blackwell philosophy and popculture series.
• Physical Description: xv, 268 p.

"The Ultimate Harry Potter: Hogwarts for Muggles, is a fresh and distinctive report on the great ideas in the series. All the authors of these chapters have had the advantage of thinking through their chosen issues, and writing up their conclusions after the entire Potter storyline was complete, and Rowling had even had her say in public about things that never made it into the pages of the official texts. The philosophers and other top Harry Potter experts gathered together here offer new voices and new perspectives on many of the most important ideas that come up in the books--some of which can be genuinely life changing. Reading this book will be like putting on a Philosophical De-Coder Ring. It will show you vital aspects of the deepest story that lies behind these famous stories"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

pt. 1. The horcrux of the matter : destiny, identity, and the soul -- pt. 2. The most powerful magic of all -- pt. 3.Potterwatch : freedom and politics -- pt. 4. The room of requirement : a Potter potpourri -- pt. 5. Beyong the veil : death, hope and meaning.