The Lord of the rings and philosophy : one book to rule them all /
Bassham,Gregory
The Lord of the rings and philosophy : one book to rule them all / edited by Gregory Bassham and Eric Bronson - Illinois : Open Court, c2003 - xi, 240 pages ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: The Wisdom of Middle Earth -- Part I -- The Ring Part II -- The Quest for Happiness -- Part III -- Good and Evil in Middle-Earth -- Part IV -- Time and Mortality -- Part V -- Ends and Endings.
"Can power be wielded for good, or must it always corrupt? Does technology destroy the truly human? Is beer essential to the good life? The Lord of the Rings raises many such searching questions, and this book attempts some answers. Divided into five sections concerned with power and the Ring, the quest for happiness, good and evil in Middle-earth, time and mortality, and the relevance of fairy tales, The Lord of the Rings and Philosophy mines Tolkien’s fantasy worlds for wisdom in areas including the menace of technology, addiction and fetishism, the vitality of tradition, the environmental implications of Tolkien's thought, Middle-earth's relationship to Buddhism and Taoism, and more."
0812695453
FIC .L67 2003
TOLKIEN, J. R. R. (JOHN RONAL REUEL) LORD OF THE RINGS -- FICTION
PHILOSPHY -- FICTION
FANTASY -- FICTION
HISTORY AND CRITICISM -- FICTION
FIC .L67 2003
The Lord of the rings and philosophy : one book to rule them all / edited by Gregory Bassham and Eric Bronson - Illinois : Open Court, c2003 - xi, 240 pages ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: The Wisdom of Middle Earth -- Part I -- The Ring Part II -- The Quest for Happiness -- Part III -- Good and Evil in Middle-Earth -- Part IV -- Time and Mortality -- Part V -- Ends and Endings.
"Can power be wielded for good, or must it always corrupt? Does technology destroy the truly human? Is beer essential to the good life? The Lord of the Rings raises many such searching questions, and this book attempts some answers. Divided into five sections concerned with power and the Ring, the quest for happiness, good and evil in Middle-earth, time and mortality, and the relevance of fairy tales, The Lord of the Rings and Philosophy mines Tolkien’s fantasy worlds for wisdom in areas including the menace of technology, addiction and fetishism, the vitality of tradition, the environmental implications of Tolkien's thought, Middle-earth's relationship to Buddhism and Taoism, and more."
0812695453
FIC .L67 2003
TOLKIEN, J. R. R. (JOHN RONAL REUEL) LORD OF THE RINGS -- FICTION
PHILOSPHY -- FICTION
FANTASY -- FICTION
HISTORY AND CRITICISM -- FICTION
FIC .L67 2003
