Philosophy and Terry Pratchett - by J Held & J South (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Sir Terry Pratchett, who has sold more than 85 million copies of his books worldwide, is read and respected by people with a wide range of interests. This book, the first to explicitly address philosophical themes in his work, will appeal to fans of Pratchett, to philosophers interested in popular culture, and to anyone interested in the relation between fiction and philosophy. Covering topics in metaphysics, logic, epistemology, ethics, and social and political philosophy, the thirteen contributors to this volume illuminate the philosophical significance of Pratchett's work in a sophisticated way, but written so that anyone who reads Pratchett will find something thought-provoking"--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>It's time to pick up your fedora and embark on a philosophical journey through Discworld! <p/>Terry Pratchett is world-famous for the narrative verve and surreal humour of his novels. But now meet another Terry Pratchett - a man of serious metaphysical ideas and sophisticated philosophical insights. In Philosophy and Terry Pratchett thirteen professional philosophers survey such key philosophical issues as personal identity, the nature of destiny, the value of individuality, the meaning of existentialism, the reality of universals and the existence of alternative realities. In considering these and many other equally fascinating themes, close reference is made to more than 35 Discworld novels as well as to the ideas of some of history's greatest philosophers including Aristotle, Hobbes, Rousseau, Kant, Mill, Kierkegaard, Wittgenstein and Rawls. <p/>During your journey, you will be surprised by numerous provocative conclusions including the startling claim that the existence of Discworld is logically possible!<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Jennifer Jill Fellows, University of British Columbia, Canada Susanne E. Foster, Marquette University, USA Kevin Guilfoy, Carroll University, USA Joseph Keeping, York University in Toronto, Canada Tuomas W. Manninen, Arizona State University, USA Erica L. Neely, Ohio Northern University, USA Andrew Rayment, Chiba University, Japan Jay Ruud, University of Central Arkansas, USA Ben Saunders, University of Southampton, UK Dietrich Schotte, Institut of Philosophy at Marburg, Germany Martin Vacek, Slovak Academy of Sciences in Bratislava, Slovakia
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