02723nam 2200613 450 991081326470332120230617020415.00-8126-9806-1(CKB)2670000000490325(EBL)1569073(SSID)ssj0001061307(PQKBManifestationID)11585878(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001061307(PQKBWorkID)11098353(PQKB)10623235(MiAaPQ)EBC1569073(Au-PeEL)EBL1569073(CaPaEBR)ebr10820252(CaONFJC)MIL562283(OCoLC)865331315(EXLCZ)99267000000049032520030709h20032003 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe Lord of the Rings and philosophy one book to rule them all /edited by Gregory Bassham and Eric BronsonChicago :Open Court ;[Berkeley, Calif.] :Distributed by Publishers Group West,[2003]©20031 online resource (255 p.)Popular culture and philosophy ;volume 5Description based upon print version of record.0-8126-9545-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 superhuman Power be used for good or does its exercise always addict the user and end badly? Will nature rise in revolt against technology? Would we find everlasting life a bore and a burden?These are among the disturbing questions raised by Tolkien's enthralling epic of adventure, The Lord of the Rings. Tolkien himself hoped that his stories would help his readers become better people, and he consciously drew upon some of the most troubling and challenging themes from mythology, religion, and philosophical thought.Professors Bassham and Bronson have recruited aPopular culture and philosophy ;v. 5.Fantasy fiction, EnglishHistory and criticismMiddle Earth (Imaginary place)Philosophy in literatureFantasy fiction, EnglishHistory and criticism.Middle Earth (Imaginary place)Philosophy in literature.823/.912Bassham Gregory1959-1628445Bronson Eric1971-1633549MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910813264703321The Lord of the Rings and philosophy3973354UNINA