LEADER 02723nam 2200613 450 001 9910813264703321 005 20230617020415.0 010 $a0-8126-9806-1 035 $a(CKB)2670000000490325 035 $a(EBL)1569073 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001061307 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11585878 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001061307 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11098353 035 $a(PQKB)10623235 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1569073 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1569073 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10820252 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL562283 035 $a(OCoLC)865331315 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000490325 100 $a20030709h20032003 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 04$aThe Lord of the Rings and philosophy $eone book to rule them all /$fedited by Gregory Bassham and Eric Bronson 210 1$aChicago :$cOpen Court ;$a[Berkeley, Calif.] :$cDistributed by Publishers Group West,$d[2003] 210 4$dİ2003 215 $a1 online resource (255 p.) 225 1 $aPopular culture and philosophy ;$vvolume 5 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8126-9545-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $apart 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. 330 $aCan superhuman Power be used for good or does its exercise always addict the user and end badly? Will nature rise in revolt against technology? Would we find everlasting life a bore and a burden?These are among the disturbing questions raised by Tolkien's enthralling epic of adventure, The Lord of the Rings. Tolkien himself hoped that his stories would help his readers become better people, and he consciously drew upon some of the most troubling and challenging themes from mythology, religion, and philosophical thought.Professors Bassham and Bronson have recruited a 410 0$aPopular culture and philosophy ;$vv. 5. 606 $aFantasy fiction, English$xHistory and criticism 606 $aMiddle Earth (Imaginary place) 606 $aPhilosophy in literature 615 0$aFantasy fiction, English$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aMiddle Earth (Imaginary place) 615 0$aPhilosophy in literature. 676 $a823/.912 701 $aBassham$b Gregory$f1959-$01628445 701 $aBronson$b Eric$f1971-$01633549 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910813264703321 996 $aThe Lord of the Rings and philosophy$93973354 997 $aUNINA