Saturday, December 18, 2010

The Ultimate Harry Potter and Philosophy

The Ultimate Harry Potter and Philosophy - Gregory Bassham

You could see this book coming a mile away - the intellectual analysis of all seven Harry Potter books. If you're one of the legion of grown up fans spell-bound by the Potter series, here's a book to analyse why.

it argues that J.K Rowling like other great children's writers of the class of Tolkien and Lewis, doesn't hesitate to raise complex issues and pose challenging questions because like Plato once said, philosophy begins in wonder and kids are the ultimate geniuses in that domain. All in, it's an absorbing take on one of the most remarkable literary phenomenon of our time.

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