Alice in Wonderland and Philosophy
Author(s): William Irwin
This is the perfect companion to Lewis Carroll's classic book and director Tim Burton's remake of "Alice in Wonderland" releasing in March 2010. "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" is treasured by people of all ages who have followed young Alice on her trip down a rabbit hole and into a fantasy world filled with strange and whimsical characters. At first glance, the plot and dialogue seem like nonsense, but are actually filled with inner meaning, logic, and truisms. This is the first book ever to delve into Alice's wonderland to analyze the philosophy behind the tale and compare it to the thinking of Socrates, Derrida, Rorty, Wittgenstein, and other philosophers. This work looks at compelling issues such as perception and reality as well as how logic fares in a world of lunacy, the Mad Hatter, clocks, and temporal passage. It offers new insights into favorite "Alice in Wonderland" characters and scenes, including the Mad Hatter and his tea party, the violent Queen of Hearts, and the grinning Cheshire Cat. Accessible and entertaining, "Alice in Wonderland and Philosophy" will enrich your experience of Alice's timeless adventures with new meaning and fun.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: "It's My Own Invention"- Yeah, Right! Introduction: You're Late for a Very Important Date. PART ONE "WAKE UP, ALICE DEAR". 1 Unruly Alice: A Feminist View of Some Adventures in Wonderland (Megan S. Lloyd). 2 Jam Yesterday, Jam Tomorrow, but Never Jam Today: On Procrastination, Hiking, and ... the Spice Girls? (Mark D. White). 3 Nuclear Strategists in Wonderland (Ron Hirschbein). 4 "You're Nothing but a Pack of Cards!": Alice Doesn't Have a Social Contract (Dennis Knepp). PART TWO "THAT'S LOGIC". 5 "Six Impossible Things before Breakfast" (George A. Dunn and Brian McDonald). 6 Reasoning Down the Rabbit-Hole: Logical Lessons in Wonderland (David S. Brown). 7 Three Ways of Getting It Wrong: Induction in Wonderland (Brendan Shea). 8 Is There Such a Thing as a Language? (Daniel Whiting). PART THREE "WE'RE ALL MAD HERE". 9 Alice, Perception, and Reality: Jell-O Mistaken for Stones (Robert Arp). 10 How Deep Does the Rabbit-Hole Go?: Drugs and Dreams, Perception and Reality (Scott F. Parker). 11 Perspectivism and Tragedy: A Nietzschean Interpretation of Alice's Adventure (Rick Mayock). 12 Wishing It Were Some Other Time: The Temporal Passage of Alice (Mark W. Westmoreland). PART FOUR "WHO IN THE WORLD AM I?". 13 Serious Nonsense (Charles Taliaferro and Elizabeth Olson). 14 "Memory and Muchness": Alice and the Philosophy of Memory (Tyler Shores). CONTRIBUTORS: Pawns and Pieces: As Arranged before Commencement of Game. INDEX: "Down, Down, Down": What You Will Find at the Bottom.
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- : John Wiley & Sons Ltd
- : John Wiley & Sons Ltd
- : 24 February 2010
- : 156mm X 229mm X 17mm
- : books
Special Fields
- : William Irwin
- : Paperback
- : 10-Mar
- : 240
- : Illustrations
