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9780470590249

Alice in Wonderland and Philosophy : Curiouser and Curiouser

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  • ISBN13:

    9780470590249

  • ISBN10:

    0470590246

  • Format: eBook
  • Copyright: 2010-01-01
  • Publisher: Wiley
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Summary

The perfect companion to Lewis Carroll's classic book and director Tim Burton's March 2010 remake of Alice in WonderlandAlices Adventures in Wonderland has fascinated children and adults alike for generations. Why does Lewis Carroll introduce us to such oddities as blue caterpillars who smoke hookahs, cats whose grins remain after their heads have faded away, and a White Queen who lives backwards and remembers forwards? Is it all just nonsense? Was Carroll under the influence? This book probes the deeper underlying meaning in the Alice books, and reveals a world rich with philosophical life lessons. Tapping into some of the greatest philosophical minds that ever livedAristotle, Hume, Hobbes, and NietzscheAlice in Wonderland and Philosophy explores lifes ultimate questions through the eyes of perhaps the most endearing heroine in all of literature. 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 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 CatAccessible and entertaining, Alice in Wonderland and Philosophy will enrich your experience of Alice's timeless adventures with new meaning and fun.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments: "It's My Own Invention"- Yeah, Right!
Introduction: You're Late for a Very Important Date
"Wake Up, Alice Dear"
Unruly Alice: A Feminist View of Some Adventures in Wonderland
Jam Yesterday, Jam Tomorrow, but Never Jam Today: On Procrastination, Hiking, and . . . the Spice Girls?
Nuclear Strategists in Wonderland
"You're Nothing but a Pack of Cards!": Alice Doesn't Have a Social Contract
"That's Logic"
"Six Impossible Things before Breakfast"
Reasoning Down the Rabbit-Hole: Logical Lessons in Wonderland
Three Ways of Getting It Wrong: Induction in Wonderland
Is There Such a Thing as a Language?
"We're All Mad Here"
Alice, Perception, and Reality: Jell-O Mistaken for Stones
How Deep Does the Rabbit-Hole Go?: Drugs and Dreams, Perception and Reality
Perspectivism and Tragedy: A Nietzschean Interpretation of Alice's Adventure
Wishing It Were Some Other Time: The Temporal Passage of Alice
"Who In The World Am I?"
Serious Nonsense
"Memory and Muchness": Alice and the Philosophy of Memory
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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