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William Irwin (Author), Richard Brian Davis (Author)
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  • Paperback: 240 pages
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (15 Jan 2010)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0470558369
  • ISBN-13: 978-0470558362
  • Product Dimensions: 22.8 x 15.1 x 1.7 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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The perfect companion to Lewis Carroll′s classic book and director Tim Burton′s March 2010 remake of Alice in Wonderland

Alice’s 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 lived Aristotle, Hume, Hobbes, and Nietzsche Alice in Wonderland and Philosophy explores life’s 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 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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  • Should the Cheshire Cat′s grin make us reconsider the nature of reality?

  • Can Humpty Dumpty make words mean whatever he says they mean?

  • Can drugs take us down the rabbit–hole?

  • Is Alice a feminist icon?

Alice′s Adventures in Wonderland has fascinated children and adults alike for generations. Why does Lewis Carroll introduce us to such oddities as a blue caterpillar who smokes a hookah, a cat whose grin remains after its head has faded away, and a White Queen who lives backward and remembers forward? 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 lived—Aristotle, Hume, Hobbes, and Nietzsche—Alice in Wonderland and Philosophy explores life′s ultimate questions through the eyes of perhaps the most endearing heroine in all of literature.

To learn more about the Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture series, visit www.andphilosophy.com

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
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This is obviously written to amuse and engage recalcitrant American teenage students. There is some good and interesting stuff in some of the essays but the style jars with me. Many of the pieces use a jerky and 'handheld video' approach, cutting sentences up into tiny fun bites. Unlike Martin Gardner's original Annotated Alice which sought to explain to an American audience but also had masterly mini-essays on the philosophical points. It is interesting only for its curiosity value.
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Inights into Alice 8 Mar 2010
By R. Kirk
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Alice's creator has endowed her with remarkable insights which are reviewed in this book. Each chapter is written by a an academic expanding links between Alice' thoughts and behaviour and popular culture. It's the sort of text written for first year undergraduates to give a basic grounding in philosophy. Not a boook to be read from cover to cover as you would a novel. Pick out what appeals and it makes an interesting read.
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For those of you who have discovered and love Lewis Carroll's masterworks `Alice in Wonderland' and `Alice through the looking glass (and what Alice found there)', filled with its many many lessons of life, such as the lesson `Wallowing in self-pity to drown your sorrows will not fix anything' (Pool of tears); and for those of you that wish to find answers to the many allegories - the King of Hearts who brings a fixed viewpoint ("consider your verdict") no matter how you may try to put across your point of view or get to the bottom of things (know anyone who is like that?) or the White Queen offering "jam yesterday and jam tomorrow - but never jam today" - basically saying when you look back you only remember the sweet times, and you only ever look forward to pleasant times ahead - but the NOW is very different - then this book is definitely for you.

If, on the other hand, you are curiouser and curiouser about the origins of the eccentric characters such as Humpty Dumpty, or seek answers into the many puzzles - such as what made the mock turtle cry; if THESE are the sort of answers you seek then you need THIS publication AND a copy of `The annotated Alice' edited by Martin Gardner.

Armed with BOTH you will not only reveal the meanings behind each character, you will also discover the PURPOSE of a timeless classic - to learn through the eyes of the most captivating heroine in all of literature. A true feminist who is willing to absorb, learn, and CHALLENGE as she encounters many hostilities in Carroll's quirky `Wonderland' world, Alice does not require a `fairy godmother' - she simply applies a very simple lesson - to PROVE what she is TOLD by CONTESTING it.

Own BOTH unputdownable publications and you will love each and every anecdote almost as much as the wonderful page-turning story - and - just like Alice - you will be able to challenge everything that you meet on YOUR journey through `Wonderland'.

The Annotated Alice: The Definitive Edition: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass: The definite Edition. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland an Through the Looking-Glass
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