The Lord of the Rings and Philosophy: One Book to Rule Them All

Can power be wielded for good, or must it always corrupt? Does technology destroy the truly human? Is beer essential to the good life? The Lord of the Rings raises many such searching questions, and this book attempts some answers. Divided into five sections concerned with power and the Ring, the quest for happiness, good and evil in Middle-earth, time and mortality, and the relevance of fairy tales, The Lord of the Rings and Philosophy mines Tolkien's fantasy worlds for wisdom in areas including the menace of technology, addiction and fetishism, the vitality of tradition, the environmental implications of Tolkien's thought, Middle-earth's relationship to Buddhism and Taoism, and more.

Author: Gregory Bassham
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Open Court
Published: 08/04/2003
Series: Popular Culture and Philosophy #5
Pages: 336
Weight: 0.8lbs
Size: 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780812695458