Alice in Wonderland and Philosophy: Curiouser and Curiouser
William Irwin, "Alice in Wonderland and Philosophy: Curiouser and Curiouser"
English | ISBN: 0470558369 | 2010 | 240 pages | EPUB | 365 KB
English | ISBN: 0470558369 | 2010 | 240 pages | EPUB | 365 KB
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.
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