Harry Potter and Philosophy If Aristotle Ran

In Harry Potter and Philosophy, seventeen philosophical experts unlock some of Hogwarts' secret panels, and uncover surprising insights that are enlightening both for wizards and the most discerning muggles.

David Baggett and Shawn Klein are both teachers of philosophy, respectively at King's College, Pennsylvania, and Arizona State University. David travels the train stations of the world with an eye out for fractional platform numbers, while Shawn hopes to see his favorite Boston Quidditch team win the World Cup.

A Few Start-of-Term Notices

ix

Abbreviations

x

The Magic of Philosophy

1

(6)

Gryffindor: The Characters of Harry's World

7

(54)

1. The Courageous Harry Potter

TOM MORRIS

9

(13)

2. Dursley Duplicity: The Morality and Psychology of Self-Deception

DIANA MERTZ HSIEH

22

(16)

3. Voldemort's Agents, Malfoy's Cronies, and Hagrid's Chums: Friendship in Harry Potter

HARALD THORSRUD

38

(11)

4. Feminism and Equal Opportunity: Hermione and the Women of Hogwarts

MIMI R. GLADSTEIN

49

(12)

Hufflepuff: Morality in Rowling's Universe

61

(58)

5. Heaven, Hell, and Harry Potter

JERRY L. WALLS

63

(14)

6. Magic, Science, and the Ethics of Technology

BENJAMIN J. BRUXVOORT LIPSCOMB and W. CHRISTOPHER STEWART

77

(15)

7. The Mirror of Erised: Why We Should Heed Dumbledore's Warning

SHAWN E. KLEIN

92

(13)

8. Kreacher's Lament: S.P.E.W. as a Parable on Discrimination, Indifference, and Social Justice

STEVEN W. PATTERSON

105

(14)

Slytherin: Knockturn Alley and the Dark Arts

119

(54)

9. Is Ambition a Virtue? Why Slytherin Belongs at Hogwarts

STEVEN W. PATTERSON

121

(11)

10. A Skewed Reflection: The Nature of Evil

DAVID and CATHERINE DEAVEL

132

(16)

11. Voldemort, Boethius, and the Destructive Effects of Evil

JENNIFER HART WEED

148

(10)

12. Magic, Muggles, and Moral Imagination

DAVID BAGGETT

158

(15)

Ravenclaw: Many-Flavored Topics in Metaphysics

173

(54)

13. Finding Platform 94: The Idea of a Different Reality

GARETH B. MATTHEWS

175

(11)

14. Space, Time, and Magic

MICHAEL SILBERSTEIN

186

(14)

15. Why Voldemort Won't Just Die Already: What Wizards Can Teach Us about Personal Identity

JASON T. EBERL

200

(13)

16. The Prophecy-Driven Life: Foreknowledge and Freedom at Hogwarts

GREGORY BASSHAM

213

(14)

Hogwarts Emeritus Faculty

227

(6)

Current Hogwarts Faculty

233

(4)

A Wizard's Index

237

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