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050 0 0 _aPR6039.K92.P455 2005
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100 1 _aKreeft, Peter,
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245 1 4 _aThe philosophy of Tolkien :
_bthe worldview behind The lord of the rings /
_cPeter Kreeft.
_hPR
246 3 0 _aWorldview behind The lord of the rings
260 _aSan Francisco :
_bIgnatius Press,
_c(c)2005.
300 _a237 pages ;
_c21 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
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505 0 0 _aMetaphysics. How big is reality? --
_tIs the supernatural real? --
_tAre Platonic ideas real? --
_tPhilosophical theology. Does God exist? --
_tIs life subject to divine providence? --
_tAre we both fated and free? --
_tCan we relate to God by "religion"? --
_tAngelology. Are angels real? --
_tDo we have guardian angels? --
_tCould there be creatures between men and angels, such as elves? --
_tCosmology. Is nature really beautiful? --
_tDo things have personalities? --
_tIs there real magic? --
_tAnthropology. Is death good or bad? --
_tIs romance more thrilling than sex? --
_tWhy do humans have identity crises? --
_tWhat do we most deeply desire? --
_tEpistemology. Is knowledge always good? --
_tIs intuition a form of knowledge? --
_tIs faith (trust) wisdom or ignorance? --
_tWhat is truth? --
_tPhilosophy of history. Is history a story? --
_tIs the past (tradition) a prison or a lighthouse? --
_tIs history predictable? --
_tIs there devolution as well as evolution? --
_tIs human life a tragedy or a comedy? --
_tAesthetics. Why do we no longer love glory or splendor? --
_tIs beauty always good? --
_tPhilosophy of language. How can words be alive? --
_tThe metaphysics of words : can words have real power? --
_tAre there right and wrong words? --
_tIs there an original, universal, natural language? --
_tWhy is music so powerful? --
_tPolitical philosophy. Is small beautiful? --
_tCan war be noble? --
_tEthics : the war of good and evil. Is evil real? --
_tHow powerful is evil? --
_tHow weak is evil? --
_tHow does evil work? --
_tEthics : the "hard" virtues. Do principles or consequences make an act good? --
_tWhy must we be heroes? --
_tCan one go on without hope? --
_tIs authority oppressive and obedience demeaning? --
_tAre promises sacred? --
_tEthics : the "soft" virtues. What is the power of friendship? --
_tIs humility humiliating? --
_tWhat should you give away? --
_tDoes mercy trump justice? --
_tIs charity a waste? --
_tConclusion. Can any one man incarnate every truth and virtue?
520 1 _a"Peter Kreeft takes the reader on a voyage of discovery into the philosophical bones of Middle earth. Like a good concordance, this book organizes the philosophical themes in The Lord of the Rings into 50 categories, accompanied by over 1,000 references to the text." "Since many of the great questions of philosophy are included in the 50-theme outline, this book can also be read as an introduction to philosophy. For each of the philosophical topics in The Lord of the Rings, Kreeft presents four tools by which they can be understood: an explanation of a key question; a key quotation showing Tolkien's answer; quotes from other writings of Tolkien that clarify the theme; and quotes from his close friend C.S. Lewis, which state the same philosophical points directly."--
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600 1 0 _aTolkien, J. R. R.
_q(John Ronald Reuel),
_d1892-1973. --
650 0 _aChristianity and literature
_zEngland
_xHistory
_y20th century.
650 0 _aChristian fiction, English
_xHistory and criticism.
650 0 _aFantasy fiction, English
_xHistory and criticism.
650 0 _aMiddle Earth (Imaginary place)
650 0 _aTheology in literature.
650 0 _aGod in literature.
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