Overview
- Terry Pratchett is one of the world's best-known and most-loved authors of fantasy fiction
- Each chapter explores a different philosophical theme by reference to specific examples from Pratchett's novels.
- Philosophical themes covered in relation to Pratchett's novels include identity, ethics, moral paternalism, logic and metaphysics
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About this book
Philosophy and Terry Pratchett is the first attempt by philosophers to explore themes in Sir Terry Pratchett's writings. It will appeal to both specialists and fans of Pratchett with serious essays written in a manner accessible to anyone who enjoys, or is curious about, Pratchett's work.
Keywords
- Sir Terry Pratchett
- Discworld
- fantasy literature
- metaphysics
- existentialism
- Nietzsche
- Plato
- Kant
- ethics
- narrative
- English literature
- fiction
- Friedrich Nietzsche
- Immanuel Kant
- logic
- novel
- philosophy
- British and Irish Literature
About the authors
Jennifer Jill Fellows, University of British Columbia, Canada Susanne E. Foster, Marquette University, USA
Kevin Guilfoy, Carroll University, USA
Joseph Keeping, York University in Toronto, Canada
Tuomas W. Manninen, Arizona State University, USA
Erica L. Neely, Ohio Northern University, USA Andrew
Rayment, Chiba University, Japan
Jay Ruud, University of Central Arkansas, USA
Ben Saunders, University of Southampton, UK
Dietrich Schotte, Institut of Philosophy at Marburg, Germany Martin Vacek, Slovak Academy of Sciences in Bratislava, Slovakia
Kevin Guilfoy, Carroll University, USA
Joseph Keeping, York University in Toronto, Canada
Tuomas W. Manninen, Arizona State University, USA
Erica L. Neely, Ohio Northern University, USA Andrew
Rayment, Chiba University, Japan
Jay Ruud, University of Central Arkansas, USA
Ben Saunders, University of Southampton, UK
Dietrich Schotte, Institut of Philosophy at Marburg, Germany Martin Vacek, Slovak Academy of Sciences in Bratislava, Slovakia
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Philosophy and Terry Pratchett
Editors: J. Held, J. South
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, History (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Nature America Inc. 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-137-36015-1Published: 28 November 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-36016-8
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 310