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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.
- Looks at compelling issues such as perception and reality as well as how logic fares in a world of lunacy, the Mad Hatter, clocks, and temporal passage
- Offers new insights into favorite Alice in Wonderland characters and scenes, including the Mad Hatter and his tea party, the violent Queen of Hearts, and the grinning Cheshire Cat
Accessible and entertaining, Alice in Wonderland and Philosophy will enrich your experience of Alice's timeless adventures with new meaning and fun.
- Sales Rank: #185711 in Books
- Brand: imusti
- Published on: 2010-01-12
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.00" h x .70" w x 6.00" l, .70 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 240 pages
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From the Back Cover
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Should the Cheshire Cat's grin make us reconsider the nature of reality?
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Can Humpty Dumpty make words mean whatever he says they mean?
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Can drugs take us down the rabbit-hole?
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Is Alice a feminist icon?
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland has fascinated children and adults alike for generations. Why does Lewis Carroll introduce us to such oddities as a blue caterpillar who smokes a hookah, a cat whose grin remains after its head has faded away, and a White Queen who lives backward and remembers forward? 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.
To learn more about the Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture series, visit www.andphilosophy.com
About the Author
RICHARD BRIAN DAVIS is an associate professor of philosophy at Tyndale University College and the coeditor of 24 and Philosophy.
WILLIAM IRWIN is a professor of philosophy at King's College in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He originated the philosophy and popular culture genre of books as coeditor of the bestselling The Simpsons and Philosophy and has overseen recent titles, including Batman and Philosophy, House and Philosophy, and Watchmen and Philosophy.
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32 of 34 people found the following review helpful.
Cart before Horse Dilemma
By Everyone's_a_critic
Sorry, I am going against the grain of the average 4 stars out of 13 reviews as I pen my review. I may be mistaken, but I feel this book is a waste of time. Here's my argument...
First, years ago when the movie 'The Matrix' came out in 1999 (which if you're trying to get a sense of my sensibilities I think is one of the top 5 sci-fi films of all times), a book came out shortly afterwards entitled 'The Matrix and Philosophy' (The Matrix and Philosophy: Welcome to the Desert of the Real (Popular Culture and Philosophy). It was a great book, and gave me a far deeper appreciation of what the Wachowski brothers were up to. The author tied into the clear philosophical messages inserted into the film and expanded upon the themes in a cohesive and relevant way (in spite of the brothers insisting it was just a Kung-fu movie).
As it happens, I am currently in the process of viewing every Alice in Wonderland title available (over 40!) and posting reviews on Amazon of what I learn in the process about how the various manifestations of the Alice story differ from one another. I've formed some opinions of why the Alice story is so compelling and enduring, and now that those thoughts are in my journal I wanted to see what scholars have said about Alice in Wonderland. Because of my positive experience with the Matrix book I picked up this one from the same series.
The first thing I noticed upon glancing at the first page is that there is now a whole 'fill-in-the-blank and Philosophy' series. There's everything from "Metallica and Philosophy" to "Batman and Philosophy". No less than 16 books in the Philosophy series. Uh huh. Someone came up with a great idea.... so let's just wring it for all its worth.
Still, I went into "Alice in Wonderland and Philosophy" with hopes that it was anywhere near as good as the Matrix treatment. It's not. I don't think so, anyway. I mean I don't hate this book or anything. It just let me down. The book has a different author for each chapter. This is a good thing because if you don't resonate with one author's point of view you might with another. However, I lost interest after three chapters and put the book down.
Chapter 1 is the Feminist perspective. Some professor at some college some-where ran a course entitled "Unruly Women Through the Ages", and Alice in Wonderland had been discussed. So this teacher was picked to do the Feminist chapter, and refers back to that course. That's fine, but the author's arguments about Alice and feminism put the cart before the horse. It became clear that the author already had a bundle of preconceived notions, and filtered Carroll's prose to fit her personal perspective. For example, she sees Alice's willingness to eat an egg in her encounter with the pigeon as a sign Alice was not yet ready to have children. Uh...... maybe. I mean, she's only 7 years old. But is that what Lewis Carroll was thinking? The author continues to make what I think is a bit of a stretch on point after point. And what reveals the shaky underpinnings of her arguments is her constant reference to how "her students" agree with her. Not, "some of her students", not "quite a few of her students". No, "her students", which is basically oratory that leaves the listener who is not listening closely with the impression that it is "all her students" who agree with her. Yet the author's assertions comes after an admission that of the entire class only two students picked Alice in Wonderland as their example Unruly Woman.
Chapter 2 is about something that actually makes sense. It's fashioned after the concept of 'jam tomorrow, but never jam today'... and the thing is, tomorrow never comes. It's always today. The author extrapolates that idea into our own lives, in that we fondly look back on past events, and we look forward to more and more good things to come in the future... but today... our present reality... kind of disappoints. It's a good point, but I'm not sure the author ever goes anywhere with it. Moreover he is not the best of writers, needlessly interrupting himself mid-sentence to parenthetically make some point that really doesn't need to be made. I gave up halfway through the chapter.
Chapter 3 was a short read because I stopped on the first page. The author made a reference to "Watch out for the Red Queen", as "she has a 'thing' about decapitating enemies". Excuse me please. It's the Queen of Hearts who does that. She is in "Alice in Wonderland". The 'Red Queen' is in "Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There", and she is playing a very different game. Yes, I know, Grace Slick uttered the line "and the red queen's off with her head" in the Jefferson Airplane's hit 'White Rabbit'. But look, it wouldn't have sounded very smooth to say "and the queen of hearts is off with her head", would it? Regardless, I would expect the author of a philosophy book on the Alice story to know his queens a little better.
So basically, I felt no compunction to continue. I suspect there is better written material out there.
UPDATE: I ended up purchasing 'The Annotated Alice' (The Annotated Alice: The Definitive Edition). My suspicions were confirmed. Author Martin Gardner, who provides a refreshingly balanced look at Alice, debunks some of the wild theories and interpretations of Carroll's works. I would definitely recommend Annotated Alice over the book under review.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
Really great, but in desperate need of another editor.
By Crystal
First I want to say that this book is definitely worth buying despite my four star review. If you're an Alice in Wonderland fan, buy this book; the concept is smart and innovative.
The reason why I knocked off a star is for one main reason (and I NEVER review). The book has different chapters with different authors, but Chapter 2 by Mark D. White has SUCH an excessive amount of side comments that it makes the reading absolutely obnoxious. Here is a random sample:
"Of course, that doesn't help us sort out the paradox of jam-yesterday-jam-tomorrow goods -- much less the continued popularity of U2 -- but we cannot expect to solve the great puzzles of civilization today. (We've already done so much today, after all, and it's not even breakfast yet. ) But let's move on to why Elijah Millgram brought up this puzzle in the first place (never one to settle for second place to be sure) -- procrastination."
In just that one paragraph, there's three unnecessary additives, and the ENTIRE chapter is like that. It's really distracting. Annoying. Off-putting. It seems like the author is trying to be quirky or clever and it just falls short as incompetent. Another editor should go back and delete everything unnecessary to make the reading smooth, or just delete White's chapter altogether. After all, he talks about the Spice Girls in that chapter more than he does Alice in Wonderland. Get rid of it; it does the book no good.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
Worth reading for those interested in "Alice in Wonderland"
By Olga
It's been a while since I read this book but I can definitely recommend it to anyone who is researching "Alice in Wonderland" or is simply interested in the behind-the-scenes philosophy of the book. It is written in elegant and simple language. It is very entertaining and easy to follow. I bought it to prepare for my presentation about "Alice in Wonderland" but it was an excellent read all by itself.
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