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Episode #85: Free Will and Choice in Harry Potter

July 24th, 2008 — , Albus Dumbledore, Book 1, Chamber of Secrets, Deathly Hallows, Half Blood Prince, Harry Potter, JK Rowling, Podcasts, choice, determinism, free will, philosophy from harrypotterprogs@yahoo.com (Harry Potter Prognostications) @ Harry Potter Prognostications Podcast

One of the over-arching meta-themes of the Harry Potter books is, without a doubt, choice. From early on the books the theme of choice is empasised, when the Sorting Hat defers to Harry’s wish to be in Gryffindor, or when Dumbledore makes it clear to Harry that it is his choices, far more than abilities [...]

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