philosophy
 |
|
US $905.62 |
Sale |
 |
|
US $1,165.00 |
Sale |
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 [...]
Related Stores
Continue reading → Episode #85: Free Will and Choice in Harry Potter
May 16th, 2008 — , Gödel's Theorem, Harry Potter, Lord Voldemort, Order of the Phoenix, Patterns in Potter, Podcasts, existenialism, philosophy, religion from harrypotterprogs@yahoo.com (Harry Potter Prognostications) @ Harry Potter Prognostications Podcast - For Those Too Smart for Mugglecast and Pottercast
This week, we finish up our Patterns in Potter discussion for Book 5, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. This time, we focus on Harry’s visions (courtesy of Lord Voldemort) and his driving urge to understand the truth of these visions, and what knowledge they can bring in aiding in the fight against evil. It’s quite [...]
Related Stores
Continue reading → Episode #79: Harry Potter and Gödel’s Theorem
April 11th, 2008 — , Gryffindor Common Room, Joel Garver, LaSalle University, Prince Caspian, philosophy from Travis Prinzi @ The Hog's Head
by Travis
After 12 hours of driving to do 2 lectures at LaSalle University - one for Joel Garver’s “Harry Potter and Philosophy” class (”Race, Class, and Gender in Harry Potter”) and one for the Philosophy Department (”Wizards at War: Harry Potter as a Commentary on Terrorism”), I’m home. I got in last night and [...]
Related Stores
Continue reading → Back from LaSalle
January 17th, 2008 — , Books, Deathly Hallows, Dumbledore, Harry Potter, Patterns in Potter, Podcasts, Snape, literature, philosophy from harrypotterprogs@yahoo.com (Harry Potter Prognostications) @ Harry Potter Prognostications
It’s finally time. It’s been several months since Deathly Hallows came out, we’ve discussed most of what there is to discuss relating to the characters, the themes, the news that came out after the book was released. It’s time to move on. But don’t worry, by move on, we don’t mean stop talking about Harry Potter! [...]
Continue reading → Episode #66: Introducing Patterns in Potter
December 27th, 2007 — Books, Deathly Hallows, Half Blood Prince, Harry Potter, Lord Voldemort, Order of the Phoenix, Podcasts, goblet of fire, literature, philosophy, religion from harrypotterprogs@yahoo.com (Harry Potter Prognostications) @ Harry Potter Prognostications
There comes a time in a person’s life when they realize, for the first time, that the world is not actually the way they thought it was. That the picture they had in their mind about how the world works, the rules of the game, are suddenly gone. It is the end of innocence. When does this end of [...]
Related Stores
Continue reading → Episode #63: Harry Potter and the End of Innocence
December 6th, 2007 — Books, Harry Potter, JK Rowling, Podcasts, atheism, christianity, golden compass, literature, phillip pullman, philosophy, religion from harrypotterprogs@yahoo.com (Harry Potter Prognostications) @ Harry Potter Prognostications
J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series has reinvigorated a generation and turned them on to reading. But what to read when the battle against Lord Voldemort is at an end? One of the more popular answers is Phillip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy; the first installment, The Golden Compass, has been adapted to film [...]
Related Stores
Continue reading → Episode #60: Harry Potter and The Golden Compass