Title: The Hobbit and philosophy : for when you've lost your dwarves, your wizard, and your way /
Authors: Bassham, Gregory, 1959-; Bronson, Eric, 1971-; Bassham, Gregory, 1959-; Bronson, Eric, 1971-
Year: 2012
Subjects: Tolkien, J. R. R.; Tolkien, J. R. R. Philosophy.; Fantasy fiction, English History and criticism.; Middle Earth (Imaginary place); Philosophy in literature.; Philosophie
Abstract: Contains over fifteen essays that discuss philosophical topics in J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit" providing new insights into the characters and plot.
Contents: The adventurous Hobbit / Gregory Bassham -- "The road goes ever on and on": a Hobbit's Tao / Michael C. Brannigan -- Big hairy feet: a Hobbit's guide to enlightenment / Eric Bronson -- Bilbo Baggins: the cosmopolitan Hobbit / Dennis Knepp -- The glory of Bilbo Baggins / Charles Taliaferro and Craig Lindahl-Urben -- Pride and humility in The Hobbit / Laura Garcia -- "My precious": Tolkien on the perils of possessiveness / Anna Minore and Gregory Bassham -- Tolkien's just war / David Kyle Johnson -- "Pretty fair nonsense": art and beauty in The Hobbit / Philip Tallon -- Hobbitus Ludens: why Hobbits like to play and why we should, too / David L. O'Hara -- "The lord of magic and machines": Tolkien on magic and technology / W. Christopher Stewart -- Inside The Hobbit: Bilbo Baggins and the paradox of fiction / Amy Kind -- Philosophy in the dark: The Hobbit and hermeneutics / Tom Grimwood -- Some Hobbits have all the luck / Randall M. Jensen -- The consolation of Bilbo: providence and free will in Middle-Earth / Grant Sterling -- Out of the frying pan: courage and decision making in Wilderland / Jamie Carlin Watson -- There and back again: a song of innocence and experience / Joe Kraus.