The Lord of the Rings and Philosophy
Subtitle: One Book to Rule Them All (Popular Culture and Philosophy)
Contributors: Gregory Bassham (Editor); Eric Bronson (Editor)
Publisher: Open Court
Published: August 4, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780812695458
Subjects: Analytical & linguistic philosophy; Novels, other prose & writers: from c 1900 -; Philosophy; Good & Evil; Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973; Science Fiction & Fantasy; Literary Criticism; English; Lord of the rings; History and criticism; English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; Philosophy / Good & Evil; 1892-1973; Philosophy in literature; Tolkien, J. R. R; Ethics & Moral Philosophy; (John Ronald Reuel),; Fantasy fiction, English; Middle Earth (Imaginary place)
First sentence: If a mortal being-a human or a hobbit, for example-possesses a Ring of Power, would he choose a moral life?