Harry Potter and Philosophy: If Aristotle Ran Hogwarts review:5 stars (Philosophy aplied to Harry Potter) - Its a very good philosophal analysis of the caracteristics of each four houses that belong to Hogwarts and what Harry Potter is about. 5 stars (Painless Lessons in Philosophy) - I'll admit that I am strictly an amateur philosopher and a sucker for anything related to the Harry Potter series and this book did not disappoint either of these sensibilities. As a collection of essays using the Harry Potter characters and settings to illustrate classical themes and concepts in philosophy, this book makes every reader an intellectual. I especially like that the authors don't assume the reader is in kindergarten or has never heard of Aristotle or Plato before. I thought every chapter was thorough but understandable to the lay person. I walked away knowing a lot more about philosophy but also appreciating the depth and care of the Harry Potter series as well.

I wouldn't recommend this to a non-"Potter fan" as it would be annoying. My one beef: there are some of the corniest references to Potter that could ever be written on a page. I almost got the feeling, at some points, that these philosophy professionals were so excited people cared, they went over-board and tried a little too hard.

All in all, an excellent read. One of the reviews on the cover said that this book made philosophy and intellectual discussion a daily dinner event. I am happy to report I couldn't agree more.5 stars (A new interest in philosophy) - I loved this book!! It taught me so much about philosophy. I learned about what Aristotle says about friendship, about the relationship between good and evil, how I can build courage, how science in our world parallels magic in Harry's, why ambition can be good, reasons why criticisms of the Potter books are so often misguided, and so much more! I've loved Harry Potter for a long time, and could tell the authors did too, but I never realized how so many interesting points can be raised by the books. I especially enjoyed the essays dealing with space, time, different realities, and free will and foreknowledge. This book made me laugh and it made me excited about philosophy by making so many issues understandable with examples from the Harry Potter books. I highly recommend it, what great fun!
Harry Potter and Philosophy: If Aristotle Ran Hogwarts Features:
Author: David Baggett
Author: Shawn Klein
Author: William Irwin
Children's Literature - General
Children's stories, English
English Science Fiction And Fantasy
Fantasy
Fantasy - General
Fantasy fiction, English
Fiction
General
Good & Evil
History and criticism
Literary Criticism
Philosophy
Potter, Harry (Fictitious character)
Rowling, J. K
Philosophy / Modern

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