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Disney and Philosophy: Truth, Trust, and a Little Bit of Pixie Dust

William Irwin, Richard Brian Davis

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Take a magic carpet ride through Disney’s wonderful world of films and entertainment experiences, and discover the wisdom within its most popular and enduring stories Philosophy begins in  wonder , and there’s no question that Disney’s immersive worlds and iconic characters have enchanted generations of children and adults alike, inviting us to escape the mundane into a world of fantasy, imagination, and infinite possibility. In  Disney and Philosophy , essays from thirty-two deep-thinking Disneyphiles chart a course through the philosophical world of Disney, tapping into the minds of the great sages of the ages―Plato, Aristotle, Confucius, Descartes, and Goofy―to explore universal questions of freedom, personal identity, morality, family, and   If you’ve ever asked who you are, what is right, or what your purpose is,  Disney and Philosophy  will spark your curiosity and imagination with a whole new world of unexpected insight into the Magic Kingdom.

Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell

Publication Date

12/4/2019

ISBN

9781119538318

Pages

336

Categories

About the Author

Portrait of author William Irwin
William Irwin
William Irwin is Professor of Philosophy at King's College in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and is best known for originating the "philosophy and popular culture" book genre with Seinfeld and Philosophy: A Book about Everything and Nothing (1999) and The Simpsons and Philosophy: The D'oh! of Homer (2001).

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