The Chronicles of Narnia and Philosophy

By Jerry L. Walls Gregory Bassham, Jerry L. Walls

Subjects: English Fantasy fiction, Children's stories, English, Children's literature, history and criticism, Lewis, c. s. (clive staples), 1898-1963, Narnia (imaginary place), Christian literature, history and criticism, History and criticism, Narnia (Imaginary place), English Christian fiction, Fantasy fiction, history and criticism, Philosophy in literature, Philosophy

Description: Pushing through some mothballed fur coats in a wardrobe in a disused room of an old London house, Lucy and the other Pevensie children found themselves in a strange and wonderful country, populated by creatures unknown in our world. Philosophy, too, can take us into a magical new place with its own peculiar delights and dangers. Here twenty-four philosophers and Narnia fans relate some of the things they have witnessed in the weird world of Narnia and the even weirder world of philosophy. Philosophy, it turns out, can be as addictive as the White Witch's turkish delight, though hopefully not always so frustrating. Under what conditions should we believe a story that runs counter to all our experience? Does might make right or are there objective moral rules? Would Albert Einstein have made any sense of the claim that time can flow at different rates in different worlds? If a boy is turned into a dragon, is the dragon still the same person as the boy? Can salvation be found in many religions or only in one? Do animals -- even the ones that don't talk -- have souls? These puzzles and more are bravely attacked in The Chronicles of Narnia and Philosophy. - Publisher.