Even a muggle like you will find Harry Potter and Philosophy to be the perfect companion to the wildly successful Harry Potter series of books and movies. In this book, 17 experts in the field of philosophy unlock some of Hogwarts' secret panels, uncovering surprising insights that are enlightening both for wizards and for the most discerning muggles.

You can curl up in front of the Gryffindor fire with "Feminism and Equal Opportunity: Hermione and the Women of Hogwarts." Skip potions class to read "Finding Platform 9 3/4: The Idea of a Different Reality." Or sit in the empty Quidditch stands reading any of the 14 other excellent essays that look at such topics as life revealed in the Mirror of Erised; the ethics of magic; Moaning Myrtle, Nearly Headless Nick, and the relation of the mind to the brain; and the character of Hermione as a case of "sublimated feminism."

Also examined in this witty collection are how Aristotle would have run a school for wizards; whether the Potter stories undermine religion and morality; how to tell good people from evil ones through the characters in these novels; and what dementors and boggarts can teach readers about happiness, fear, and the soul.

Harry Potter has put a spell on millions of readers, and they all want to find out more about the deeper meaning of his adventures. Whether it’s you, your teens, or both who are fan’s of JK Rowling’s Harry Potter, this is a fun and intelligent read that will offer new insight into the world Gryffindor, Slytherin, and all the wizards.

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