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	\| editors = Jacob M Held ~~and~~ James B South		\| editors = Jacob M Held<br/>James B South
			\| authors = Jennifer Jill Fellows<br/>Susanne E. Foster<br/>Kevin Guilfoy<br/>Joseph Keeping<br/>Tuomas W. Manninen<br/>Erica L. Neely<br/>Andrew Rayment<br/>Jay Ruud<br/>Ben Saunders<br/>Dietrich Schotte<br/>Martin Vacek
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	{{PATP}} is ~~an international~~ collection of ~~academic work~~ exploring different philosophical themes and how they appear in Terry Pratchett’s books. ~~The authors are Jennifer Jill Fellows (University of British Columbia)~~, Susanne E. Foster (Marquette University), Kevin Guilfoy (Carroll University), Joseph Keeping (York University, Toronto), Tuomas W. Manninen (Arizona State University), Erica L. Neely (Ohio Northern University, Andrew Rayment (Chiba University), Jay Ruud (University of Central Arkansas), Ben Saunders (University of Southampton), Dietrich Schotte (Institut of Philosophy at Marburg) and ~~Martin Vacek (Slovak Academy~~ of ~~Sciences)~~.		{{PATP}} is a collection of essays exploring different philosophical themes and how they appear in Terry Pratchett’s books. Reviews were mixed, with the chapters described as differing greatly in quality and strength of connection to the Discworld.

	== Blurb ==		== Blurb ==
			Terry Pratchett is world-famous for the narrative verve and surreal humour of his novels. But now meet another Terry Pratchett – a man of serious metaphysical ideas and sophisticated philosophical insights. In ''Philosophy and Terry Pratchett'' thirteen professional philosophers survey such key philosophical issues as personal identity, the nature of destiny, the value of individuality, the meaning of existentialism, the reality of universals and the existence of alternative realities. In considering these and many other equally fascinating themes, close reference is made to more than 35 Discworld novels as well as to the ideas of some of history's greatest philosophers including Aristotle, Hobbes, Rousseau, Kant, Mill, Kierkegaard, Wittgenstein and Rawls.

			During your journey, you will be surprised by numerous provocative conclusions including the startling claim that the existence of Discworld is logically possible!

			== Contents ==
			''To be added.''

	== Podcast episodes ==		== Podcast episodes ==
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	== External links ==		== External links ==
	* '[https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/nov/28/terry-pratchett-philosopher-study-discworld Terry Pratchett rethought as a philosopher in new study]' - article in ''The Guardian'' from around the time of publication		* '[https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/nov/28/terry-pratchett-philosopher-study-discworld Terry Pratchett rethought as a philosopher in new study]' - article in ''The Guardian'' from around the time of publication
			* [https://strangehorizons.com/wordpress/non-fiction/reviews/philosophy-and-terry-pratchett-edited-by-jacob-held-and-james-south/ In-depth review] by Foz Meadows for ''Strange Horizons'' online magazine, from July 2015.
	* {{PATP\|ls}} at the L-Space Wiki		* {{PATP\|ls}} at the L-Space Wiki

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{{PATP}} is an international collection of academic work exploring different philosophical themes and how they appear in Terry Pratchett’s books. The authors are Jennifer Jill Fellows (University of British Columbia), Susanne E. Foster (Marquette University), Kevin Guilfoy (Carroll University), Joseph Keeping (York University, Toronto), Tuomas W. Manninen (Arizona State University), Erica L. Neely (Ohio Northern University, Andrew Rayment (Chiba University), Jay Ruud (University of Central Arkansas), Ben Saunders (University of Southampton), Dietrich Schotte (Institut of Philosophy at Marburg) and Martin Vacek (Slovak Academy of Sciences).

== Blurb ==

== Podcast episodes ==

=== Major appearances ===
These are episodes primarily devoted to discussing this book.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Date !! Show !! Episode !! External link
|-
| 2026-02-04 || ''[https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjo13 Missed Conceptions by Benjo]'' || “My Friend's Favorite Philosopher” || [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjo13/episodes/My-Friends-Favorite-Philosopher-e3el9b1 spotify.com]
|}

=== Other appearances ===
These episodes feature some significant discussion of the book, but it's not the main focus.

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! Date !! Show !! Episode !! External link
|}

== External links ==
* '[https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/nov/28/terry-pratchett-philosopher-study-discworld Terry Pratchett rethought as a philosopher in new study]' - article in ''The Guardian'' from around the time of publication
* {{PATP|ls}} at the L-Space Wiki

== Footnotes ==
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