Philosophy and Terry Pratchett
 Cover art | |
| Editors | Jacob M Held James B South |
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| Authors | Jennifer Jill Fellows Susanne E. Foster Kevin Guilfoy Joseph Keeping Tuomas W. Manninen Erica L. Neely Andrew Rayment Jay Ruud Ben Saunders Dietrich Schotte Martin Vacek |
| Cover artist | Emma Hardy |
| Country | US |
| Language | English |
Release number | 1 |
| Genre | Academic |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
Published in English | 2014-11-28 |
| ISBN | 978-1-137-36015-1 |
Philosophy and Terry Pratchett 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
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
Major appearances
These are episodes primarily devoted to discussing this book.
| Date | Show | Episode | External link |
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| 2026-02-04 | Missed Conceptions by Benjo | “My Friend's Favorite Philosopher” | spotify.com |
Other appearances
These episodes feature some significant discussion of the book, but it's not the main focus.
| Date | Show | Episode | External link |
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External links
- 'Terry Pratchett rethought as a philosopher in new study' - article in The Guardian from around the time of publication
- In-depth review by Foz Meadows for Strange Horizons online magazine, from July 2015.
- Philosophy and Terry Pratchett at the L-Space Wiki