The wheel of time and philosophy : a portion of wisdom / edited by Jacob M. Held.
| Other author | Held, Jacob M., 1977- editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley Blackwell, [2025] |
| Description | xiv, 205 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | The Blackwell philosophy and pop culture series Blackwell philosophy and popculture series. ^A719544 |
| Contents | Introduction: "A part of what we know" -- Stories have power -- Tolkien's influence and the world of The Wheel of Time -- The Wheel of Time and authorship: The French connection -- "We call ourselves gleeman because a silly name makes us less frightening:" artists, marginality, and epistemic privilege -- Alive, Gloriously alive, today -- The Anti-Natalist and the Aes Sedai: Should Rand al'Thor save the world? -- Nietzsche's test of time: the Wheel as an existential imperative -- A world without Shai'tan: the significance of free will in The Wheel of Time -- Revelations from Rhuidean: Messianism and philosophy of history in The Wheel of Time -- The web can be woven many ways -- The (re)birth of sovereignty in Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time -- Eyes without pity"...To have grown up thinking you were a person..." -- Glimpsing the pattern and salvaging a semblance of choice -- Their choice to make: Rand's vision of free will and evil -- One rule, above all others... -- Kantian commentary on the three oaths: it just may not be the truth you think you'll hear -- On the supposed right to slay dragons because of philanthropic concerns: the mysterious ethics of the Aes Sedai -- Asha'man, kill on "making weapons" and the ethics of war -- The way of the leaf: pacifism in the third age -- Humankind is made for uncertainty -- Un/common bonds: ethics and polyamory in The Wheel of Time -- Fear of the beast within: Perrin, Hopper, and Human-animal relationships -- Gendered souls and bodies: Hylomorphism and the Saidin/Saidar distinction -- Epilogue: a portion of courage. |
| Abstract | "The Wheel of Time, due to sheer size alone, as well as depth of subject material lends itself readily to analysis in a Philosophy and Pop Culture book . A vast array of topics and themes in the series provide ample material for a comprehensive collection of essays covering the gamut of philosophical ideas and figures, including the philosophy of religion, philosophy of literature, just war theory, and the ethics of lying"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version http://id.loc.gov/entities/relationships/onlineversion Wheel of time and philosophy Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley-Blackwell, 2025 9781119932413 |
| Issued in other form | ebook version : 9781119932420 |
| Genre/form | Literary criticism. |
| LCCN | 2025022555 |
| ISBN | 9781119932406 |
| ISBN | 1119932408 paperback |
| ISBN | adobe electronic book |
| ISBN | electronic publication |
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