The Golden Compass and Philosophy: God Bites the Dust

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Golden Compass and Philosophy: God Bites the Dust
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Richard Greene
Edited by Rachel Robison
SeriesPopular Culture and Philosophy
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:288
Dimensions(mm): Height 228,Width 152
Category/GenreChildren's literature studies - general
Popular philosophy
ISBN/Barcode 9780812696714
ClassificationsDewey:823.914
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
Imprint Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
Publication Date 12 November 2009
Publication Country United States

Description

The popularity of the His Dark Materials trilogy has generated a major motion picture, a stage play, video games, and a new prequel. The series has also been highly controversial with its use of exciting adventure stories for children to comment on organized religion. These books have piqued the interest of the contributors to this fascinating volume, who use it to probe the philosophical issues that inform them. Could a golden compass, or alethiometer, really work? Can a person's soul or daemon have a mind of its own? What are the ramifications of pursuing the diabolical "intercision" process, or of trying to bring about the death of God, a plot that Lyra and her mysterious Father struggle over? These are some of the questions explored by these essays that try to get to the heart of Lyra's bewildering, inspiring, and multifaceted world.