{"product_id":"alice-in-wonderland-and-philosophy-william-irwin-9780470558362","title":"Alice in Wonderland and Philosophy: Curiouser and Curiouser","description":"The perfect companion to Lewis Carroll's classic book and director Tim Burton's March 2010 remake of \u003ci\u003eAlice in Wonderland\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlice's Adventures in Wonderland\u003c\/i\u003e has fascinated children and adults alike for generations. Why does Lewis Carroll introduce us to such oddities as blue caterpillars who smoke hookahs, cats whose grins remain after their heads have faded away, and a White Queen who lives backwards and remembers forwards? Is it all just nonsense? Was Carroll under the influence? This book probes the deeper underlying meaning in the Alice books, and reveals a world rich with philosophical life lessons. Tapping into some of the greatest philosophical minds that ever lived?Aristotle, Hume, Hobbes, and Nietzsche?Alice in Wonderland and Philosophy explores life's ultimate questions through the eyes of perhaps the most endearing heroine in all of literature.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eLooks at compelling issues such as perception and reality as well as how logic fares in a world of lunacy, the Mad Hatter, clocks, and temporal passage\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers new insights into favorite \u003ci\u003eAlice in Wonderland\u003c\/i\u003e characters and scenes, including the Mad Hatter and his tea party, the violent Queen of Hearts, and the grinning Cheshire Cat\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAccessible and entertaining, \u003ci\u003eAlice in Wonderland and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e will enrich your experience of Alice's timeless adventures with new meaning and fun.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Irwin, Richard Brian Davis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0470558369\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780470558362\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.98h x 5.94w x 0.65d","brand":"William Irwin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43919859155199,"sku":"9780470558362","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_5f91f531-afc7-442d-9db4-8d3412ff6ba4.jpg?v=1680812299","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/alice-in-wonderland-and-philosophy-william-irwin-9780470558362","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}