All articles from: June, 2010

Harry Potter and Philosophy

Is it always wrong to use a love potion?
Is death something to be feared… or “mastered”?
What can Severus Snape teach us about the possibility of redemption?
Is love the most powerful magic of all?
J. K. Rowling’s wildly popular Harry Potter books may appear to be simple children’s tales on the surface, but like Hogwarts, they conceal ... Read More

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Lost and Philosophy

What are the metaphysics of time travel?
How can Hurley exist in two places at the same time?
What does it mean for something to be possibly true in the flash-sideways universe?
Does Jack have a moral obligation to his father?
What is the Tao of John Locke?
Dude. So there’s, like, this island? And a bunch of us were ... Read More

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