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Child of the 7th Age · 02-03-2007, 06:00 PM

Just a quick side comment....but there was a discussion started by Esty several eons ago on the book that's been mentioned in this thread: Lord of the Ring and Philosophy. Her comments generated a rather lively and extended discussion on Plato's views on morality and how these compared with Tolkien's and how these are reflected or not in the various characters.

See here.

As an ardent baseball fan, I admit I purchased the book on baseball and philosophy and got a kick out of it! But I would definitely not advise anyone to look at baseball or Lord of the Rings primarily in terms of philosophy. However, my first inclination is to shrug my shoulders and say "if it works for you, so be it". In personal terms, I would prefer to take a different approach (which is probably why I didn't post on that original thread.)

02-03-2007, 06:00 PM	#14
Child of the 7th Age Spirit of the Lonely Star Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 5,133	Just a quick side comment....but there was a discussion started by Esty several eons ago on the book that's been mentioned in this thread: Lord of the Ring and Philosophy. Her comments generated a rather lively and extended discussion on Plato's views on morality and how these compared with Tolkien's and how these are reflected or not in the various characters. See here. As an ardent baseball fan, I admit I purchased the book on baseball and philosophy and got a kick out of it! But I would definitely not advise anyone to look at baseball or Lord of the Rings primarily in terms of philosophy. However, my first inclination is to shrug my shoulders and say "if it works for you, so be it". In personal terms, I would prefer to take a different approach (which is probably why I didn't post on that original thread.) __________________ Multitasking women are never too busy to vote. Last edited by Child of the 7th Age; 02-03-2007 at 06:07 PM.