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iampolskGregory Bassham and Jerry Walls, Editors
Abstracts are sought for a collection of philosophical essays on C.S. Lewis' The Chronicles of Narnia. The editors are currently in discussion with
Open Court Press, the publisher of The Simpsons and Philosophy, The Matrix and Philosophy, and The Lord of the Rings and Philosophy, regarding inclusion of this book in the highly successful Popular Culture and Philosophy series. Essays should be philosophically substantive but humorous, accessible, and engaging. Potential contributors may wish to examine other volumes in the Popular Culture and Philosophy series.
Possible themes and topics might include, but are not limited to, the following: time and space; animal salvation; animal rights; the virtue of faith; multiple incarnations; Plato and Narnia; ethics in Narnia; Uncle Andrew's Nietzschean ethics; good and evil; Lewis on evil; virtue ethics; creation; eschatology; heaven and hell; salvation; Lewis' "sexism"; feminist readings of Narnia; miracles; magic; the four loves in Narnia; free-will;
punishment and responsibility; atonement; metanoia; virtue epistemology; Lewis' critique of modernity; moral education and the call of stories; the
wholesome ordinary; childlikeness; and vocation.
Contributor Guidelines:
1. Abstract of paper (200 -750 words)
2. CV or resume for each author and co-author
3. Submission deadline for abstract: July 15, 2004
4. Submission deadline for accepted papers: November 1, 2004
5. Abstracts may be submitted by mail or e-mail (prefer e-mail with Word attachment)
Send to:
Gregory Bassham
Department of Philosophy
King's College
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711
E-mail: ghbassha@kings.edu
Abstracts are sought for a collection of philosophical essays on C.S. Lewis' The Chronicles of Narnia. The editors are currently in discussion with
Open Court Press, the publisher of The Simpsons and Philosophy, The Matrix and Philosophy, and The Lord of the Rings and Philosophy, regarding inclusion of this book in the highly successful Popular Culture and Philosophy series. Essays should be philosophically substantive but humorous, accessible, and engaging. Potential contributors may wish to examine other volumes in the Popular Culture and Philosophy series.
Possible themes and topics might include, but are not limited to, the following: time and space; animal salvation; animal rights; the virtue of faith; multiple incarnations; Plato and Narnia; ethics in Narnia; Uncle Andrew's Nietzschean ethics; good and evil; Lewis on evil; virtue ethics; creation; eschatology; heaven and hell; salvation; Lewis' "sexism"; feminist readings of Narnia; miracles; magic; the four loves in Narnia; free-will;
punishment and responsibility; atonement; metanoia; virtue epistemology; Lewis' critique of modernity; moral education and the call of stories; the
wholesome ordinary; childlikeness; and vocation.
Contributor Guidelines:
1. Abstract of paper (200 -750 words)
2. CV or resume for each author and co-author
3. Submission deadline for abstract: July 15, 2004
4. Submission deadline for accepted papers: November 1, 2004
5. Abstracts may be submitted by mail or e-mail (prefer e-mail with Word attachment)
Send to:
Gregory Bassham
Department of Philosophy
King's College
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711
E-mail: ghbassha@kings.edu
