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Philosophy paper

PostPosted: October 12th, 2006, 4:14 pm
by Dawn
I am working on a Philosophy paper. I chose The Chronicles of Narnia as my topic. I'm still in the information gathering phase, taking notes and trying to figure out how to organize it. I felt the movie was hollow (the paper is supposed to be on a movie) and I have permission to do a more compare and contrast type paper to the book(s) and the movie.

I plan to focus on Aslan and the Witch and the philosophical questions posed by their roles. The questions I feel they pose are: human creation, meaning of life, faith, time perceptions, meaning of life/human creation as the purpose of religion, the problem of evil, etc...

Would anyone care to help focus me and give their thoughts? I guess my main problem is organization and what the point will be... I have done some research on lion symbolism and it's quite obvious why a lion was chosen to be the creator/savior for the books/movie...

Re: Philosophy paper

PostPosted: October 12th, 2006, 5:39 pm
by Stanley Anderson

re: Philosophy paper

PostPosted: October 16th, 2006, 4:57 pm
by Dawn

THE PAPER!!!

PostPosted: November 14th, 2006, 11:09 pm
by Dawn

PostPosted: November 14th, 2006, 11:09 pm
by Dawn

PostPosted: November 15th, 2006, 9:19 am
by carol
Hi Dawn. Lots of interesting ideas in your writing.

Can I point out a couple of errors, and then add a few comments?

Edmund is spelled with a "u" not "o", and the prequel is called "The Magician's Nephew" - not "Witch's".

Jadis' wickedness is not merely the fact that she is not Aslan, but that her idea of ruling is about dominating others for the sake of power, not taking care of them for the sake of their good. She used her control to keep the country in winter for 100 years, which meant no food grown, none of the normal cycle of seasons that show lifecycles and growth, none of the healthy input of sunlight and warmth, a general deadness and unproductivity all round.

The Greek writer who the Professor himself refers to is Plato, not Aristotle, although I haven't studied either for a long time so you may be correct in attributing this particular piece of logic to Plato.

EDIT: Oops, I meant to say "to Aristotle".

I like your image of the hammer and nails, and your neologism "Aslanity".
Best wishes!

PostPosted: November 15th, 2006, 6:37 pm
by Dawn

PostPosted: November 17th, 2006, 7:41 pm
by Sarah N.