Harry Potter and Philosophy

Notes

Completed after publication of the first five of seven Harry Potter novels. "Abbreviations" (x) cites 1st US editions published 1998 to 2003. According to introductory essay "The Magic of Philosophy": One of the first full-scale scholarly conferences devoted to the Potter books, Nimbus 2003, was held in Orlando, Florida. ... Another such conference was held in summer 2004 in Canada, and Nimbus 2005 is set for the fall of 2005. (p. 1)

Compare The Ultimate Harry Potter and Philosophy: Hogwarts for Muggles (2010), which "covers All Seven Books in the Series" per the front cover. That 1st ed. is in The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series, which shares series editor William Irwin.

From back cover: $17.95. Cover design: Joan Sommers Design From copyright page: "First printing 2004". No further detail. LCCN. (Publication month 2004-09 precedes our first verification, presumably from Locus1.) Popular Culture and Philosophy series editor: William Irwin The essays are divided into different sections: - Gryffindor: The Characters of Harry's World p. 7 - Hufflepuff: Morality in Rowling's Universe p. 61 - Slytherin: Knockturn Alley and the Dark Arts p. 119 - Ravenclaw: Many-Flavored Topics in Metaphysics p. 173 The essay title "Voldemort's Agents, Malfoy's Cronies, and Hagrid's Chums: Friendship in Harry Potter" contains italics. The essays "A Few Start-of-Term Notices" (ix), "Abbreviations" (x), references "Hogwart's Emeritus Faculty" (p. 227) and index "A Wizard's Index" (p. 257) are not included in the contents. The closing essay "Current Hogwarts Faculty" introduces all of the contributing authors but contains fictitious material.