The Wizard of Oz and Philosophy

Wicked Wisdom of the West

By: Randall E. Auxier (Editor), Phil Seng (Editor)

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Paperback | 25 November 2008

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From the bedtime story by L. Frank Baum to the classic 1939 film, no story has captured the imaginations of generations of children — and adults — like The Wizard of Oz. The story of Dorothy’s journey through Oz, the colorful characters, places, songs, and dialogue have permeated popular culture around the world. The contributors to this volume take a very close look at The Wizard of Oz and ask the tough questions about this wonderful tale. They wonder if someone can possess a virtue without knowing it, and if the realm of Oz was really the dream or if Kansas was the dream. Why does water melt the Wicked Witch of the West and why does Toto seem to know what the other characters can’t seem to figure out? The articles included tackle these compelling questions and more, encouraging readers to have discussions of their own.

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Non-Fiction Philosophy History of Western Philosophy Society & Culture Cultural Studies Popular Culture Popular Philosophy History of Ideas

Ideas and Images of Oz
Are You a Good Witch or a Bad Witch?	p. 1
Somewhere Over the Rainbow: A Moral Odyssey	p. 3
The Virtues of The Wizard of Oz	p. 19
Very Good, but Not So Mysterious: Hegel, Rushdie, and the Dialectics of Oz	p. 33
Freeing the Slaves in Oz	p. 49
When the Wiz Goes Black, Does it Ever Go Back?	p. 63
If I Only Had a Mind	p. 79
Oz Never Did Give Nothing to the Tin Man	p. 81
Pay No Attention to That Man Behind the Curtain!	p. 95
I've a Feeling We're Not in Kansas Anymore	p. 107
"I'm Melting! Melting!"	p. 109
Off to See the Wizard: The Romantic Eschatology of The Wizard of Oz	p. 133
The Wonderful Smallness of Evil in Oz	p. 149
The Possible World of Oz	p. 167
(Completely) Over the Rainbow	p. 187
Dude, When Did Pink Floyd Write a Soundtrack for The Wizard of Oz?	p. 189
Lions and Tigers and Bears: A Phenomenology of Scary Stuff	p. 205
No Place Like Home	p. 225
Coloring Kansas: Reality by Way of Appearance	p. 227
A Sort of Homecoming: Growing Up with Dorothy	p. 243
Should Dorothy Have Stayed in Oz?	p. 259
There's No Place Like Home: Dorothy Gale's Relations	p. 277
Something Wicked This Way Comes	p. 287
Wicked Feminism	p. 289
"I'm Not That Girl"	p. 305
Wicked? It's Not Easy Being Green	p. 315
In the Merry Old Matriarchy of Oz	p. 331
Doctors of Thinkology	p. 351
Index	p. 355
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