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The Rings of Tolkien and Plato: Lessons in Power, Choice, and Morality

July 29th, 2003 by Tehanu

TORN has been offered this exclusive preview of a new and fascinating book that examines The Lord of the Rings from a philisophical perspective. Here are extracts from Eric Katz’s essay reflecting on the moral challenges posed by possession of a Ring of Power. [More]

[Click here to order this book on Amazon.com]

This essay is forthcoming in Gregory Bassham and Eric Bronson, eds., The Lord of the Rings and Philosophy: One Book to Rule Them All (Open Court Press, 2003).

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