Lord of the Rings and Philosophy @ Concordia University Wisconsin

[davem]

Originally Posted by littlemanpoet

In which case we can count on him being 'unsmart', or why teach the course?

Well, the course is 'Lord of the Rings & Philosophy' not 'The Philosophy of LotR'. I could run a course on 'Brussels Sprouts & Philosophy' (& darn good it would be too) but while it may touch on Philosophy, refer to famous philosophers who had liked sprouts, or even claim that sprouts helped one to philosophize by stimulating brain cells, I couldn't really claim there was a 'philosophy' of, or behind, said veg.

As to why someone would teach a course on the philosophy behind LotR, well, LotR is quite popular at the moment so such a course will attract many lovers of Tolkien & a fair number of pseuds (& not a few who, like myself, would go along for a laugh & to throw fruit) but enough to stroke the ego & ensure the continuing salary of such a one.

Anyway, I'm getting all negative about this so I'll wend my way off this thread....