The philosopher's Alice

Description:

Peter Heath's insightful annotations prove that the central concern of 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' and 'Through the Looking-Glass' is with the bounds of sense and the limitation of reason. Heath takes the reader on a fascinating walk through the thickets of philosophical blunders, logical fallacies, conceptual confusions and linguistic breakthroughs that decorate the landscape of Alice's world. As a result, Lewis Carroll is elevated to a place alongside such eminent philosophers as Bertrand Russell and Wittgenstein.

subjects: Alice (Fictitious character : Carroll),  Books and reading,  Children,  Children's stories, English,  English Didactic fiction,  English Fantasy fiction,  History,  History and criticism,  Logic in literature,  Philosophy,  Philosophy in literature

People: Lewis Carroll (1832-1898)

Places: Great Britain

Times: 19th century