Christmas - Philosophy for Everyone

✍ Scribed by Scott C. Lowe (ed.)

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 244
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

From Santa, elves and Ebenezer Scrooge, to the culture wars and virgin birth, Christmas - Philosophy for Everyone explores a host of philosophical issues raised by the practices and beliefs surrounding Christmas.

• Offers thoughtful and humorous philosophical insights into the most widely celebrated holiday in the Western world
• Contributions come from a wide range of disciplines, including philosophy, theology, religious studies, English literature, cognitive science and moral psychology
• The essays cover a wide range of Christmas themes, from a defence of the miracle of the virgin birth to the relevance of Christmas to atheists and pagans

Content:
Chapter 1 Jesus, Mary, and Hume (pages 9–23): Zachary Jurgensen and Jason Southworth
Chapter 2 The Virgin Birth (pages 24–35): Victor Lyons
Chapter 3 Putting the “Yule” Back in “Yuletide” (pages 36–46): Todd Preston
Chapter 4 Armed for the War on Christmas (pages 47–58): Scott F. Aiken
Chapter 5 Christmas Mythologies (pages 59–69): Guy Bennett?Hunter
Chapter 6 The Significance of Christmas for Liberal Multiculturalism (pages 70–79): Mark Mercer
Chapter 7 Crummy Commercials and BB Guns (pages 80–90): Erin Haire and Dustin Nelson
Chapter 8 The Mind of Santa Claus and the Metaphors he Lives by (pages 91–103): William E. Deal and S. Waller
Chapter 9 Making a List, Checking it Twice (pages 104–113): Richard Hancuff and Noreen O'Connor
Chapter 10 You'd Better Watch out… (pages 114–124): Will Williams
Chapter 11 Santa's Sweatshop (pages 125–135): Matthew Brophy
Chapter 12 Against the Santa Claus Lie (pages 137–150): David Kyle Johnson
Chapter 13 Lying to Children about Santa (pages 151–160): Era Gavrielides
Chapter 14 Putting Claus Back into Christmas (pages 161–171): Steven D. Hales
Chapter 15 Scrooge Learns it All in One Night (pages 172–182): Dr. Dane Scott
Chapter 16 Holly Jolly Atheists (pages 183–196): Ruth Tallman
Chapter 17 Heaven, Hecate, and Hallmark (pages 197–207): Marion G. Mason
Chapter 18 Festivus and the need for Seasonal Absurdity (pages 208–218): Caleb Holt
Chapter 19 Common Claus (pages 219–230): Cindy Scheopner