Disney and Philosophy
Truth, Trust, and a Little Bit of Pixie Dust

Interesting concept, but quite superficially written. It's mostly a combination of retelling plots and insertions of philosophical traditions - but the connections are weak. Also, for the love of God, there are other philosophers to draw from besides Locke.......more

I listened to the audiobook of this and I definitely recommend it as an easy way to experience the book. The different narrators kept things fresh and it was really nice to hear these essays rather than read them physically. Some general thoughts: * Some of the essays (particularly the first two) jus......more

Kinda boring. A lot of it was just plot summary’s of Disney movies, everyone knows The Little Mermaid is about a female mermaid who gets legs in exchange for her voice. Everyone knows she has to win him over with looks. What’s your point? There wasn’t one. That was it. She is silent and has to use ‘......more

3.5 stars Some essays worked better than others, but I love Disney films and parks so I generally found looking at them from a philosophical angle to be pretty interesting. Highlights for me included seeing the progression of Disney princesses over time and how Ariel in particular was key in their ev......more

I rarely mark down books because of issues such as typos however, while I enjoyed many of the essays in this book, some parts were difficult to read because of spelling errors or incomplete sentences/sentences which didn't make sense which was a shame.......more