Christmas - Philosophy for Everyone: Better Than a Lump of CoalScott C. Lowe 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.
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Contents
Authentic Christmas Magic | |
Puttingthe Yule Back in Yuletide | |
Armed for the War on Christmas | |
Sacred and Secular | |
Multiculturalism | |
Sonofa | |
Elf Exploitation | |
The Truth | |
Why Its Just | |
Putting Claus Back into Christmas | |
Happiness | |
A Naturalistic Justification | |
Christmas | |
Festivus andthe Need for Seasonal Absurdity | |
The Mind of Santa Claus and the Metaphors | |
The Santa Claus | |
YoudBetter Watch Out | |
Santa as CrossCultural | |
Afterword | |
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