Patrick Curry on Tolkien and Enchantment | The Good and Basic Podcast special episode
In which we have a conversation with Dr. Patrick Curry about Tolken and enchantment. Dr. Curry's academic interests range far and wide, but here his work on Tolkien, enchantment, and ecology come to the fore. We discuss his preference for the term "ecology" instead of "environment," the metaphysics of objects and subjects, and how to do technology right.
You can find out more about Dr. Curry's work at patrickcurry.co.uk
Dr. Curry is also the editor of the Ecological Citizen, a peer-reviewed ecocentric journal, which you can find here:
https://www.ecologicalcitizen.net/His upcoming book can be found here:
https://www.florisbooks.co.uk/book/Patrick-Curry/Enchantment/9781782506232And other works by Dr. Curry can be found at the affiliate links below:
Defending Middle-earth: Tolkien: Myth and Modernity:
https://amzn.to/2xqSMfGDeep Roots in a Time of Frost:
https://amzn.to/2xqlJZ2Ecological Ethics:
https://amzn.to/2NqaUBdPodcast: anchor.fm/goodandbasic
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Music credit: Spanish summer from audionautix.com
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