Philosopher's Tome
Fantasy is more than escape — it’s a laboratory for life’s biggest questions. The Philosopher’s Tome opens its pages to explore philosophy through fantasy novels, where unreal worlds often hold the truest reflections of our own. From Tolkien to Le Guin, Sanderson to Jemisin, each episode delves into the moral dilemmas, metaphysical mysteries, and timeless truths hidden in the stories we love. Because sometimes, the best way to answer real questions is to wander through unreal worlds.
Pilot Episode: Why Fantasy is Philosophy in Disguise
Welcome to The Philosopher’s Tome, a new podcast exploring real questions in unreal worlds.
In this first episode, we open the cover on a simple but powerful idea: that fantasy isn’t an escape from truth — it’s a way to encounter it. From Tolkien’s Ring of Power to Le Guin’s true names and Jordan’s turning Wheel, fantasy stories act as living thought experiments about power, morality, and what it means to be human.
Together, we’ll explore why philosophy often begins not in an argument, but in a story — and how the worlds we...
