Pooh and the Philosophers

1995 book by John Tyerman Williams

Pooh and the Philosophers

Author| John Tyerman Williams
Publisher| Dutton Books

Publication date

| 1995

Pooh and the Philosophers is a 1995 book by John Tyerman Williams, purporting to show how all of Western philosophy from the last 3,000 years was a long preparation for Winnie the Pooh.[1] It was published in 1995 by Dutton in the United States and by Methuen in the United Kingdom, using A. A. Milne's fictional bear Winnie-the-Pooh, and is intended to be both humorous and intellectual.

## Authorship and content

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J. T. Williams explains a number of philosophical theories using many different Milne quotation, such as René Descartes's "I think therefore I am," and distills them down to a very simple level. Williams was a retired schoolteacher of English and history with a Ph.D in philosophy. He died in 2016.[2]

## Related works

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* Pooh and the Magicians (originally Pooh and the Ancient Mysteries)
* Pooh and the Psychologists

## See also

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* Children's literature portal

* The Tao of Pooh
* The Te of Piglet

## Notes

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1. ^ Mark Kingwell (1 January 1999). Marginalia: A Cultural Reader. Penguin Books. p. 207. ISBN 978-0-14-028699-1.
2. ^ "John Tyerman Williams". AM Heath Literary Agents. Retrieved 2023-06-22.

## External links

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* John Tyerman Williams

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Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne

Books|

| Milne books|

* When We Were Very Young (1924)
* Winnie-the-Pooh (1926)
* Now We Are Six (1927)
* The House at Pooh Corner (1928)

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Other authors|

* Winnie ille Pu (1958)
* The Pooh Perplex (1963)
* The Tao of Pooh (1982)
* The Te of Piglet (1992)
* Pooh and the Philosophers (1995)
* Return to the Hundred Acre Wood (2009)
* Finding Winnie (2015)
* The Best Bear in All the World (2016)
* Winnie-the-Pooh Meets the Queen (2016)

Characters|

* Winnie-the-Pooh
* Disney version
* Tigger
* Piglet
* Eeyore
* Christopher Robin
* Rabbit
* Kanga
* Roo
* Owl
* Heffalumps
* Gopher

People|

* Christopher Robin Milne
* E. H. Shepard
* Harry Colebourn
* Shirley Slesinger Lasswell
* Stephen Slesinger
* David Benedictus
* Mark Burgess

Related|

* Hundred Acre Wood
* Poohsticks
* Eeyore's Birthday Party
* Winnie-the-Pooh: Exploring a Classic
* Winnipeg the Bear
* Censorship in China

Disney franchise

Featurettes and short films|

* Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (1966)
* Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1968)
* Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too (1974)
* Winnie the Pooh Discovers the Seasons (1981)
* Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore (1983)
* Once Upon a Studio (2023)

Feature films|

| Theatrical|

* The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)
* The Tigger Movie (2000)
* Piglet's Big Movie (2003)
* Pooh's Heffalump Movie (2005)
* Winnie the Pooh (2011)
* Christopher Robin (2018)

|

Direct-to-video|

* Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin (1997)
* Seasons of Giving (1999)
* The Book of Pooh: Stories from the Heart (2001)
* A Very Merry Pooh Year (2002)
* Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo (2004)
* Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie (2005)
* Super Sleuth Christmas Movie (2007)
* Tigger & Pooh and a Musical Too (2009)

Television
series|

* Welcome to Pooh Corner (1983–1984)
* The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1988–1991)
* episodes
* The Book of Pooh (2001–2003)
* My Friends Tigger & Pooh (2007–2010)
* episodes

Television
specials|

* Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue (1990)
* Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too (1991)
* Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh (1996)
* A Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving (1998)
* A Valentine for You (1999)

Video games|

* Winnie the Pooh in the Hundred Acre Wood (1986)
* Disney's Animated Storybook
* Ready to Read with Pooh (1997)
* Disney Learning: Winnie the Pooh (1999)
* Adventures in the 100 Acre Wood (2000)
* Tigger's Honey Hunt (2000)
* Party Time with Winnie the Pooh (2001)
* Piglet's Big Game (2003)
* Winnie the Pooh's Rumbly Tumbly Adventure (2005)
* Winnie the Pooh's Home Run Derby (2007)

| Related|

* Kingdom Hearts series
* Kingdom Hearts (2002)
* Chain of Memories (2004)
* II (2005)
* Birth by Sleep (2010)
* III (2019)
* Disney Friends (2007)
* Disney Magic Kingdoms (2018)
* Disney Mirrorverse (2022)

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Music|

* "Winnie the Pooh" (1965)
* Winnie the Pooh soundtrack (2011)
* Christopher Robin soundtrack (2018)

Attractions|

* The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
* Pooh's Hunny Hunt

Other|

* Comic strip
* The New Musical Adaptation

Other adaptations and media

Films|

| Soyuzmultfilm featurettes|

* Winnie-the-Pooh (1969)
* Winnie-the-Pooh Pays a Visit (1971)
* Winnie-the-Pooh and a Busy Day (1972)

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The Twisted Childhood Universe|

* Blood and Honey (2023)
* Blood and Honey 2 (2024)

Biographical|

* A Bear Named Winnie (2004)
* Goodbye Christopher Robin (2017)

Music|

* "House at Pooh Corner" (1970)
* Return to Pooh Corner (1994)
* More Songs from Pooh Corner (2000)

Other|

* Bother! The Brain of Pooh
* Apocalypse Pooh (1987)
* "Band in China" (2019)
* "Winnie-the-Screwed" (2022)
* Winnie's Hole (upcoming)

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