The Philosophy of JRR Tolkien: Methodology, Politics, & Romance

In this video we cover the philosophy of JRR Tolkien; dealing with his methodology, politics, and views on romance and marriage. I think it is important to do this, with all the noise being made over his work, and the various attempts to deface his work and tarnish his legacy. Also, anyone who enjoys writing and has an interest in the work of JRR Tolkien will benefit from understanding where he comes from and how he thought.

Originally I was just going to do one video entirely covering his philosophy, but since there was so much information I decided to break it into two presentations. Part 1 deals with his religious worldview, and this video is actually part 2.

Sources:
“The Letters of JRR Tolkien” – edited by Humphrey Carpenter
“The Fellowship of the Ring” –by JRR Tolkien
“Morgoth’s Ring” -JRR Tolkien & Christopher Tolkien

“The Ages of Man and Ages of The World” - https://www.brepolsonline.net/doi/pdf/10.1484/J.REA.5.104121

https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/1303.htm - De catechizandis rudibus

A downloadable PDF of the Letters of JRR Tolkien: https://time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/the_letters_of_j.rrtolkien.pdf