Why name change?

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No: HPFGUIDX 26229

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Mindy, a.k.a. CLH" <mindyatime at j...> wrote:
> Steve the indefatigable wrote:
> 
> " the change from "Philosopher's Stone" to Sorcerer's Stone"......
> 
> I may sound like an ignoramus, but what IS the reason that the title was
> changed? A sorcerer is an evil witch and a philosopher is a philosopher,
> or does a philosopher meaning something else in Britenglish?
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I'm not sure if it technically means evil. (Especially in the HP series. After all, the singing sorceresses are pretty not-evil.)

At any rate, Scholastic looked at the british title and thought...

<Eew... Philosophers? The kids'll think it's about greek philosophy. Lets change it to Sorcerer. That means wizard, and it has the cool alliteration.>

Of course, I wish someone had noticed...

<Well, actually, the Philosopher's Stone is a real thing in mytholgy, and we can't just like, rename Centaurs into Horse-guys. It just isn't done.>