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| 서명/저자사항 | Superheroes : the Best of Philosophy and Pop Culture. |
| 발행사항 | Hoboken: Wiley, 2011. |
| 형태사항 | 1 online resource (200 pages). |
| 총서사항 | The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series;v. 52 |
| 기타형태 저록 | Print version: Superheroes : The Best of Philosophy and Pop Culture. Hoboken : Wiley, ?011 9781118153468 |
| ISBN | 9781118153475 1118153472 |
| 발행자번호 | EB00299396Recorded Books |
| 일반주기 |
Green Lantern and Philosophy: No Evil Shall Escape This Book.
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| 내용주기 | Cover; Contents; Title; Copyright; About the Book; Introduction: Taking Superheroes Seriously; Part One: Superheroes Exclusive; Chapter 1: Lord Odin Have Mercy: Justice and Punishment in Asgard; Odin of Asgard, Meet Anselm of Canterbury; Aristotle vs. Seidring the Merciless; Well Met, Seneca; Mercy, Mercy Me; Oh, Balder, We Hardly Knew Ye . . .; Verily, the Vizier Gets the Vinal Final Word; Chapter 2: Captain America and the Virtue of Modesty; I'm Modest-Isn't That Great?; Modesty Isn't Just About You, You Know; The Egalitarians Have Landed; If Batroc Knows One Philosophe, It Would Be ... Kant We Do Better, Though?Tales of Modesty; Part Two: DC Superheroes; Chapter 3: Is Superman an American Icon?; Is Superman Giving Up on the American Way?; My Country, Right or Wrong-But Mostly Right; Can Superman Be a Citizen of the World?; Cosmopolitanism Then and Now; The Appearance of Impropriety; Act Locally, Think Globally; Chapter 4: The Blackest Night for Aristotle's Account of Emotions; Color-Coded Morality; Finding the Perfect Mean: A Job for Golden Lanterns?; The Rainbow of Emotions and the Prism of the Will; John Stuart Mill's Green Approach to Emotion and Reason. Triumph of the WillChapter 5: Why Doesn't Batman Kill the Joker?; Meet the Joker; Is Batman a Utilitarian or Deontologist? (Or None of the Above?); To the Bat-Trolley, Professor Thomson!; Hush Will Love This Next Story . . .; Top Ten Reasons the Batmobile Is Not a Trolley . . .; "I Want My Lawyer! Oh, That's Right, I Killed Him Too"; So, Case Closed-Right?; Chapter 6: Can We Steer This Rudderless World?: Kant, Rorschach, Retributivism, and Honor; Evil Must Be Punished: Retributivism, Basically; Kant and Rorschach on Respect and Dignity; Order and Value in a Morally Blank World. Honor Is Like the Hawk . . .This Last Entry; Part Three: Marvel Superheroes; Chapter 7: Forgivers Assemble!; Time Travel, Retcons, and Forgiveness; Can Cap Forgive the Rest of His Kooky Quartet?; Who Will Forgive the Mutants?; Forgive Me!; Forgiveness in the House of M; The Paradox of Forgiveness; Avengers, Forgive!; Chapter 8: Does Peter Parker Have a Good Life?; Paul Kurtz: A Life of Pleasure and Care for Others; Ayn Rand: Life and Integrity; Epictetus: Self-Control, Duty, and Knowledge of the World; Viktor Frankl: Meaning and Sacrifice; Thomas Aquinas: God and Virtue; What Next? Chapter 9: The Stark Madness of Technology"A Heart of Gold and an Appearance to Match"; "Masters of Nature"; It's Not All in the Hardware; The Heroism of Generosity; "The Body Is Wrong"; "How Many Have Drawn Blood with My Sword?"; Jet Boots and Clay Feet; Chapter 10: Amnesia, Personal Identity, and the Many Lives of Wolverine; What Is Personal Identity?; Cassandra Nova, Charles Xavier, and John Locke; Bringing It All Back to Wolverine; Jamie Madrox and Derek Parfit; Bringing It All Back to Wolverine (Again); Be Slow to Judge; Part Four: About the Series; New! |
| 요약 | Explore the philosophical depths of Batman, Superman, Captain America, and your other favorite superheroes-FOR FREE! Behind the cool costumes, special powers, and unflagging determination to fight evil you'll find fascinating philosophical questions and concerns deep in the hearts and minds of your favorite comic book heroes. Why doesn't Batman just kill the Joker and end everyone's misery? Does Peter Parker have a good life? What can Iron Man teach us about the role of technology in society? Bringing together key chapters from books in the Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture serie. |
| 일반주제명 | Philosophy. PHILOSOPHY --General. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES --Composition & Creative Writing. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES --Rhetoric. REFERENCE --Writing Skills. Philosophy. |
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