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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.509
EAN: 9780812695731
ISBN: 0812695739
Label: Open Court
Manufacturer: Open Court
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 300
Publication Date: May 10, 2005
Publisher: Open Court
Studio: Open Court
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The comic book superheroes Superman, Batman, the Incredible Hulk, the Fantastic Four, X-Men, and many others have proved to be a powerful and enduring thread in popular culture, a rich source of ideas for moviemakers, novelists, and philosophers. Superheroes and Philosophy brings together 16 leading philosophers and some of the most creative people in the world of comics, from storywriters to editors to critics, to examine the deeper issues that resonate from the hyperbolic narratives and superhuman actions of this heroic world. The comic book narratives of superheroes wrestle with profound and disturbing issues in original ways: the definitions of good and evil, the limits of violence as an efficacious means, the perils of enforcing justice outside the law, the metaphysics of personal identity, and the definition of humanity. The book also features original artwork specially commissioned from some of the most popular of today's comic book artists.
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Rating:  -
A solid anthology of essays Featuring some 21 different authors but not outstanding.
For me some of the better essays came near the end with a solid but too short discussion of the multidimensionality of time travel and essays by Richard Hanley and the essays by Kevin Kinghorn. and Tom Morris on the nature of identity. James South's essay on "Barbara Gordon and Moral Perfectionism" was also a high point giving me a much deeper insight into the character than I had before.
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This one just didn't do it for me. I have enjoyed 2-3 of the authors and some of Morris' work in the past, but this one fell flat. There is some heavy repetition in my mind amongst the collection of essays, super hero characters are repeatedly analyzed, and frankly I felt in a number of cases this book challenged me to take it seriously. If you are a big comic fan, pass, and if you are a big fan of Tom Morris, pass.
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This book inspired me to ponder several concepts, but the views expressed as the chapter conclusions were often scantily supported. The book delved into some interesting topics such as identity and what it means to be moral, but several chapters were based on only one or two superhero characters or even one specific example from the superhero world. The book veered into religious philosophy more often than was warranted given the subject matter. I'm glad that I read this due to some insights it gave ... Read More
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"Superman and Batman are the Plato and Aristotle of the comic-book world." (262).
If you agree with this, if you understand it, and if you find it both funny and accurate, then get this book.
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I'm a fan of the "Philosophy And" series. Philosophy lurks everywhere, if we have our eyes open. Additionally, Neil Postman in his book Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business makes the case that television is a form of epistemology. The same ... Read More
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I picked this book up from the library with the thought of skimming over it; however, once I started, I literally couldn't put it down! It's an entertaining and thought-provoking collection of essays on super heroes in TV, movies and comics, their ethics, responsibilities, lack of religion, and more. The various essayists do a great job of comparing classical ideas from Plato, Aristotle, Pascal, the Bible, Kierkegaard and more, and their impact on the imaginary world of super heroes.
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