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Batman, Superman, and Philosophy (Popular Culture and Philosophy)
Nicolas Michaud
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Description for Batman, Superman, and Philosophy (Popular Culture and Philosophy)
Paperback. Editor(s): Michaud, Nicolas. Series: Popular Culture and Philosophy. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FXS; HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Batman or Superman? Which of these heroic figures is morally superior? Which is more dramatically effective? Which is more democratic? Which shows us the better way to fight crime? In Batman, Superman, and Philosophy, 26 philosophers evaluate Superman vs. Batman in order to decide which of them "wins" by various criteria. Since both Batman, the megalomaniacal industrialist, and Superman, the darling of the media, sometimes operate outside the law, which of them makes the better vigilante -- and how do they compare with Robin Hood, the anonymous donor, the Ninja, and the KKK? Which of them comes out better ... Read more
Batman or Superman? Which of these heroic figures is morally superior? Which is more dramatically effective? Which is more democratic? Which shows us the better way to fight crime? In Batman, Superman, and Philosophy, 26 philosophers evaluate Superman vs. Batman in order to decide which of them "wins" by various criteria. Since both Batman, the megalomaniacal industrialist, and Superman, the darling of the media, sometimes operate outside the law, which of them makes the better vigilante -- and how do they compare with Robin Hood, the anonymous donor, the Ninja, and the KKK? Which of them comes out better ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Open Court
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Popular Culture and Philosophy
Condition
New
Weight
413g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Chicago, IL, United States
ISBN
9780812699180
SKU
V9780812699180
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99-15
About Nicolas Michaud
Nicolas Michaud is an assistant professor of philosophy at Florida State College Jacksonville. He is the editor of Adventure Time and Philosophy (2015) and Frankenstein and Philosophy (2013).
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