Superman and philosophy : what would the Man of Steel do? /
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| Imprint: | Malden, MA : John Wiley, 2013. |
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| Description: | vii, 248 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | The Blackwell philosophy and popCulture series Blackwell philosophy and popculture series. |
| Subject: | Superman -- (Fictitious character) Superman (Fictitious character) Philosophy in literature. Comic books, strips, etc. -- Moral and ethical aspects. Comic books, strips, etc. -- Moral and ethical aspects. Philosophy in literature. |
| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9051623 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction: It's a Bird, It's a Plane... It's Philosophy!
- 7. Is Superman an American Icon?
- Part 3. The Will to Superpower: Nietzsche, the Übermensch, and Existentialism
- 8. Rediscovering Nietzsche's Übermensch in Superman as a Heroic Ideal
- 9. Superman or Last Man: The Ethics of Superpower
- 10. Superman: From Anti-Christ to Christ-Type
- 11. Superman Must Be Destroyed! Lex Luthor as Existentialist Anti-Hero
- Part 4. The Ultimate Hero: What Do We Expect from Superman?
- 12. Superman's Revelation: The Problem of Violence in Kingdom Come
- 13. A World Without a Clark Kent?
- 14. The Weight of the World: How Much Is Superman Morally Responsible For?
- Part 1. The Big Blue Boy Scout: Ethics, Judgment, and Reason
- Part 5. Superman and Humanity: A Match Made on Krypton?
- 15. Superman and Man: What a Kryptonian Can Teach Us About Humanity
- 16. Can the Man of Steel Feel Our Pain? Sympathy and Superman
- 17. World's Finest Philosophers: Superman and Batman on Human Nature
- Part 6. Of Superman and Superminds: Who Is Superman, Anyway?
- 18. "It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's... Clark Kent?" Superman and the Problem of Identity
- 19. Superman Family Resemblance
- 20. Why Superman Should Not Be Able to Read Minds
- Contributors: Trapped in the Philosophy Zone
- Index: From Brainiac's Files
- 1. Moral Judgment: The Power That Makes Superman Human
- 2. Action Comics! Superman and Practical Reason
- 3. Can the Man of Tomorrow Be the Journalist of Today?
- 4. Could Superman Have Joined the Third Reich? The Importance and Shortcomings of Moral Upbringing
- Part 2. Truth, Justice, and the American Way: What Do They Mean?
- 5. Clark Kent Is Superman! The Ethics of Secrecy
- 6. Superman and Justice