Was denken Philosophen über "The Avengers", die Superhelden der US-amerikanischen Comicserie des Verlags Marvel Comics? Antworten gibt dieses Buch und lässt das Superheldenteam in einem ganz neuen Licht erscheinen.
Was denken Philosophen über "The Avengers", die Superhelden der US-amerikanischen Comicserie des Verlags Marvel Comics? Antworten gibt dieses Buch und lässt das Superheldenteam in einem ganz neuen Licht erscheinen.
Series Editor: William Irwin (Wilkes-Barre, PA) is a professor of philosophy at King's College. He originated the philosophy and popular culture genre of books as coeditor of the bestselling Simpsons and Philosophy. Volume Editor: Mark D. White (Staten Island, NY) is a professor in the Department of Political Science, Economics, and Philosophy at the College of Staten Island/CUNY, co-editor of Batman and Philosophy and Green Lantern and Philosophy, and editor of Watchmen and Philosophy and Iron Man and Philosophy.
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INTRODUCTION: Earth's Mightiest Philosophers 1 PART ONE WHAT WOULD AN AVENGER DO? 1 Superhuman Ethics Class with the Avengers Prime 5 Mark D. White 2 Shining the Light on the Dark Avengers 18 Sarah Donovan and Nick Richardson 3 The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Family 28 Jason Southworth and Ruth Tallman PART TWO WHO IS AN AVENGER? 4 Superhero Identity: Case Studies in the Avengers 43 Stephen M. Nelson 5 I Am Made of Ink: She-Hulk and Metacomics 57 Roy T. Cook 6 The Self-Corruption of Norman Osborn: A Cautionary Tale 71 Robert Powell PART THREE SHOULD THE AVENGERS DO MORE THAN AVENGE? 7 Forgivers Assemble! 83 Daniel P. Malloy 8 Gods, Beasts, and Political Animals: Why the Avengers Assemble 98 Tony Spanakos 9 Cap's Kooky Quartet: Is Rehabilitation Possible? 113 Andrew Terjesen PART FOUR DO THE AVENGERS EVER GO TOO FAR? 10 Fighting the Good Fight: Military Ethics and the Kree-Skrull War 131 Christopher Robichaud 11 Secrets and Lies: Compromising the Avengers' Values for the Good of the World 142 Louis P. Melançon 12 The Avengers and S.H.I.E.L.D.: The Problem with Proactive Superheroics 154 Arno Bogaerts PART FIVE WHAT KIND OF WORLD DO THE AVENGERS LIVE IN? 13 Can Kang Kill His Past Self? The Paradox of Time Travel 171 Andrew Zimmerman Jones 14 "No Other Gods Before Me": God, Ontology, and Ethics in the Avengers' Universe 183 Adam Barkman 15 Love Avengers Style: Can an Android Love a Human? 194 Charles Klayman 16 The Way of the Arrow: Hawkeye Meets the Taoist Masters 204 Mark D. White APPENDIX: Why Are There Four Volumes of Avengers? 217 CONTRIBUTORS: Avengers Academy 221 INDEX: From Jarvis's Secret Files 227
INTRODUCTION: Earth's Mightiest Philosophers 1 PART ONE WHAT WOULD AN AVENGER DO? 1 Superhuman Ethics Class with the Avengers Prime 5 Mark D. White 2 Shining the Light on the Dark Avengers 18 Sarah Donovan and Nick Richardson 3 The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Family 28 Jason Southworth and Ruth Tallman PART TWO WHO IS AN AVENGER? 4 Superhero Identity: Case Studies in the Avengers 43 Stephen M. Nelson 5 I Am Made of Ink: She-Hulk and Metacomics 57 Roy T. Cook 6 The Self-Corruption of Norman Osborn: A Cautionary Tale 71 Robert Powell PART THREE SHOULD THE AVENGERS DO MORE THAN AVENGE? 7 Forgivers Assemble! 83 Daniel P. Malloy 8 Gods, Beasts, and Political Animals: Why the Avengers Assemble 98 Tony Spanakos 9 Cap's Kooky Quartet: Is Rehabilitation Possible? 113 Andrew Terjesen PART FOUR DO THE AVENGERS EVER GO TOO FAR? 10 Fighting the Good Fight: Military Ethics and the Kree-Skrull War 131 Christopher Robichaud 11 Secrets and Lies: Compromising the Avengers' Values for the Good of the World 142 Louis P. Melançon 12 The Avengers and S.H.I.E.L.D.: The Problem with Proactive Superheroics 154 Arno Bogaerts PART FIVE WHAT KIND OF WORLD DO THE AVENGERS LIVE IN? 13 Can Kang Kill His Past Self? The Paradox of Time Travel 171 Andrew Zimmerman Jones 14 "No Other Gods Before Me": God, Ontology, and Ethics in the Avengers' Universe 183 Adam Barkman 15 Love Avengers Style: Can an Android Love a Human? 194 Charles Klayman 16 The Way of the Arrow: Hawkeye Meets the Taoist Masters 204 Mark D. White APPENDIX: Why Are There Four Volumes of Avengers? 217 CONTRIBUTORS: Avengers Academy 221 INDEX: From Jarvis's Secret Files 227
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