Spider-man and philosophy : the web of inquiry /

"Untangle the complex web of philosophical dilemmas of Spidey and his world -- in time for the release of The Amazing Spider-Man movie. Since Stan Lee and Marvel introduced Spider-Man in Amazing Fantasy #15 in 1962, everyone's favorite webslinger has had a long career in comics, graphic no...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Sanford, Jonathan J., 1974- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., ©2012.
Colección:Blackwell philosophy and popculture series.
Temas:
Spider-Man > (Fictitious character)
Comic books, strips, etc. > Moral and ethical aspects.
Superheroes in literature.
Superhero films > History and criticism.
Philosophy in literature.
Philosophy in motion pictures.
Superhéros dans la littérature.
Films de superhéros > Histoire et critique.
Philosophie dans la littérature.
Philosophie au cinéma.
COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS > Anthologies.
COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS > Contemporary Women.
COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS > Crime & Mystery.
COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS > Erotica.
COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS > Fantasy.
COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS > Horror.
COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS > Gay & Lesbian.
COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS > Historical Fiction.
COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS > Literary.
Comic books, strips, etc. > Moral and ethical aspects
Philosophy in literature
Philosophy in motion pictures
Superhero films
Superheroes in literature
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
dissertations.
Academic theses.
Thèses et écrits académiques.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part One. The Spectacular Life of Spider-Man?
  • 1. Does Peter Parker have a good life? / Neil Mussett
  • 2. What price atonement? Peter Parker and the infinite debt / Taneli Kukkonen
  • 3. "My name is Peter Parker" : unmasking the right and the good / Mark D. White
  • Part Two. Responsibility-Man
  • 4. "With great power comes great responsibility" : Spider-Man, Christian ethics, and the problem of evil / Adam Barkman
  • 5. Does great power bring great responsibility? : Spider-Man and the good Samaritan / J. Keeping
  • 6. With great power comes great culpability : How blameworthy is Spider-Man for Uncle Ben's death? / Philip Tallon
  • Part Three. Spider-Sense and the Self
  • 7. Why is my Spider sense tingling? / Andrew Terjesen
  • 8. Red or black? : perception, identity, and self / Meaghan P. Godwin
  • 9. With great power : heroism, villainy, and bodily transformation / Mark K. Spencer
  • Part Four. Arachnids "R" Us : Technology and the Human, all too Human
  • 10. Transhumanism : or, is it right to make a Spider-Man? / Ron Novy
  • 11. Maximum clonage : what the Clone saga can teach us about human cloning / Jason Southworth, John Timm
  • Part Five. Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man
  • 12. Justice versus romantic love : can Spider-Man champion justice and be with Mary Jane at the same time? / Charles Taliaferro and Tricia Little
  • 13. Love, friendship, and being Spider-Man / Tony Spanakos
  • 14. Spidey's tangled web of obligations : fighting friends and dependents gone bad / Christopher Robichaud
  • Part Six. The Amazing Speaking Spider : Jokes, Stories, and the Choices we Make
  • 15. The quipslinger : the morality of Spider-Man's jokes / Daniel P. Malloy
  • 16. The sound and the fury behind "One more day" / Mark D. White
  • 17. Spider-Man and the importance of getting your story straight / Jonathan F. Sanford.

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