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Batman and ethics /
"Batman has been one of the worlds most beloved superheroes since his first appearance in issue #27 of Detective Comics in 1939. Clad in his dark cowl and cape, he has captured the imagination of thousands of fans with his acrobatic fighting skills, high-tech crimefighting gadgets, and swift bu...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken, NJ :
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,
2019.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro; Title Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Which Batman?; Part I What Batman Tries to Do-and How He Might Do It Better; Chapter 1 Utilitarianism and the Mission; Utilitarianism: Bentham, Mill, and ... Wayne?; Not as Simple as It Seems; Notes; Chapter 2 Limitations of the Mission; The Dark Utilitarian; Fighting Crime and Only Fighting Crime; What about Vengeance and Justice?; Sticking to Gotham City; The Futility of the Bat; Notes; Chapter 3 Trade-Offs within the Mission; Holy Decisions, Batman!; The Partiality of the Bat; Save Rather Than Chase ... No Matter Who Needs Saving
- Save Everybody ... Even Those Who Would Kill?The Problem of the Robins; Notes; Chapter 4 The Value and Meaning of the Bat; Is Being Batman the Best He Can Do?; But Is Batman Good for Gotham?; Is Batman ... Happy?; What Being Batman Means ... to Batman; Notes; Intermezzo; Notes; Part II What Batman Is Willing to Do-and What He Isn't; Chapter 5 Deontology and the Rules; The Deontological Knight; The Brave and the Bold: Utilitarianism vs. Deontology; Notes; Chapter 6 Killing; Thou Shalt Not Kill; To the Bat-Trolley!; The Real Reason Batman Refuses to Kill ... and the Problem with It
- "There's Always a Choice for People Like Us" ... But Is There Really?But He Has Killed ... and More Than Once ... ; Notes; Chapter 7 Torture and Violence; Part 1: Torture; Does Batman Practice Torture?; The Ethics of Torture; Part 2: Violence; What Batman Says About Violence; The Leslie Thompkins Objection; "Only When Necessary" ... Really?; Losing Control; Notes; Chapter 8 Law, Justice, and the Police; Breakin' the Law; Batman's Relationship with the Police ... and the Vigilante Question; Taking the Law into His Own Hands; It's Just Procedure ... or Is It?; Lawbreaking for Me, But Not for Thee; Notes
- ConclusionLooking Back; The Importance of Moral Consistency; Notes; References; Index; List of Comics Writers and Artists; EULA