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Superhero Thought Experiments : Comic Book Philosophy /
"What if there's an alternative universe with a different moral code? What if we are being deceived by an evil genius? Examining the deep philosophical topics addressed in superhero comics, this entertaining book reads plot lines for the complex "thought experiments" they contain...
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| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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Iowa City :
University of Iowa Press,
[2019]
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| Collection: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Table des matières:
- What if?
- Morality
- Super consequences vs. dark duties
- What good are superheroes?
- Metaphysics
- Evil geniuses
- Clobberin' time
- Meaning
- Referential retcons vs. descriptivist reboots
- Minding the swamp
- Medium
- Caped communicators
- True believers
- Comico, ergo sum!