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Morris, Tom and Matt
Morris, eds. Superheroes
and
Philosophy: Truth, Justice, and the Socratic Way. Popular
culture and philosophy. Chicago and La Salle, IL: Open Court Publishing
Co., 2005.
281pp. ISBN 0812695739 (paper).
Men in Bright Tights and Wild Fights, Often at Great Heights, and, of Course, Some Amazing Women, Too! ... ix
Part One: The Image of the Superhero ... 1
- The Real Truth about Superman: And the Rest of Us, Too - Mark Waid ... 3
- Heroes and Superheroes - Jeph Loeb and Tom Morris ... 11
- The Crimson Viper versus the Maniacal Morphing Meme - Dennis O'Neil ... 21
- Superhero Revisionism in Watchmen and The Dark Knight Returns - Aeon J. Skoeble ... 29
Part Two: The Existential World of the Superhero ... 43
- God, the Devil, and Matt Murdock - Tom Morris ... 45
- The Power and the Glory - Charles Taliaferro and Craig Lindahl-Urben ... 62
- Myth, Morality, and the Women of X-Men - Rebecca Housel ... 75
- Barbara Gordon and Moral Perfectionism - James B. South ... 89
- Batman and Friends: Aristotle and The Dark Knight's Inner Circle - Matt Morris ... 102
- The Fantastic Four as a Family: The STrongest Bond of All - Chris Ryall and Scott Tipton ... 118
- Comic-Book Wisdom - Michael Thau ... 130
Part Three: Superheroes and Moral Duty ... 145
- Why Are Superheroes Good? Comics and the Ring of Gyges - Jeff Brenzel ... 147
- Why Should Superheroes Be Good? Spider-Man, the X-Men, and Kierkegaard's Double Danger - C. Stephen Evans ... 161
- With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility: On the Moral Duties of the Super-Powereful and the Super-Heroic - Christopher Robichaud ... 177
- Why Be a Superhero? Why Be Moral? - C. Stephen Layman ... 194
- Superman and Kingdom Come: The Surprise of Philosophical Theology - Felix Tallon and Jerry Walls ... 207
Part Four: Identity and Superhero Metaphysics ... 221
- Questions of Identity: Is the Hulk the Same Person as Bruce Banner? - Kevin Kinghorn ... 223
- Identity Crisis: Time Travel and Metaphysics in the DC Universe - Richard Hanley ... 237
- What's Behind the Mask? The Secret of Secret Identities - Tom Morris ... 250
Wow! It Could Be the
Greatest Gathering of Minds in Comic-Book History! Hold on to Your Hats
and Get Ready for the Bios of Your Life! ... 267
Index ... 275
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