Superman and Philosophy: What Would the Man of Steel Do?
Mark D. White (ed.)He has thrilled millions for 75 years, with a legacy that transcends national, cultural, and generational borders, but is there more to the Man of Steel than just your average mythic superhero in a cape? The 20 chapters in this book present a fascinating exploration of some of the deeper philosophical questions raised by Superman, the Last Son of Krypton and the newest hero in the Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture arsenal.Content:
Chapter none Introduction (pages 1–2):
Chapter 1 Moral Judgment (pages 3–15): Mark D. White
Chapter 3 Can the Man of Tomorrowbe The Journalist Of Today? (pages 26–36): Jason Southworth and Ruth Tallman
Chapter 2 Action Comics! Superman and Practical Reason (pages 16–25): Brian Feltham
Chapter 4 Could Superman Have Joined The Third Reich? The Importance and Shortcomings of Moral Upbringing (pages 37–46): Robert Sharp
Chapter 5 Clark Kent Is Superman! the Ethics of Secrecy (pages 47–60): Daniel P. Malloy
Chapter 6 Superman and Justice (pages 61–70): Christopher Robichaud
Chapter 7 Is Superman an American Icon? (pages 71–81): Andrew Terjesen
Chapter 8 Rediscovering Nietzsche's UBermensch in Superman as a Heroic Ideal (pages 83–100): Arno Bogaerts
Chapter 9 Superman or Last Man (pages 101–110): David Gadon
Chapter 10 Superman (pages 111–120): Adam Barkman
Chapter 11 Superman Must Be Destroyed! Lex Luthor as Existentialist Anti?Hero (pages 121–130): Sarah K. Donovan and Nicholas Richardson
Chapter 12 Superman'S Revelation (pages 131–144): David Hatfield
Chapter 13 A World Without a Clark Kent? (pages 145–156): Randall M. Jensen
Chapter 14 The Weight of the World (pages 157–167): Audrey L. Anton
Chapter 15 Superman and Man (pages 169–180): Leonard Finkelman
Chapter 16 Can the Man of Steel Feel Our Pain?Sympathy and Superman (pages 181–193): Andrew Terjesen
Chapter 17 World'S Finest Philosophers (pages 194–203): Carsten Fogh Nielsen
Chapter 18 “It“s a Bird, It's A Plane, It's …? Clark Kent?” Superman and the Problem of Identity (pages 205–216): Nicolas Michaud
Chapter 19 Superman Family Resemblance (pages 217–224): Dennis Knepp
Chapter 20 Why Superman Should Not Be Able to Read Minds (pages 225–236): Mahesh Ananth