Iron Man vs. Captain America and Philosophy

ISBN-13: 9780812699760 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 288 str.

Nicolas Michaud; Jessica Watkins

Opis

Who is the most truly heroic--Captain America or Iron Man? The writers in this book try to answer that question from many diverse viewpoints.

Spis treści

• Acknowledgments
• Clash of the Archetypes
• 1. How Captain America and Iron Man Embody AmericaJOHN ALTMANN
• 2. Believing the Impossible in a World of CompromiseMATTHEW WILLIAM BRAKE
• 3. Captain America and Iron Man: The Gods of MarvelGERALD BROWNING
• 4. Avengers Dissemble!COLE BOWMAN
• 5. Trust Only Yourself or Trust the SystemARON ERICSON
• 6. Iron Man Don't Know BestMAXWELL HENDERSON
• 7. One God or Many Gods in the World of the AvengersJAMES HOLT
• 8. Civil War! Liberty versus SecurityCOREY HORN
• 9. Doctor Angelicus's InterregnumCHRISTOPHER KETCHAM
• 10. A Man Fighting amongst the GodsROB LUZECKY AND CHARLENE ELSBY
• 11. The Tarnished HeroDANIEL MALLOY
• 12. The Technocrat and the DemocratDANIEL MALLOY
• 13. I Don't Care, He Killed My MomJACOB THOMAS MAY
• 14. Trapped in Violence: The American Way of WarLOUIS MELANÇON
• 15. The Different Paths of Good MenCLARA NISLEY
• 16. Captain America's Ethical ImperativeFERNANDO PAGNONI BERNS
• 17. The Extended Shield: Mind, Morality, and Civil WarCHRISTOPHE POROT
• 18. Will the Real American Hero Please Stand Up?HEIDI SAMUELSON
• 19. Red vs. Blue or Both Simply Leviathan Green?NICOL SMITH
• 20. Champion of the People: Technology and the Fourth Industrial RevolutionCRAIG VAN PELT
• 21. Superpowers and the Challenge to State SovereigntyJEFFREY EWING
• References
• Author Bios
• Index

O autorze

div>Nicolas Michaud is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Florida State College Jacksonville. He is the editor of Adventure Time and Philosophy: The Handbook for Heroes and Frankenstein and Philosophy: The Shocking Truth. He lives in Jacksonville, FL. Jessica Watkins is the co-editor of Jurassic Park and Philosophy: The Truth Is Terrifying (2014).