Heroes and Philosophy

Buy the Book, Save the World

AvDavid K. Johnson,David K. Johnson

Häftad, Engelska, 2009

Del 4 i serien Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series

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Beskrivning

The first unauthorized look at the philosophy behind Heroes, one of TV's most popular shows When ordinary individuals from around the world inexplicably develop superhuman abilities, they question who they are, struggle to cope with new responsibilities, and decide whether to use their new power for good or for evil. Every episode of Tim Kring's hit TV show Heroes is a philosophical quandary. Heroes and Philosophy is the first book to analyze how philosophy makes this show so compelling. It lets you examine questions crucial to our existence as thinking, rational beings. Is the Company evil, or good? Does Hiro really have a destiny? Do we? Is it okay to lie in order to hide your powers or save the world? Heroes and Philosophy offers answers to these and other intriguing questions. Brings the insight of history's philosophical heavyweights such as Plato and Nietzche to Heroes characters and settingsAdds a fun and fascinating dimension to your understanding of the showExpands your thinking about Heroes as the series expands from graphic and text novels to action figures and a video gameWhether you're new to Heroes or have been a fan since day one, this book will take your enjoyment of the show to the next level.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2009-08-07
Mått:152 x 231 x 22 mm
Vikt:435 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series
Antal sidor:320
Förlag:John Wiley & Sons Inc
ISBN:9780470373385

Utforska kategorier

Filosofi inom Filosofi och religion
Television inom Kultur

Mer om författaren

David Kyle Johnson is an assistant professor of philosophy at King's College in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He has contributed to several books in the Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture series, including Family Guy and Philosophy and The Office and Philosophy. William Irwin is a professor of philosophy at King's College. He originated the philosophy and popular culture genre of books as coeditor of the bestselling The Simpsons and Philosophy and has overseen recent titles, including Batman and Philosophy, House and Philosophy, and Watchmen and Philosophy.

Innehållsförteckning

Acknowledgments: Godsends ixIntroduction: The Wonder of Heroes 1Part One Heroic Obligations1 Above the Social Contract? How Superheroes Break Society 6Robert Sharp2 Heroes, Obligations, and the Ethics of Saving the World 22J. K. Miles3 Corporate Capers: The Moral Dimensions of Working for the Company 35Christopher Robichaud4 With Great Creativity Comes Great Imitation: Problems of Plagiarism and Knowledge 49Jason Southworth Copyrighted MaterialPart Two Supermen, Samurai, and Invisible Men5 Time and the Meaning of Life in Heroes and Nietzsche 66Tyler Shores6 Hiro Nakamura, Bushido, and Hero Archetypes 79Erik Daniel Baldwin7 Plato on Gyges’ Ring of Invisibility: The Power of Heroes and the Value of Virtue 93Don AdamsPart Three Metaphysics, Regular Physics, And Heroic Time Travel8 The Foreknowledge of a Painter, the Fate of a Hiro 110David Kyle Johnson9 Time to Be a Hero: Branching Time and Changing the Future 123Morgan Luck10 Heroes and the Ethics of Time Travel: Does the Present Matter? 140David Faraci11 The Science of Heroes: Flying Men, Immortal Samurai, and Destroying the Space-Time Continuum 155Andrew Zimmerman Jones12 Pseudoscience, Scientific Revolutions, and Dr. Chandra Suresh 174David Kyle Johnson and Andrew Zimmerman JonesPart Four The Minds of Heroes13 Peter Petrelli, the Haitian, and the Philosophical Implications of Memory Loss 184Peter Kirwan14 Understanding Other Minds: Philosophical Foundations of Heroes ’ Mind-Reading Powers 200Fabio Paglieri15 Peter Petrelli: The Power of Empathy 222Andrew TerjesenPart Five Villains, Family, and Lying16 Are the Heroes Really Good? 240Peter S. Fosl17 Heroes and Family Obligations 254Ruth Tallman and Jason Southworth18 Concealment and Lying: Is That Any Way for a Hero to Act? 268Michael R. BerryContributors: Our Heroes 281Chandra Suresh’s List: A Catalogue Of Powers, Both Natural And Synthetic 287Index: The Power Of Omniscience 301