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Item specifics
- Condition
- Like New
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- Binding
- Paperback
- Weight
- 1 lbs
- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
- No
- ISBN
- 9780812699760
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Open Court
ISBN-10
0812699769
ISBN-13
9780812699760
eBay Product ID (ePID)
239575919
Product Key Features
Book Title
Iron Man Vs. Captain America and Philosophy
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2018
Topic
Ethics & Moral Philosophy, General, History & Surveys / Modern, Comics & Graphic Novels
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Literary Criticism, Philosophy
Book Series
Popular Culture and Philosophy Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
13.8 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN
2018-943330
Dewey Edition
23
Series Volume Number
115
Dewey Decimal
741.5/973
Table Of Content
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
Synopsis
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., Iron Man or Captain America? Which one is superior--as a hero, as a role model, or as a personification of American virtue? Philosophers who take different sides come together in Iron Man versus Captain America to debate these issues and arrive at a deeper understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of these iconic characters. The discussion ranges over politics, religion, ethics, psychology, and metaphysics. John Altmann argues that Captain America's thoughtful patriotism, is superior to Iron Man's individualist-cosmopolitanism. Matthew William Brake also votes for Cap, maintaining that it's his ability to believe in the impossible that makes him a hero, and in the end, he is vindicated. Cole Bowman investigates the nature of friendship within the Avengers team, focusing predominantly on the political and social implications of each side of the Civil War as the Avengers are forced to choose between Stark and Rogers. According to Derrida's Politics of Friendship , Cap is the better friend, but that doesn't make him the winner Aron Ericson's chapter tracks our heroes' journeys in the movies, culminating with Civil War , where the original attitudes of Tony (trusts only himself) and Steve (trusts "the system") are inverted. Corey Horn's chapter focuses on one of the many tensions between the sides of Iron Man and Captain America--the side of Security (Iron Man) versus Liberty (Cap). But Maxwell Henderson contends that if we dig deeper into the true heart of the Marvel Civil War, it isn't really about security or privacy but more about utilitarianism--what's best for everybody. Henderson explains why Iron Man was wrong about what was best for everybody and discloses what the philosopher Derek Parfit has to say about evaluating society from this perspective. Daniel Malloy explains that while both Captain America and Iron Man have faced setbacks, only Iron Man has failed at being a hero--and that makes him the better hero In his other chapter, Malloy shows that where Iron Man trusts technology and systems, Captain America trusts people. Jacob Thomas May explores loss from the two heroes' points of view and explains why the more tragic losses suffered by Stark clearly make him the better hero and the better person. Louis Melancon unpacks how Captain America and Iron Man each embodies key facets of America attempts to wage wars: through attrition and the prophylactic of technology; neither satisfactorily resolves conflict and the cycle of violence continues. Clara Nisley tests Captain America and Iron Man's moral obligations to the Avengers and their shared relationship, establishing Captain America's associative obligations that do not extend to the arbitration and protection of humans that Iron Man advocates. Fernando Pagnoni Berns considers that while Iron Man is too much attached to his time (and the thinking that comes with it), Captain America embraces-historical values, and thinks that there are such things as intrinsic human dignity and rights--an ethical imperative. Christophe Porot claims that the true difference between Captain America and Iron Man stems from the different ways they extend their minds. Cap extends his mind socially while Stark extends his through technology. Heidi Samuelson argues that the true American spirit isn't standing up to bullies, but comes out of the self-interested traditions of liberal capitalism, which is why billionaire, former-arms-industry-giant Tony Stark is ultimately a more appropriate American symbol than Steve Rogers. By contrast, Jeffrey Ewing shows that the core of Captain America: Civil War centers on the challenge superpowers impose on state sovereignty (and the monopoly of coercion it implies). Nicol Smith finds that Cap and Shell-Head's clash during the Civil War does not necessarily boil down to the issue of freedom vs. regulation but rather stems from the likelihood that both these iconic heroes are politic
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