Watchmen and philosophy: a Rorschach test
2010; Association of College and Research Libraries; Volume: 47; Issue: 09 Linguagem: Inglês
10.5860/choice.47-4951a
ISSN1943-5975
Autores Tópico(s)Contemporary Literature and Criticism
ResumoACKNOWLEDGMENTS: They Left It Entirely in My Hands. Introduction: A Rorschach Test. PART ONE: THE POLITICS OF POWER: WHO WATCHES THE WATCHMEN? 1 The Superman Exists, and He's American: Morality in the Face of Absolute Power ( Christopher Robichaud ). 2 Can We Steer This Rudderless World? Kant, Rorschach, Retributivism, and Honor ( Jacob M. Held ). 3 Super-Vigilantes and the Keene Act ( Tony Spanakos ). 4 Superheroes and Supermen: Finding Nietzsche's Ubermensch in Watchmen ( J. Keeping ). PART TWO: THE VEIDT PLAN: WATCHMEN AND ETHICS. 5 Means, Ends, and the Critique of Pure Superheroes ( J. Robert Loftis ). 6 The Virtues of Nite Owl's Potbelly ( Mark D. White ). 7 Rorschach: When Telling the Truth Is Wrong ( Alex Nuttall ). PART THREE: THE METAPHYSICS OF DR. MANHATTAN. 8 Dr. Manhattan, I Presume? ( James DiGiovanna ). 9 A Timely Encounter: Dr. Manhattan and Henri Bergson ( Christopher M. Drohan ). 10 Free Will and Foreknowledge: Does Jon Really Know What Laurie Will Do Next, and Can She Do Otherwise? ( Arthur Ward ). 11 I'm Just a Puppet Who Can See the Strings: Dr. Manhattan as a Stoic Sage ( Andrew Terjesen ). PART FOUR: THIS IS NOT YOUR FATHER'S COMIC BOOK. 12 Why Don't You Go Read a Book or Something? Watchmen as Literature ( Aaron Meskin ). 13 Watchwomen ( Sarah Donovan and Nick Richardson ). 14 Hooded Justice and Captain Metropolis: The Ambiguously Gay Duo ( Robert Arp ). 15 What's So Goddamned Funny? The Comedian and Rorschach on Life's Way ( Taneli Kukkonen ). CONTRIBUTORS: Who Writes about the Watchmen? I N DEX: After the Masquerade.
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