Superman and Philosophy: What Would the Man of Steel Do?
- ISBN-10
- 1118589041
- ISBN-13
- 9781118589045
- Category
- Philosophy
- Pages
- 256
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-03-05
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Author
- Mark D. White
Description
Go beyond the cape and into the mind of the Man of Steel, intime for release of Zack Snyder's Man of Steel movie andSuperman's 75th anniversary He has thrilled millions for 75 years, with a legacy thattranscends national, cultural, and generational borders, but isthere more to the Man of Steel than just your average mythicsuperhero in a cape? The 20 chapters in this book present afascinating exploration of some of the deeper philosophicalquestions raised by Superman, the Last Son of Krypton and thenewest hero in the Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culturearsenal.
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- 2013-03-18
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