About this title: Why doesn't Batman just kill the Joker and end everyone's misery? Can we hold the Joker morally responsible for his actions? Is Batman better than Superman? If everyone followed Batman's example, would Gotham be a better place? What is the Tao of the Bat? Batman is one of the most complex characters ever to appear in comic books, graphic novels, ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Date Published: 13/06/2008
ISBN-13:9780470270301ISBN:0470270306
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780470270301ISBN:0470270306
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 294 p. Blackwell Philosophy & Pop Culture. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780470270301ISBN:0470270306
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 304 pages. Batman is one of the most complex characters ever to appear in comic books. what philosophical trials does this superhero confront in order to keep gotham safe? this title explores how the dark knight grapples with ethical conundrums, moral responsibility, his identity crisis, and the moral we1ght he carries to avenge his murdered parents. (Paperback) read more
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780470270301ISBN:0470270306
Description: New. Why doesn't Batman just kill the Joker and end everyone's misery? Can we hold the Joker morally responsible for his actions? Is Batman better than Superman? If everyone followed Batman's example, would Gotham be a better place? What is the Tao o... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780470270301ISBN:0470270306
Description: New. Batman is one of the most complex characters ever to appear in comic books. What philosophical trials does this superhero confront in order to keep Gotham safe? This title explores how the Dark Knight grapples with ethical conundrums, moral responsibi... read more
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"The whole idea of putting out a book that deals with the philosophy embedded in the world of Batman might seem pretentious, but it works rather well as a whole. The book touches on questions pertaining to Batman's morality, his role in Gotham city, his relationships with his allies and enemies, and the internal dynamics of the city of Gotham itself. Some of the chapters deal solely with Batman's fictional universe as it has been presented in comics, film, and television, while others make connections between Batman's world and the real world. For example, there was a rather interesting chapter drawing parallels between a Gotham/earthquake storyline and Katrina. The different writers in the book draw from a variety of philosophical schools of thought that channel the ideas of people such as Foucault, Kierkegaard, or theories dealing with questions of morality and existentialism. And while some of the chapters in the book do read more like academic essays attempting to explain a particular philosophical theory without providing a significant analysis regarding Batman, most chapters do provide a well thought out analysis that use philosophy in a way that engages an issue and provides a discussion that doesn't get bogged down in theory. I obviously didn't agree with every argument in the book, but I thought most arguments were solid, and the book made me realize new things about Batman's mythos that I had not thought about as well as made me realize just how much complexity can exist in the character's stories. Some discussions of note from the book include whether or nor the an insane person such as the Joker can be held responsible for his actions, the question of why Batman just doesn't kill the Joker, the ethics of having a boy such as Robin fight crime, the relationship between Batman and Gotham's police, and the role that Batman's existence serves."
"This book should be renamed "Why did Batman let Robin #2 (Jason Todd) die". Almost every essay is about Jason Todd. Who cares about Jason Todd? Get over Jason Todd."
"Often reads like a tenth grade paper: In conclusion, Batman and the Joker are alike and different in many ways... But anyone who can reference Max Weber and Jim Gordon in the same sentence is a good writer by my standards."
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