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245 00 $aWatchmen and philosophy :$ba Rorschach test /$cedited by Mark D. White.
260 $aHoboken, N.J. :$bJohn Wiley & Sons,$cc2009.
300 $aix, 227 p. ;$c23 cm.
490 1 $aBlackwell philosophy and pop culture series
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 00 $tIntroduction: A Rorschach test --$tThe politics of power : who watches the watchmen? --$tThe superman exists, and he's American : morality in the face of absolute power /$rChristopher Robichaud --$tCan we steer this rudderless world? Kant, Rorschach, retributivism, and honor /$rJacob M. Held --$tSuper-vigilantes and the Keene Act /$rTony Spanakos --$tSuperheroes and supermen : finding Nietzsche's übermensch in Watchmen /$rJ. Keeping --$tThe Veidt plan : Watchmen and ethics --$tMeans, ends, and the critique of pure superheroes /$rJ. Robert Loftis --$tThe virtues of nite owl's potbelly /$rMark D. White --$tRorschach : when telling the truth is wrong /$rAlex Nuttall --$tThe metaphysics of Dr. Manhattan --$tDr. Manhattan, I presume? /$rJames DiGiovanna --$tA timely encounter : Dr. Manhattan and Henri Bergson /$rChristopher M. Drohan --$tFree will and foreknowledge : does Jon really know what Laurie will do next, and can she do otherwise? /$rArthur Ward --$tI'm just a puppet who can see the strings : Dr. Manhattan as a stoic sage /$rAndrew Terjesen --$tThis is not your father's comic book --$t"Why don't you go read a book or something?" Watchmen as literature /$rAaron Meskin --$tWatchwomen /$rSarah Donovan and Nick Richardson --$tHooded justice and Captain Metropolis : the ambiguously gay duo /$rRobert Arp --$tWhat's so goddamned funny? the comedian and Rorschach on life's way /$rTaneli Kukkonen.
520 1 $a"Watchmen is the most critically acclaimed graphic novel ever published and turned the world of comic superheroes on its head. This masterpiece of realistic storytelling, dialogue, and artwork, courtesy of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, raises a host of compelling philosophical questions. How do Ozymandias and Rorschach justify their actions? What are the political ramifications of the Comedian's work for the government? How do we explain the nature of Dr. Manhattan? And can a graphic novel be considered literature? Whether you're reading Watchmen for the first time or have been a fan for more than twenty years, Watchmen and Philosophy will help you read deeper into the philosophical questions and the revolutionary story that changed comic fiction forever."--Jacket.
600 10 $aMoore, Alan,$d1953-$tWatchmen.
650 0 $aComic books, strips, etc.$xMoral and ethical aspects.
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