Superheroes and Philosophy
Subtitle: Truth, Justice, and the Socratic Way (Popular Culture and Philosophy)
Contributors: Tom Morris (Editor); Matt Morris (Editor)
Publisher: Open Court
Published: May 10, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 300
ISBN-13: 9780812695731
Subjects: Popular Culture - General; History & Surveys - Modern; Fantasy; Graphic Literature; Metaethics; Moral and ethical aspects; Comics & Graphic Novels; Philosophy; Heroes in literature; Graphic Novels - Superheroes; Good & Evil; Social Science / Popular Culture; Comic books, strips, etc; Ethics & Moral Philosophy; Comic books, strips, etc.
First sentence: Superman, the grandfather of all superheroes, is a cultural institution.