Irwin / Housel / Wisnewski X-Men and Philosophy

Astonishing Insight and Uncanny Argument in the Mutant X-Verse
1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-470-73036-2
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 272 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series

X-Men is one of the most popular comic book franchisesever, with successful spin-offs that include several feature films,cartoon series, bestselling video games, and merchandise. This isthe first look at the deeper issues of the X-Men universe and thechoices facing its powerful "mutants," such as identity, humanethics versus mutant morality, and self-sacrifice.
J. Jeremy Wisnewski (Oneonta, NY) is Assistant Professor ofPhilosophy at Hartwick College and the editor of Family Guy andPhilosophy (978-1-4051-6316-3) and The Office and Philosophy(978-1-4051-7555-5). Rebecca Housel (Rochester, NY) is a professorat Rochester Institute of Technology, where she teaches aboutwriting and pop culture. For William Irwin's biography, please seebelow.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Irwin, William

Housel, Rebecca

Wisnewski, J. Jeremy

Inhaltsverzeichnis

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: Superheroic Thanks to X-tra Special Humans andMutants Alike! xi
Introduction: You Are About to Embark on an X-perience with"the Strangest Heroes of All" 1
X1: ORIGINS
THE X-FACTOR IN THE EXISTENTIAL
1. The Lure of the Normal: Who Wouldn't Want to Be aMutant? 5
Patrick D. Hopkins
2. Amnesia, Personal Identity, and the Many Lives of Wolverine17
Jason Southworth
3. Is Suicide Always Immoral? Jean Grey, Immanuel Kant, and TheDark Phoenix Saga 27
Mark D. White
4. X-istential X-Men: Jews, Supermen, and the Literature ofStruggle 38
Jesse Kavadlo
X2: EVOLUTION
CONSCIOUSNESS, CONSCIENCE, AND CURE
5. Mad Genetics: The Sinister Side of Biological Mastery53
Andrew Burnett
6. Layla Miller Knows Stuff: How a Butterfly Can Shoulder theWorld 66
George A. Dunn
7. X-Women and X-istence 85
Rebecca Housel
8. Mutant Rights, Torture, and X-perimentation 99
Cynthia McWilliams
9. When You Know You're Just a Comic Book Character:Deadpool 107
Joseph J. Darowski
X3: UNITED
HUMAN ETHICS AND MUTANT MORALITY IN THE X-VERSE
10. Magneto, Mutation, and Morality 125
Richard Davis
11. Professor X Wants You 140
Christopher Robichaud
12. Dirty Hands and Dirty Minds: The Ethics of Mind Reading andMindwriting 153
Andrew Terjesen
13. The Mutant Cure or Social Change: Debating Disability170
Ramona Ilea
14. Mutants and the Metaphysics of Race 183
Jeremy Pierce
X4: TH E LAST STAND
WAR, TECHNOLOGY, DEATH, AND MUTANTKIND
15. Mutant Phenomenology 197
J. Jeremy Wisnewski
16. War and Peace, Power and Faith 209
Katherine E. Kirby
17. High-Tech Mythology in X-Men 223
George Teschner
CONTRIBUTORS: And Now, We'd Like to Introduce the X-Perts:Ladies and Gentlemen, the Amazing, Astonishing, Uncanny, UltimateAuthors from Xavier's School for Gifted Philosophers! 236
INDEX 241

Über Autor(innen)

Rebecca Housel is a professor of pop culture, creative writing, and medical humanities at Rochester Institute of Technology and contributed to Monty Python and Philosophy.
J. JEREMY WISNEWSKI is an assistant professor of philosophy at Hartwick College and the editor of Family Guy and Philosophy and The Office and Philosophy.
William Irwin is a professor of philosophy at King's College. He originated the philosophy and popular culture genre of books as coeditor of the bestselling The Simpsons and Philosophy and has overseen recent titles, including Batman and Philosophy, House and Philosophy, and Watchmen and Philosophy.