Watchmen and Philosophy
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Watchmen and Philosophy

A Rorschach Test

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Watchmen and Philosophy

A Rorschach Test

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Alan Moore's Watchmen is set in 1985 and chronicles the alternative history of the United States where the US edges dangerously closer to nuclear war with the Soviet Union. Within this world exists a group of crime busters, who don elaborate costumes to conceal their identity and fight crime, and an intricate plot to kill and discredit these "superheroes." Alan Moore's Watchmen popularized the graphic novel format, has been named one of Time magazine's top 100 novels, and is now being made into a highly anticipated movie adaptation. This latest book in the popular Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture series peers into Moore's deeply philosophical work to parse and deconstruct the ethical issues raised by Watchmen's costumed adventurers, their actions, and their world. From nuclear destruction to utopia, from governmental authority to human morality and social responsibility, it answers questions fans have had for years about Watchmen's ethical quandaries, themes, and characters.

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Publisher
Wiley
Year
2009
ISBN
9780470730300
Edition
1
Topic
Filosofia
Subtopic
Storia e teoria della filosofia

Table of contents

  1. The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Acknowledgements
  5. Introduction
  6. PART ONE - THE POLITICS OF POWER: WHO WATCHES THE WATCHMEN?
  7. PART TWO - THE VEIDT PLAN: WATCHMEN AND ETHICS
  8. PART THREE - THE METAPHYSICS OF DR. MANHATTAN
  9. PART FOUR - THIS IS NOT YOUR FATHER’S COMIC BOOK
  10. CONTRIBUTORS
  11. INDEX