Iron Man and philosophy facing the Stark reality / edited by Mark D. White.

Other author White, Mark D., 1971-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoHoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,
Descriptionvii, 280 p. ; 23 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
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SeriesThe Blackwell philosophy and pop culture series
Blackwell philosophy and popculture series. ^A719544
Contents Part I: The nuts and bolts of Tony Stark. The stark madness of technology / George A. Dunn -- The technological subversion of technology : Tony Stark, Heidegger, and the subject of resistance / Rocco Gangle -- The literal making of a superhero / Travis N. Rieder -- Part II: Wearing the armor responsibly. Can Iron Man atone for Tony Stark's wrongs? / Christopher Robichaud -- Did Iron Man kill Captain America? / Mark D. White -- Fate at the bottom of a bottle : alcohol and Tony Stark / Ron Novy -- Part III: The iron age : Tony Stark's role in society. Tony Stark and "the gospel of wealth" / Andrew Terjesen -- [Tradmark symbol] and [copyright symbol] Stark industries : Iron Man and property rights / Daniel P. Malloy -- Tony Stark, philosopher king of the future? / Tony Spanakos -- Part IV: The mind inside the Iron Man. Iron Man in a Chinese room : does living armor think? / Ron Novy -- Flexing his intelligence : Tony Stark's brainy brawn / Phillip S. Seng -- Does Tony Stark have an iron will? / Mark D. White -- Part V: The virtue of an avenger. Does Tony Stark use a moral compass? / Sarah K. Donovan and Nicholas P. Richardson -- Flawed heroes and courageous villains : Plato, Aristotle, and Iron Man on the unity of the virtues / Carsten Fogh Nielsen -- "I have a good life" : Iron Man and the avenger school of virtue / Stephanie Patterson and Brett Patterson -- Part VI: What it means to be an iron man. Iron Man and the problem of progress / David Valleau Curtis -- Engendering justice in Iron Man / Rebecca Housel and Gary Housel -- Iron Man's transcendent challenge / Stephen Faller.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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LCCN 2009031396
ISBN9780470482186 (pbk.)
ISBN0470482184

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