Picture 1 of 2
Batman and Philosophy: The Dark Knight of the Soul - Paperback - GOOD
Condition:
Postage:
Located in: Somerset, New Jersey, United States
Delivery:
Estimated between Tue, 28 May and Sat, 1 Jun to 43230
Returns:
Coverage:
Read item description or contact seller for details. See all detailsSee all details on coverage
(Not eligible for eBay purchase protection programmes)
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:404971021093
Item specifics
- Condition
- Brand
- Unbranded
- MPN
- Does not apply
- ISBN
- 9780470270301
- Book Title
- Batman and Philosophy : the Dark Knight of the Soul
- Item Length
- 8.9in
- Publisher
- Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
- Publication Year
- 2008
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.5in
- Genre
- Literary Criticism, Philosophy
- Topic
- General, Comics & Graphic Novels
- Item Width
- 5.9in
- Item Weight
- 14.4 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 304 Pages
About this product
Product Information
Being a crime fighting superhero is a tough job and it comes with no shortage of social and moral responsibilities.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-10
0470270306
ISBN-13
9780470270301
eBay Product ID (ePID)
64379028
Product Key Features
Book Title
Batman and Philosophy : the Dark Knight of the Soul
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
General, Comics & Graphic Novels
Publication Year
2008
Genre
Literary Criticism, Philosophy
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.9in
Item Height
0.5in
Item Width
5.9in
Item Weight
14.4 Oz
Additional Product Features
Series Volume Number
2
Lc Classification Number
Pn1992.77
Reviews
In this, the latest in Wiley's Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture series ( South Park and Philosophy , The Office and... , Metallica and... ), editors White and Arp assert upfront, and without qualification (apparently, that's the contributors' job), their belief that Batman is "the most complex character ever to appear in comic books and graphic novels." Exploring certain works that have broadened the philosophical undercurrents of the Batman mythos (Frank Miller's Batman: Year One and The Dark Knight Returns are cited often, but rarely the new movies), a raft of professors, students and PhD candidates paint Bruce Wayne's choices as, most often, either utilitarian or deontological, with basic descriptions of these systems helpfully provided for the novice. A few contributions broaden the discussion beyond the well-worn (origin stories of Batman and foes, etc.); casting butler Alfred as Kierkegaard's "knight of faith" to Batman's "knight of infinite resignation," contributor Christopher M. Drohan actually gets close to the archetypal sources that keep the serialized exploits of Batman and other comic heroes from getting stale. Unfortunately, most of these essays get old fast. (July) ( Publishers Weekly , July 28, 2008)
Table of Content
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: The Oscar Speech George Clooney Never Got to Make ix Introduction: Riddle Me This . . . 1 PART ONE DOES THE DARK KNIGHT ALWAYS DO RIGHT? 1 Why Doesn't Batman Kill the Joker? 5 Mark D. White 2 Is It Right to Make a Robin? 17 James DiGiovanna 3 Batman's Virtuous Hatred 28 Stephen Kershnar PART TWO LAW, JUSTICE, AN D THE SOCIAL ORDER: WHERE DOES BATMAN FIT IN? 4 No Man's Land : Social Order in Gotham City and New Orleans 41 Brett Chandler Patterson 5 Governing Gotham 55 Tony Spanakos 6 The Joker's Wild: Can We Hold the Clown Prince Morally Responsible? 70 Christopher Robichaud PART THREE ORIGINS AND ETHICS: BECOMING THE CAPED CRUSADER 7 Batman's Promise 85 Randall M. Jensen 8 Should Bruce Wayne Have Become Batman? 101 Mahesh Ananth and Ben Dixon 9 What Would Batman Do? Bruce Wayne as Moral Exemplar 114 Ryan Indy Rhodes and David Kyle Johnson PART FOUR WHO IS THE BATMAN? (IS THAT A TRICK QUESTION?) 10 Under the Mask: How Any Person Can Become Batman 129 Sarah K. Donovan and Nicholas P. Richardson 11 Could Batman Have Been the Joker? 142 Sam Cowling and Chris Ragg 12 Batman's Identity Crisis and Wittgenstein's Family Resemblance 156 Jason Southworth 13 What Is It Like to Be a Batman? 167 Ron Novy PART FIVE BEING THE BAT: INSIGHTS FROM EXISTENTIALISM AND TAOISM 14 Alfred, the Dark Knight of Faith: Batman and Kierkegaard 183 Christopher M. Drohan 15 Dark Nights and the Call of Conscience 198 Jason J. Howard 16 Batman's Confrontation with Death, Angst, and Freedom 212 David M. Hart PART SIX FRIEND, FATHER, . . . RIVAL? TH E MANY ROLES OF THE BAT 17 Why Batman Is Better Than Superman 227 Galen Foresman 18 World's Finest . . . Friends? Batman,Superman, and the Nature of Friendship 239 Daniel P. Malloy 19 Leaving the Shadow of the Bat: Aristotle, Kant, and Dick Grayson on Moral Education 254 Carsten Fogh Nielsen 20 The Tao of the Bat 267 Bat-Tzu CONTRIBUTORS : The Clown Princes (and Princess) of Casuistry and Categorical Imperatives 279 INDEX : From the Secret Files of Oracle, Master Indexer to the DCU 285
Copyright Date
2008
Lccn
2008-016841
Dewey Decimal
741.5/973
Intended Audience
Trade
Series
The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Ser.
Dewey Edition
22
Item description from the seller
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:404971021093
Postage and handling
Item location:
Somerset, New Jersey, United States
Post to:
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan Republic, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde Islands, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon Republic, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Croatia, Republic of the Congo, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City State, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, Western Samoa, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Excludes:
Barbados, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Guadeloupe, Libya, Martinique, New Caledonia, Reunion, Russian Federation, Ukraine, Venezuela
| Postage and handling | To | Service | Delivery*See Delivery notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| US $8.88 (approx S$ 11.99) | United States | Expedited Postage (USPS Priority Mail®) | Estimated between Tue, 28 May and Sat, 1 Jun to 43230 |
| US $6.13 (approx S$ 8.27) | United States | Economy Postage (USPS Media MailTM) | Estimated between Wed, 29 May and Mon, 3 Jun to 43230 |
| US $7.93 (approx S$ 10.70) | United States | Standard Postage (USPS First Class®) | Estimated between Tue, 28 May and Sat, 1 Jun to 43230 |
| Handling time |
|---|
| Will usually post within 2 business days of receiving cleared payment. |
| Taxes |
|---|
| Taxes may be applicable at checkout. Learn moreLearn more about paying tax on eBay purchases. |
Sales Tax for an item #404971021093
Sales Tax for an item #404971021093
Seller collects sales tax for items shipped to the following states:
| State | Sales Tax Rate |
|---|
Return policy
| After receiving the item, contact seller within | Refund will be given as |
|---|---|
| 30 days after the buyer receives it | Money Back |
The buyer is responsible for return postage costs.
Seller feedback (21)
o***o (437)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past month
Verified purchase
Great Seller, AAA++++++++
a***u (9)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past month
Verified purchase
thanks
p***r (668)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past 6 months
Verified purchase
Incredible packaging