Iron Man and philosophy : facing the Stark reality /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Hoboken, N.J. :
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,
[2010]
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| Series: | Blackwell philosophy and popculture series.
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Table of 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.