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White, Mark D. The Virtues of Captain America: Modern-Day Lessons on Character from a World War II Superhero. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell, 2014. Added by: joachim (10/12/15, 4:24 PM) |
Resource type: Book Language: en: English ID no. (ISBN etc.): 978-1-118-61926-1 BibTeX citation key: White2014 Email resource to friend View all bibliographic details |
Categories: General Keywords: "Captain America", Ethics, Nationalism, Philosophy, Superhero, USA Creators: White Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell (Chichester) |
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In The Virtues of Captain America, philosopher and long-time comics fan Mark D. White argues that the core principles, compassion, and judgment exhibited by the 1940’s comic book character Captain America remain relevant to the modern world. Simply put, “Cap” embodies many of the classical virtues that have been important to us since the days of the ancient Greeks: honesty, courage, loyalty, perseverance, and, perhaps most importantly, honor. Full of entertaining examples from more than 50 years of comic books, White offers some serious philosophical discussions of everyone’s favorite patriot in a light-hearted and accessible way.
Table of Contents Introduction (vii) 1. Superhuman Ethics Class (1) 2. Captain America as a Moral Exemplar (25) 3. Five Basic Virtues (45) 4. Honor and Integrity (76) 5. Judgment (109) 6. Principle and Politics (143) 7. Can Captain America Help Us Achieve Greater Unity and Civility? (178) Appendix: Why Are There Seven Volumes of Captain America and Five Volumes of Avengers? (198) Added by: joachim Last edited by: joachim |
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Rez.: Alain Marciano, in: Journal of Popular Culture 42.4 (2015), S. 810–812
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