Superhero Thought Experiments: Comic Book Philosophy

by Chris Gavaler and Nathaniel Goldberg

Examining the deep philosophical topics addressed in superhero comics, authors Gavaler and Goldberg read plot lines for the complex thought experiments they contain and analyze their implications as if the comic authors were philosophers. Reading superhero comic books through a philosophical lens reveals how they experiment with complex issues of morality, metaphysics, meaning, and medium. Given comics' ubiquity and influence directly on (especially...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1609386558
• ISBN13: 9781609386559
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: University of Iowa Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"