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E-raamat: Virtues of Captain America: Modern-Day Lessons on Character from a World War II Superhero

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Original author (College of Staten Island, CUNY, USA)
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  • Ilmumisaeg: 13-Jan-2014
  • Kirjastus: Wiley-Blackwell
  • Keel: eng
  • ISBN-13: 9781118619247
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  • ISBN-13: 9781118619247
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The first look at the philosophy behind the Captain America comics and movies, publishing in advance of the movie release of Captain America: The Winter Solider in April 2014.

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.

  • Presents serious arguments on the virtues of Captain America while being written in a light-hearted and often humorous tone
  • Introduces basic concepts in moral and political philosophy to the general reader
  • Utilizes examples from 50 years of comics featuring Captain America, the Avengers, and other Marvel superheroes
  • Affirms the value of "old-fashioned" virtues for the modern world without indulging in nostalgia for times long passed
  • Reveals the importance of the sound principles that America was founded upon
  • Publishing in advance of Captain America: The Winter Soldier out in April 2014.

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And, as was the case with his previous works, this book is particularly interesting, stimulating, convincing, well-written, and well-documentedusing an incredible number of examples, illustrations and quotations from Captain Americas adventures.  (The Journal of Popular Culture, 17 August 2015)

If ever there was a need for a philosophical book on a super-hero then Captain America certainly deserves one and I think youll find this will fill you in on his motivations and his popularity and how it has been embraced in the recent films.  (SFCrowsnest, 1 May 2014)

Introduction vii
Acknowledgments xiii
Notes on Source Material xiv
About the Author xvi
1 Superhuman Ethics Class
1(24)
Utilitarianism
2(4)
Deontology
6(4)
A Civil War... of Ethics!
10(3)
Virtue Ethics
13(5)
Virtuous Deontology... No, Deontological Virtue Maybe "Deontovirtue"?
18(7)
2 Captain America as a Moral Exemplar
25(20)
Can a Fictional Character Be a Moral Exemplar?
26(3)
Aren't Fictional Characters Liable to Be Perfect?
29(5)
Fifty Years, Dozens of Writers... One Captain America?
34(11)
3 Five Basic Virtues
45(31)
Courage
46(4)
Humility
50(4)
Righteous Indignation
54(4)
Sacrifice and Responsibility
58(5)
Perseverance
63(13)
4 Honor and Integrity
76(33)
The Honor of Captain America
76(2)
External Honor as Respect
78(7)
Internal Honor as Integrity
85(3)
Principle and Compromise
88(8)
Duty and Sacrifice (Again)
96(13)
5 Judgment
109(34)
Making the Hard Decisions
110(5)
Whose Right Answer?
115(3)
Tragic Dilemmas and How to Avoid Them
118(4)
"Black-and-White" or Red, White, and Blue? When Judgment Evolves
122(9)
Hitting the Threshold
131(12)
6 Principle and Politics
143(35)
Patriotism: The Captain and America
143(3)
Cosmopolitanism
146(4)
The American Dream Versus the American Reality
150(3)
"I'm a Hero, Not a Politician!"
153(3)
Principle over Politics
156(5)
Captain America in (Principled) Action
161(17)
Secret Empire/Nomad
161(2)
The Captain
163(3)
Civil War
166(12)
7 Can Captain America Help Us Achieve Greater Unity and Civility?
178(20)
The "Divided States of America," Then and Now
178(3)
The Three Core American Ideals
181(7)
Justice
182(2)
Equality
184(2)
Liberty
186(2)
Debating What We Disagree On While Recognizing What We Share
188(10)
Now It's Our Turn
193(5)
Appendix: Why Are There Seven Volumes of Captain America and Five Volumes of Avengers? 198(4)
References 202(19)
Index 221
Mark D. White is Professor and Chair of the Department of Philosophy at the College of Staten Island/CUNY and co-editor of Batman and Philosophy.
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