Wonder Woman and Philosophy: The Amazonian Mystique explores a wide range of philosophical questions surrounding the most popular female superhero of all time, from her creation as feminist propaganda during World War II up to the first female lead in the blockbuster DC movie-franchise.
- The first book dedicated to the philosophical questions raised by the complex and enduringly iconic super-heroine
- Fighting fascism with feminism since 1941, considers the power of Wonder Woman as an exploration of gender identity and also that of the human condition – what limits us and what we can overcome
- Confronts the ambiguities of Wonder Woman, from her roles as a feminist cause and fully empowered woman, to her objectification as sexual fantasy
- Topics explored include origin stories and identity, propaganda and art, altruism and the ethics of care, Amazonians as transhumanists, eroticism and graphic novels, the crafting of a heroine, domination, relationships, the ethics of killing and torture, and many more.
| Contributors: The Myndi Mayer Foundation |
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| Acknowledgments |
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| Introduction: In and For a World of Ordinary Mortals |
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| Part I: You Are a Wonder Woman |
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1 Becoming a (Wonder) Woman: Feminism, Nationalism, and the Ambiguity of Female Identity |
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2 The God of War is Wearing What? Gender in the New 52 |
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3 Wonder Woman vs. Harley Quinn: The Paradox of the Moral Hero |
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4 Great Hera! Considering Wonder Woman's Super Heroism |
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| Part II: Dispatches from Man's World |
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5 Wonder Woman: Feminist Faux Pas? |
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6 Feminist Symbol or Fetish? Zizek, Wonder Woman, and Final Crisis |
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7 When Clark Met Diana: Friendship and Romance in Comics |
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| Part III: When I Deal with Them, I Deal with Them |
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8 Bound to Face the Truth: The Ethics of Using Wonder Woman's Lasso |
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9 "What I Had to Do": The Ethics of Wonder Woman's Execution of Maxwell Lord |
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10 Can a Warrior Care? Wonder Woman and the Improbable Intersection of Care Ethics and Bushido |
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11 Wonder Woman: Saving Lives through Just Torture? |
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12 Wonder Woman Winning with Words: A Paragon of Wisdom, Disarming Threats One at a Time... |
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| Part IV: God(s), Country, Sorority |
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13 Wonder Woman, Worship, and Gods Almighty: Purpose in Submission to Loving Authority |
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14 Merciful Minerva in a Modern Metropolis |
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15 Wonder Woman and Patriarchy: From Themyscira's Amazons to Wittig's Guerrilleres |
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| Part V: Tying Up Loose Ends |
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17 Loving Lassos: Wonder Woman, Kink, and Care |
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18 Golden Lassos and Logical Paradoxes |
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Jacob M. Held is Associate Professor of Philosophy in the Department of Philosophy and Religion, and Director of the UCA Core at the University of Central Arkansas. He is editor of Stephen King and Philosophy [ 2016], Roald Dahl and Philosophy: A Little Nonsense Now and Then ... [ 2014], Dr. Seuss and Philosophy: Oh, the Thinks you can Think! [ 2011] and co-editor of The Philosophy of Pornography: Contemporary Perspectives [ 2014], Terry Pratchett and Philosophy (2014), and James Bond and Philosophy [ 2006].
William Irwin (series editor) is Herve A. LeBlanc Distinguished Service Professor and Chair of Philosophy at King's College in Pennsylvania and is the author of The Free Market Existentialist. Irwin originated the philosophy and popular culture genre of books with Seinfeld and Philosophy in 1999 and has overseen recent titles including House of Cards and Philosophy, Game of Thrones and Philosophy, and Ultimate Star Wars and Philosophy.
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