03868nam a2200409 a 4500001001200000003000800012006001900020007001500039008004100054010001700095020002500112020002700137040002100164035002100185050002600206082001800232245010900250260005400359300001500413490005800428504005100486505179000537520046702327533015202794650003802946650005802984650003103042650004403073650003003117650003503147655002903182700003303211710001703244830005403261856012603315999001703441ebr10558766CaPaEBRm        u        cr cn|||||||||111104s2012    nju     sb    001 0 eng d  z  2011043330  z9780470575604 (pbk.)  z9781118215418 (e-book)  aCaPaEBRcCaPaEBR  a(OCoLC)79589599314aPN6728.S6bS65 2012eb04a741.5/97322300aSpider-man and philosophyh[electronic resource] :bthe web of inquiry /cedited by Jonathan J. Sanford.  aHoboken, N.J. :bJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc.,c[2012]  axi, 276 p.1 aThe Blackwell philosophy and pop culture series ;v23  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.8 aMachine generated contents note: Introduction Part One. The Spectacular Life of Spider-Man? 1. Does Peter Parker Have a Good Life? Neil Mussett 2. What Price Atonement? Peter Parker and the Infinite Debt Taneli Kukkonen "My Name is Peter Parker": Unmasking the Right and the Good Mark D. White Part Two. Responsibility-Man 4. "With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility": Spider-Man, Christian Ethics, and the Problem of Evil Adam Barkman 5. Does Great Power Bring Great Responsibility? Spider-Man and the Good Samaritan J. Keeping 6. With Great Power Comes Great Culpability: How Blameworthy is Spider-Man for Uncle Ben's Death? Philip Tallon Part Three. Spider-Sense and the Self 7. Why is My Spider-Sense Tingling? Andrew Terjesen 8. Red or Black: Perception, Identity and Self Meaghan P. Godwin 9. With Great Power: Heroism, Villainy, and Bodily Transformation Mark K. Spencer Part Four. Arachnids "R" Us: Technology and the Human, All Too Human 10. Transhumanism: Or, Is It Right to Make a Spider-Man? Ron Novy 11. Maximum Clonage: What the Clone Saga Can Teach Us About Human Cloning Jason Southworth and John Timm Part Five. Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man 12. Justice versus Romantic Love: Can Spider-Man Champion Justice and Be with Mary Jane at the Same Time? Charles Taliaferro and Tricia Little 13. Friendship, and Being Spider-Man Tony Spanakos 14. Spidey's Tangled Web of Obligations: Fighting Friends and Dependents Gone Bad Christopher Robichaud Part Six. The Amazing Speaking Spider: Jokes, Stories, and the Choices We Make 15. The Quipslinger: The Morality of Spider-Man's Jokes Daniel P. Malloy 16. The Sound and Fury Behind "One More Day" Marks D. White 17. Spider-Man and the Importance of Getting Your Story Straight Jonathan J. Sanford Contributors Index.  a"Philosophy is, if Plato (428-348 BCE) can be trusted, a frenzied passion for the truth, the love of wisdom, the pursuit of answers to fundamental questions, a way of life. The authors of the chapters in this book are all philosophers, most are college professors, and all are teachers of one sort or another. We thought we'd snag a few more students into our webs while writing about our favorite wall-crawler. Sneaky of us, isn't it?"--cProvided by publisher.  aElectronic reproduction.bPalo Alto, Calif. :cebrary,d2011.nAvailable via World Wide Web.nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 0aSpider-Man (Fictitious character) 0aComic books, strips, etc.xMoral and ethical aspects. 0aSuperheroes in literature. 0aSuperhero filmsxHistory and criticism. 0aPhilosophy in literature. 0aPhilosophy in motion pictures. 7aElectronic books.2local1 aSanford, Jonathan J.,d1974-2 aebrary, Inc. 0aBlackwell philosophy and popculture series ;v23.40uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10558766zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view  c88745d88745