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Superhero Thought Experiments : Comic Book Philosophy by Chris Gavaler; Nathaniel Jason Goldberg is a social science available to read on EtoBox.
What is Superhero Thought Experiments : Comic Book Philosophy about?
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 young) readers—and indirectly on consumers of
Who reads Superhero Thought Experiments : Comic Book Philosophy?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Chris Gavaler; Nathaniel Jason Goldberg
- Publisher
- University of Iowa Press
- Published
- 2019
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781609386566
- Category
- social science
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Philosophy, Science
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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