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Iron Man and philosophy : facing the Stark reality - Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, 2010 - vii, 280 páginas - The Blackwell philosophy and pop culture series .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

PART I: THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF TONY STARK |
1. The stark madness of technology |
2. The technological subversion of technology: Tony Stark, Heidegger, and the subject of resistance |
3. The literal making of a superhero |
PART II: WEARING THE ARMOR RESPONSIBLY |
4. Can Iron Man atone for Tony Stark's wrongs? |
5. Did Iron Man kill Captain America? |
6. Fate at the bottom of a bottle: alcohol and Tony Stark |
PART III: THE IRON AGE: TONY STARK'S ROLE IN SOCIETY |
7. Tony Stark and "the gospel of wealth" |
8. [Tradmark symbol] and [copyright symbol] Stark industries: Iron Man and property rights |
9. Tony Stark, philosopher king of the future? |
PART IV: THE MIND INSIDE THE IRON MAN |
10. Iron Man in a Chinese room: does living armor think? |
11. Flexing his intelligence: Tony Stark's brainy brawn |
12. Does Tony Stark have an iron will? |
PART V: THE VIRTUE OF AN AVENGER |
13. Does tony stark use a moral compass |
14. Flawed heroes and courageous villains: Plato, Aristotle, and Iron Man on the unity of the virtues |
15. "I have a good life": Iron Man and the avenger school of virtue |
PART VI: WHAT IT MEANS TO BE AN IRON MAN |
16. Iron man and the problem of progress |
17. Engendering justice in Iron Man |
18. Iron Man's transcendent challenge |


ISBN: 9780470482186 0470482184

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Películas cinematográficas de ciencia ficción --Estados Unidos
Cine--Argumentos, tramas, etc

Dewey Class. No.: 791.43 I71m