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A review by wadebearden
Superheroes and Philosophy: Truth, Justice, and the Socratic Way by
4.0
This was an interesting read. I would have to argue that the main subject of this book is not necessarily superheroes, but instead philosophy with superheroes serving as illustrations.
I especially liked the section dealing with morality. A number of deep philosophical questions were discussed. What is morality? What does it mean to be moral? Why should one be "good?" It all boils down to this: if we are just mere products of a number of random chemical or natural reactions, then there really is no such thing as true morality. The only reason to do what we as humans perceive to be "good" is for pleasure or enjoyment. When those things are taken away then there really is no reason to do "good" at all.
This all however, changes when we bring the belief in a gracious and merciful creator into the mix. Then the decisions that we make here on earth carry for more weight than they would from any naturalistic perspective.
This from a book about superheroes. Who would have thunk it?
I especially liked the section dealing with morality. A number of deep philosophical questions were discussed. What is morality? What does it mean to be moral? Why should one be "good?" It all boils down to this: if we are just mere products of a number of random chemical or natural reactions, then there really is no such thing as true morality. The only reason to do what we as humans perceive to be "good" is for pleasure or enjoyment. When those things are taken away then there really is no reason to do "good" at all.
This all however, changes when we bring the belief in a gracious and merciful creator into the mix. Then the decisions that we make here on earth carry for more weight than they would from any naturalistic perspective.
This from a book about superheroes. Who would have thunk it?