{"product_id":"x-men-and-philosophy-astonishing-insight-and-uncanny-argument-in-the-mutant-x-verse-paperback-softback-9780470413401","title":"X-Men and Philosophy; Astonishing Insight and Uncanny Argument in the Mutant X-Verse (Paperback \/ softback) 9780470413401","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eX-Men and Philosophy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAstonishing Insight and Uncanny Argument in the Mutant X-Verse\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWilliam Irwin (Edited by), W Irwin (Author), Rebecca Housel (Edited by), J. Jeremy Wisnewski (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780470413401, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 20 March 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e272 pages, Photos: 7 B\u0026amp;W, 0 Color; Drawings: 1 B\u0026amp;W, 0 Color\u003cbr\u003e23 x 15.3 x 1.8 cm, 0.363 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eX-Men\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the most popular comic book franchises ever, with successful spin-offs that include several feature films, cartoon series, bestselling video games, and merchandise. This is the first look at the deeper issues of the X-Men universe and the choices facing its powerful \"mutants,\" such as identity, human ethics versus mutant morality, and self-sacrifice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJ. Jeremy Wisnewski (Oneonta, NY) is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Hartwick College and the editor of Family Guy and Philosophy (978-1-4051-6316-3) and The Office and Philosophy (978-1-4051-7555-5). Rebecca Housel (Rochester, NY) is a professor at Rochester Institute of Technology, where she teaches about writing and pop culture. For William Irwin's biography, please see below.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eACKNOWLEDGMENTS: Superheroic Thanks to X-tra Special Humans and Mutants Alike! xi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: You Are About to Embark on an X-perience with “the Strangest Heroes of All” 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eX1: ORIGINS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE X-FACTOR IN THE EXISTENTIAL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. The Lure of the Normal: Who Wouldn’t Want to Be a Mutant? 5\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePatrick D. Hopkins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Amnesia, Personal Identity, and the Many Lives of Wolverine 17\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJason Southworth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Is Suicide Always Immoral? Jean Grey, Immanuel Kant, and The Dark Phoenix Saga 27\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMark D. White\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. X-istential X-Men: Jews, Supermen, and the Literature of Struggle 38\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJesse Kavadlo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eX2: EVOLUTION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCONSCIOUSNESS, CONSCIENCE, AND CURE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Mad Genetics: The Sinister Side of Biological Mastery 53\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAndrew Burnett\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Layla Miller Knows Stuff: How a Butterfly Can Shoulder the World 66\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGeorge A. Dunn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. X-Women and X-istence 85\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRebecca Housel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Mutant Rights, Torture, and X-perimentation 99\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCynthia McWilliams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. When You Know You’re Just a Comic Book Character: Deadpool 107\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJoseph J. Darowski\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eX3: UNITED\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHUMAN ETHICS AND MUTANT MORALITY IN THE X-VERSE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Magneto, Mutation, and Morality 125\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRichard Davis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Professor X Wants You 140\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChristopher Robichaud\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Dirty Hands and Dirty Minds: The Ethics of Mind Reading and Mindwriting 153\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAndrew Terjesen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. The Mutant Cure or Social Change: Debating Disability 170\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRamona Ilea\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Mutants and the Metaphysics of Race 183\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJeremy Pierce\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eX4: TH E LAST STAND\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWAR, TECHNOLOGY, DEATH, AND MUTANTKIND\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Mutant Phenomenology 197\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJ. Jeremy Wisnewski\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. War and Peace, Power and Faith 209\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKatherine E. Kirby\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. 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