Heroes and VillainsHercules, Jesus, James Bond, Luke Skywalker, Gandalf, Frodo, Harry Potter, Buffy Summers, Spiderman, Batman, Captain Kirk, Dr. Who, Darth Vader, Sauron, Voldemort, Lex Luthor, Dr. Doom, the Daleks, the Borg. Almost anybody living in the developed West would be able to group these individuals into two camps: the heroes and the villains. However, what criteria they may use to do this is less clear. Mike Alsford introduces us to a range of heroic and villainous archetypes on a journey through film, television, comic books, and literature. On the way, he addresses questions such as: What is a true hero? What is a true villain? Have we misunderstood these terms? What kind of societal values do our mythical heroes and villains represent? In trying to understand the extremes of hero and villain we are made more aware of our own ethical standards and given a space in which to explore contemporary concerns over notions of right and wrong, good and bad. |
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... mean . While there are many valuable and insightful things that may be said about being human none of them ever ... means to be human is both necessary and fraught with danger . It is necessary if we wish to establish , however vaguely ...
... mean . While there are many valuable and insightful things that may be said about being human none of them ever ... means to be human is both necessary and fraught with danger . It is necessary if we wish to establish , however vaguely ...
... means that forms the foundation of what Kant refers to as the ' Kingdom of ends ' . A rational being is a member of this Kingdom when they subject themselves to the very laws they seek to establish . This idea finds its most celebrated ...
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Myth and Imagination | 1 |
Heroes and Otherness | 23 |
With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility | 63 |
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