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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... moral responsibility coupled with clear recognition of the ethical demands made on the self by the other . -- This ... moral law . To perform our duty , to act as we ought for the sake of the moral law , and not simply for some desired ...
... moral worth of rational , ethical behaviour . All material motives are to be abandoned in the quest for unconditioned moral worth : Where then can this worth be found if we are not to find it in the will's relation to the effect hoped ...
... moral right to intervene in another's affairs by virtue of perceived moral superiority and overwhelming force ? Aeon Skoble makes this point in connection with Frank Miller's Dark Knight revision of the Batman : For Batman , the ...
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Myth and Imagination | 1 |
Heroes and Otherness | 23 |
With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility | 63 |
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