Heroes and VillainsHercules, James Bond, Luke Skywalker, Harry Potter, Buffy Summers, Spiderman, Dr Who, Darth Vader, Voldemort. Almost anybody living within the developed West would be able to group these individuals into two camps: the heroes and the villains. However, what criteria they might use to do this is less clear. Mike Alsford introduces us to a whole range of heroic and villainous archetypes on a journey through film, television, comic and literature. 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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At a moment in history when natural science was in the ascendant and
confidence in the experimental method pioneered by Francis Bacon was riding
high, Hume threw a sceptical spanner in the works by arguing that the so-called
laws of ...
At a moment in history when natural science was in the ascendant and
confidence in the experimental method pioneered by Francis Bacon was riding
high, Hume threw a sceptical spanner in the works by arguing that the so-called
laws of ...
Page 57
I wonder how often two parents stage the Superman/Batman struggle as one
argues for the deployment of parental power only as sanctioned and requested
by the child, while the other argues that it is in the child's best interest to be
helped in ...
I wonder how often two parents stage the Superman/Batman struggle as one
argues for the deployment of parental power only as sanctioned and requested
by the child, while the other argues that it is in the child's best interest to be
helped in ...
Page 95
The so- called free will defence broadly argues that even God could not enforce
good behaviour upon human beings without compromising their very humanity.
Immanuel Kant argues that ethical judgements are the product of the free
exercise ...
The so- called free will defence broadly argues that even God could not enforce
good behaviour upon human beings without compromising their very humanity.
Immanuel Kant argues that ethical judgements are the product of the free
exercise ...
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Contents
Heroes and Otherness | 23 |
With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility | 63 |
Villains Monsters and Evil Masterminds | 95 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Heroes and Villains |
| Author | Mike Alsford |
| Publisher | Darton, Longman & Todd, 2006 |
| ISBN | 0232525730, 9780232525731 |
| Length | 158 pages |
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