Watchmen And Philosophy: A Rorschach Test (2009) - Plot & Excerpts
...I am an absolute sucker for these things. Take a piece of pop-culture, use it as a segue into a series of extremely accessible philosophy essays teaching the basics to somebody who isn't familiar with the basic concepts behind the foremost thinkers of history. A simple idea, executed well, I tend to read the series at a rate of about one a year, as I stumble on volumes which use pieces of culture I'm personally connected with as their jumping-off point.And Watchmen and... is an excellent example. Focusing on ethics, metaphysics, theories of moral development, identity and feminism, the essays read briskly and never for a moment come off as dry or sterilely academic. It's highly intelligent pub-conversation, basically, in the best possible way. Enthusiastically recommended. Découverte de la dégaine d'une partie de la philosophie anglo saxonne. On y trouve de multiples articles/chapitres écrits par des spécialistes différents. Ouvrage collectif donc. Pour la restauration et ou intégration de la pop culture comme réelle outil de compréhension et réflexion humaine. Pourquoi pas? La première partie sur Dr Manhattan et sa ou non morale est très intéressante (avec l'introduction à une idée que l'on a pas l'habitude de voir : les émotions comme moteur de notre moralité) et on aborde ensuite la conception de la morale rétributive de Rorschach : serait-il kantien? (to be continued)
What do You think about Watchmen And Philosophy: A Rorschach Test (2009)?
Helped me to much better understand the underlying ideologies that the characters represented.
—kemoorma
I just love all the books in this series; they're very well done.
—Taelaca
