A Philosopher reads Marvel Comics' Civil War : exploring the moral judgement of Captain America, Iron Man, and Spider Man / Mark D. White.

We love to see superheroes fight, whether to protect innocent people from supervillains or to save the world. But superheroes also fight each other, and if we can look past the energy blasts and earth-shattering punches, we can find serious disagreements over principles and ethics. This was certainl...

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Main Author: White, Mark D.
Language:English
Published: United Kingdom : Ockham Publishing, 2016.
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Physical Description:216 pages ; 23 cm
Variant Title:
Marvel Comics' Civil War
Format: Book

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