![]() ![]() We adults ignore comics to our own intellectual peril. ![]() This great new book makes it clear how superheroes can help us think about some of the most important ideas we’ll ever confront. Cook, author, The Art of Comics: A Philosophical Approach “From the earliest issues of the original Superman and Batman adventures, the writers of superhero comics have been doing philosophy. Gavaler and Goldberg’s book should be required reading both for philosophers and for fans of comics interested in how philosophy is done.”-Roy T. Coogan, author, Superhero: The Secret Origin of a Genre “ Superhero Thought Experiments presents a novel perspective on both comics and philosophy, arguing that superhero comics provide a rich source of philosophical thought experiments. ![]() And philosophers will look back on Superhero Thought Experiments and see the laboratory where they gained their mental powers.”-Peter M. ![]() Superhero fans will find they’ve transformed, changed into philosophizers who understand something deeper about the world. “Truly amazing! In a titanic team-up, Gavaler and Goldberg provide a secret origin for superhero fans and philosophers of the future (who may be the same people). ![]()
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