LEADER 04107nam 2200625 450 001 9910138964003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-118-61925-0 010 $a1-118-61935-8 010 $a1-118-61924-2 035 $a(CKB)2550000001189663 035 $a(EBL)1597378 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001108926 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11700778 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001108926 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11103847 035 $a(PQKB)11733752 035 $a(OCoLC)874150342 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1597378 035 $a(DLC) 2014007521 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1597378 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10829268 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL568588 035 $a(OCoLC)868491292 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001189663 100 $a20140129h20142014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe virtues of Captain America $emodern-day lessons on character from a World War II superhero /$fMark D. White 210 1$aChichester, England :$cWiley-Blackwell,$d2014. 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (252 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-118-61926-9 311 $a1-306-37337-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThe Virtues of Captain America: Modern-Day Lessons on Character from a World War II Superhero; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Acknowledgments; Notes on Source Material; About the Author; 1 Superhuman Ethics Class; Utilitarianism; Deontology; A Civil War ... of Ethics!; Virtue Ethics; Virtuous Deontology ... No, Deontological Virtue ... Maybe "Deontovirtue"?; Notes; 2 Captain America as a Moral Exemplar; Can a Fictional Character Be a Moral Exemplar?; Aren't Fictional Characters Liable to Be Perfect?; Fifty Years, Dozens of Writers ... One Captain America?; Notes; 3 Five Basic Virtues; Courage 327 $aHumility Righteous Indignation; Sacrifice and Responsibility; Perseverance; Notes; 4 Honor and Integrity; The Honor of Captain America; External Honor as Respect; Internal Honor as Integrity; Principle and Compromise; Duty and Sacrifice (Again); Notes; 5 Judgment; Making the Hard Decisions; Whose Right Answer?; Tragic Dilemmas and How to Avoid Them; "Black-and-White" or Red, White, and Blue? When Judgment Evolves; Hitting the Threshold; Notes; 6 Principle and Politics; Patriotism: The Captain and America; Cosmopolitanism; The American Dream Versus the American Reality 327 $a"I' m a Hero, Not a Politician!"Principle over Politics; Captain America in (Principled) Action; Secret Empire/Nomad; The Captain; Civil War; Notes; 7 Can Captain America Help Us Achieve Greater Unity and Civility?; The "Divided States of America," Then and Now; The Three Core American Ideals; Justice; Equality; Liberty; Debating What We Disagree On While Recognizing What We Share; Now It's Our Turn; Notes; Appendix: Why are There Seven Volumes of Captain America and Five Volumes of Avengers ?; Notes; References; Notes; Index 330 $aThe first look at the philosophy behind the Captain America comics and movies, publishing in advance of the movie release of Captain America: The Winter Soldier in April 2014. In The Virtues of Captain America, philosopher and long-time comics fan Mark D. White argues that the core principles, compassion, and judgment exhibited by the 1940's comic book character Captain America remain relevant to the modern world. Simply put, ""Cap"" embodies many of the classical virtues that have been important to us since the days of the ancient Greeks: honesty, courage, loyalty 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xSocial aspects$zUnited States 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945$xSocial aspects 676 $a940.5308996073 700 $aWhite$b Mark D.$f1971-$0948308 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910138964003321 996 $aThe virtues of Captain America$92143378 997 $aUNINA