[Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture 18] • Iron Man and Philosophy by Irwin, William -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series Title Page Copyright Page Introduction PART ONE - THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF TONY STARK

Chapter 1 - THE STARK MADNESS OF TECHNOLOGY

“A Heart of Gold and an Appearance to Match” “Masters of Nature” It’s Not All in the Hardware The Heroism of Generosity “The Body Is Wrong” “How Many Have Drawn Blood with My Sword?” Jet Boots and Clay Feet

Chapter 2 - THE TECHNOLOGICAL SUBVERSION OF TECHNOLOGY: TONY STARK, HEIDEGGER, ...

Got to Get Away: Engineering Escape What Makes It Tick? Questioning Technology with Stark and Heidegger We Can Build You: The Causes of Iron Man Look Out Beyond! The Dangers of Technology Suiting Up: Making Power Responsible This Means You: Deciding to Become Iron Man The Face Shield Is a Mirror: Iron Man and You

Chapter 3 - THE LITERAL MAKING OF A SUPERHERO

Iron Man as Realistic? Have You Seen This Movie?! Really Cool Toys: Nanotechnology and the Making of a Hero Iron Man, This Is Nanoethics; Nanoethics, Meet Iron Man Enter the Precautionary Principle So, That’s It? No Solution?

PART TWO - WEARING THE ARMOR RESPONSIBLY

Chapter 4 - CAN IRON MAN ATONE FOR TONY STARK’S WRONGS?

Distinctions with a Difference To Act or Not to Act, That Is the Question Time to Claim Responsibility Blame and Wrongdoing Sometimes “I’ m Sorry” Just Isn’t Enough Atonement Ain’t Easy The Guilt Never Goes Away

Chapter 5 - DID IRON MAN KILL CAPTAIN AMERICA?

Sometimes It Sucks to Be Tony Stark What If He Had Just Stayed Home and Polished His Armor? Tragic Dilemmas, the Superhero’s Stock in Trade So, Did Tony Kill Cap? Why, Tony, Why? More Props for Tony The Hero’s Responsibility

Chapter 6 - FATE AT THE BOTTOM OF A BOTTLE: ALCOHOL AND TONY STARK

Smart Guy, Bad Choices “Cause”—That’s Why! Blaming the Disease Choice and Responsibility Is He or Isn’t He? Drying Out

PART THREE - THE IRON AGE: TONY STARK’S ROLE IN SOCIETY

Chapter 7 - TONY STARK AND “THE GOSPEL OF WEALTH”

The Gospel of Andrew Carnegie: Why Tony Stark Knows Best Are the Rich Really Different from Us? The Gospel of Intellect Better Judgment? Have You Met Tony Stark? The Best Defense against the Misuse of Technology Civil Wars, Secret Invasions, and the Fall of Iron Man The Invisible Power Gauntlet of Adam Smith Another Reason to Give Back Tony Learns His Lesson?

Chapter 8 - ™ AND © STARK INDUSTRIES: IRON MAN AND PROPERTY RIGHTS

Tony’s Best Toy Owning Ideas and IDs Stealing Tony’s Stuff Putting a Locke on the Armor I Am/Own Iron Man Selling Ol’ Shellhead

Chapter 9 - TONY STARK, PHILOSOPHER KING OF THE FUTURE?

Is All That Glitters Gold? Superheroes Rule—but Should They? “Tony Stark makes you feel, he’s a cool exec with a heart of steel” Philosopher King or Puppet Master? Tony Knows Armor, Tony Knows Women, Tony Doesn’t Know Diddley Over Four Thousand Words to Say No

PART FOUR - THE MIND INSIDE THE IRON MAN

Chapter 10 - IRON MAN IN A CHINESE ROOM: DOES LIVING ARMOR THINK?

Of Blenders, Toasters, and Living Armor Functionalism, or If It Walks Like a Robot . . . Look Out, Tony—Intelligent Earthworms! As If! The Attack of the Chinese Room

Chapter 11 - FLEXING HIS INTELLIGENCE: TONY STARK’S BRAINY BRAWN

Never Mind the Armor Separation Anxieties Things Left Unsaid (Artificial) Intelligence Putting One’s Mind into a Body

Chapter 12 - DOES TONY STARK HAVE AN IRON WILL?

The Akratic Avenger Enter the Searle What Happens in the Gap Stays in the Gap Saving Weakness of Will Super-strength . . . of Will Amazing and Inspiring

PART FIVE - THE VIRTUE OF AN AVENGER

Chapter 13 - DOES TONY STARK USE A MORAL COMPASS?

Does Tony’s Moral Compass Point to the Greater Good? Does Tony’s Moral Compass Point to Duty? Finding Tony’s Moral Compass in Emotion Tony’s Moral Compass Found! Can You Find Your Moral Compass?

Chapter 14 - FLAWED HEROES AND COURAGEOUS VILLAINS: PLATO, ARISTOTLE, AND IRON ...

Iron Man vs. Tony Stark Virtues Unite! We’re Gonna Need Doctor Doom’s Time Cube for This Speaking of Doctor Doom Plato Strikes Back The Return of UVT, Part One Ask Aristotle The Return of UVT, Part Two Enough with the Ancients The Return of UVT−the Final Countdown Relax, Tony—You’re Safe!

Chapter 15 - “I HAVE A GOOD LIFE”: IRON MAN AND THE AVENGER SCHOOL OF VIRTUE

The Good Life The Avenger Community of Virtue Instructing the Armor: Training in Virtue and Friendship Self-Sacrifice and the Life of an Avenger Here Lies an Avenger

PART SIX - WHAT IT MEANS TO BE AN IRON MAN

Chapter 16 - IRON MAN AND THE PROBLEM OF PROGRESS

The Problem of Progress Embracing Imperfection The Flawed Hero The Road to Hell Iron Man’s Armor as Metaphor Franken-Stark

Chapter 17 - ENGENDERING JUSTICE IN IRON MAN

Superheroes and Philosophers Back to Butler Iron Man’s Hard Women Wait . . . There’s More! Iron Man: The End

Chapter 18 - IRON MAN’S TRANSCENDENT CHALLENGE

It’s the Thought That Counts The Flight of Iron Man Is Iron Man a Cipher of Transcendence? The Paradoxes of Betrayal and Sacrifice And the Truth Is . . .

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