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Index
Cover
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Which Batman?
PART I: What Batman Tries to Do—and How He Might Do It Better
1 Utilitarianism and the Mission
Utilitarianism: Bentham, Mill, and … Wayne?
Not as Simple as It Seems
2 Limitations of the Mission
The Dark Utilitarian
Fighting Crime and Only Fighting Crime
What about Vengeance and Justice?
Sticking to Gotham City
The Futility of the Bat
3 Trade‐Offs within the Mission
Holy Decisions, Batman!
The Partiality of the Bat
Save Rather Than Chase … No Matter Who Needs Saving
Save Everybody … Even Those Who Would Kill?
The Problem of the Robins
4 The Value and Meaning of the Bat
Is Being Batman the Best He Can Do?
But Is Batman Good for Gotham?
Is Batman … Happy?
What Being Batman Means … to Batman
Intermezzo
PART II: What Batman Is Willing to Do—and What He Isn’t
5 Deontology and the Rules
The Deontological Knight
The Brave and the Bold: Utilitarianism vs. Deontology
6 Killing
Thou Shalt Not Kill
To the Bat‐Trolley!
The Real Reason Batman Refuses to Kill … and the Problem with It
“There’s Always a Choice for People Like Us” … But Is There Really?
But He Has Killed … and More Than Once …
7 Torture and Violence
Part 1: Torture
Part 2: Violence
8 Law, Justice, and the Police
Breakin’ the Law
Batman’s Relationship with the Police … and the Vigilante Question
Taking the Law into His Own Hands
It’s Just Procedure … or Is It?
Lawbreaking for Me, But Not for Thee
Conclusion
Looking Back
The Importance of Moral Consistency
References
Index
List of Comics Writers and Artists
End User License Agreement
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