Deadpool and Philosophy - (Popular Culture and Philosophy) by Nicolas Michaud & Jacob Thomas May (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>If you know that someone is writing the script of your life, can you really be a hero? Deadpool is the super-anti-hero who knows he's in a comic book. His unique situation and blood-stained history give rise to many philosophical puzzles. Are his actions predetermined by the writers, or does he trick the writers into scripting his choices? And what happens when Deadpool breaks into the real world to kill the writers? Deadpool challenges us to think outside the box, and this collection of essays examines the profound implications of this most contradictory and perplexing comic book character.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Deadpool is the super-anti-hero who knows he's in a comic book. His unique situation and blood-stained history give rise to many philosophical puzzles. A group of philosophical Deadpool fans delve into these puzzles in <i>Deadpool and Philosophy</i>. For instance, if you know that someone is writing the script of your life, can you really be a hero? <p/>Is Deadpool really Wade Wilson, or did Wilson have his identity stolen by the monster who is now Deadpool? Are his actions predetermined by the writers, or does he trick the writers into scripting his choices? And what happens when Deadpool breaks into the real world to kill the writers? What kind of existence do literary characters have? How can we call him a moral agent for good when he still commits murder left and right and then left again and then right? Since Deadpool gets paid for his good deeds, can they be truly heroic? And which of the many Deadpool personalities are the real Deadpool? And of course, why does Deadpool love to annoy Wolverine so much? <p/>Deadpool challenges us to think outside the box. <i>Deadpool and Philosophy</i> shows us the profound implications of this most contradictory and perplexing comic book character.<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Nicolas Michaud</b> is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Florida State College Jacksonville. He is the editor of <i>Adventure Time and Philosophy: The Handbook for Heroes</i> and <i>Frankenstein and Philosophy: The Shocking Truth</i>. He lives in Jacksonville, FL.
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