Heroes and Philosophy: Buy the Book, Save the World Edited by David K. Johnson, William Irwin
Yet another book in the Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series. I always enjoy them.
In this book, various philosophers look at the Heroes series of TV shows, books and webisodes, and explain different topics of philosophy using the actions and behaviors of the characters we’re familiar with.
I enjoyed this one a little more than some of the others. It didn’t spend as much time looking at the show and a little more on the philosophical topics. The other style is more useful when the reader isn’t as familiar with the topic, so someone unfamiliar with the Heroes characters may not get as much out of it.