By Mark D. White
Transcend the cape and into the brain of the guy of metal, in time for unencumber of Zack Snyder's Man of Steel motion picture and Superman's seventy fifth anniversary
He has extremely joyful thousands for seventy five years, with a legacy that transcends nationwide, cultural, and generational borders, yet is there extra to the fellow of metal than simply your general mythic superhero in a cape? The 20 chapters during this ebook current a desirable exploration of a few of the deeper philosophical questions raised through Superman, the final Son of Krypton and the most recent hero within the Blackwell Philosophy and pa tradition arsenal.
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He certainly would not be cool with other journalists engaging in the kind of shady practices he engages in. Sure, he knows he’s on the “right” side, but how does the rest of the world know that? Moreover, he should probably be reporting Lois and his pal Jimmy Olsen for some of their unethical practices, but of course he won’t, CAN THE MAN OF TOMORROW BE THE JOURNALIST OF TODAY? 35 because their questionable behavior is almost always done in an effort to protect him! Yet, we see him scolding Kat Grant for her biased treatment of Supergirl in her stories, but her bias against Kara is far less extreme than the bias of Lois and Jimmy in favor of Superman.
Secrecy, on the other hand, is not morally grounded. We have no right to keep secrets. Secrecy, then, is morally neutral. It is not presumed to be immoral, as lying is. Nor is it presumed to be a moral right. Secrecy is a tool, and sometimes it is the right tool for the job. Just like any other tool, its rightness or wrongness depends on the use to which it is put. 4 Neither use has any effect on the hammer itself—it’s just a hammer. In the same way, secrecy can be used for good or bad purposes.
Chapter 2 Action Comics! Superman and Practical Reason Brian Feltham Imagine the scenario: Superman is locked in combat with General Zod, who is trying to destroy an orphanage filled with young children. Just then, Superman hears that Jimmy Olsen has pressed the emergency button on his signal watch (again). He also hears Lois Lane’s screams as she is pushed out of a high window by a dodgy businessman while she is on an investigative mission in Gotham. And if that’s not enough, there is a genocidal war getting underway in the Balkans and Superman has just heard someone give the order to open fire.
