Edited by Nicolas Michaud,Jacob Thomas May

Deadpool and Philosophy

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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 Deadpool and Philosophy. For instance, if you know that someone is writing the script of your life, can you really be a hero?
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?
Deadpool challenges us to think outside the box. Deadpool and Philosophy shows us the profound implications of this most contradictory and perplexing comic book character.
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418 printed pages
Original publication
2017
Publication year
2017
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  • b7613763059has quoted5 years ago
    Now, most philosophers accept that at least some things about the real world are, well, real, give or take an illusion here and a mirage there and a possible evil telepath somewhere else. But they want to look at the world from outside, or failing that, they want to look at their own lives from outside.
  • b7613763059has quoted5 years ago
    Here’s the truth . . . Philosophy is honest—at least it used to be. It’s about admitting that there are questions so difficult that no one knows the answer. It means being able to laugh when you realize you are wrong, and actually trying to do something about it. Philosophers, are supposed to be a lot more like Deadpool—people who aren’t scared to look into the abyss and see reality for what it is. And when they can’t make out what scary shit is down there, laugh and jump in anyway

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