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X-Men and Philosophy: Astonishing Insight and Uncanny Argument in the Mutant X-Verse
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X-Men is one of the most popular comic-book franchises ever, captivating millions with its teeming X-Verse of genetic mutants who have been unleashing their unique special powers in the service of both good and evil since 1963. Focusing on identity and personal conflict as much as action and adventure, this bestselling series is full of complex characters and storylines that are deeply influenced by important philosophical questions. Through philosophical greats like Aristotle, Sartre, Camus, Levinas, and others, X-Men and Philosophy shows how this remarkable series speaks not only to generations of pop culture audiences, but to the very heart of the human condition.
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| Title of Philosophy eBook: X-Men and Philosophy: Astonishing Insight and Uncanny Argument in the Mutant X-Verse | |
| Release Date: 05-18-2009 | |
| Publisher: John Wiley & Sons |
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X-Men and Philosophy: Astonishing Insight and Uncanny Argument in the Mutant X-Verse
Chapter One
THE LURE OF THE NORMAL: WHO WOULDN'T WANT TO BE A MUTANT?Patrick D. Hopkins
In the third X-Men movie, The Last Stand, a "cure" is discovered that suppresses the activity of the mutant gene, turning mutants into ordinary humans. Storm, the weather-controller, reacts by asking, "Who would want this cure? I mean, what kind of coward would take it just to fit in?" Meanwhile, Rogue-whose touch can sap the life, energy, and abilities of other people-is preparing her trip to the pharmaceutical clinic.
Given the prejudice, fear, and persecution of mutants, some X-fans empathize with Rogue and can easily imagine wanting to be regular people. But other fans, especially those who have idealized or identified with the X-Men, roll their eyes and shake their heads about Rogue's decision, seeing in it the rejection of something glorious, unique, and desirable. Why would anyone choose the ordinary, the mundane, over the fantastic and the extraordinary? What kind of person wouldn't want to be a mutant?
Many of these issues revolve around the idea of the "normal." In philosophy, we make a distinction between the "descriptive" use of a word, which simply points to how a word is neutrally used to explain or characterize something, and the "prescriptive" use of a word, in which the term is used to indicate how something should be. The idea of "normal" can be used in both ways. As a description, it merely indicates that some condition is statistically average, as in, "No
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