By Mark D. White, Jane Dryden
The first examine the philosophy in the back of the golf green Lantern comics—timed for the discharge of the Green Lantern motion picture in June 2011
The most modern Green Lantern series—Blackest Night—propelled GL to be the top-selling comedian sequence for greater than a yr, the most recent twist in seven many years of eco-friendly Lantern adventures. This e-book sheds gentle at the deep philosophical concerns that emerge from the fairway Lantern Corps's tales and characters, from what Plato's story of the hoop of Gyges tells us in regards to the eco-friendly Lantern ring and the will for energy as to if determination is an important energy to who's the best eco-friendly Lantern of all time.* delivers a brand new point of view on eco-friendly Lantern characters, tale strains, and topics* indicates what philosophical heavy hitters akin to Aristotle, Descartes, and Kant can educate us approximately contributors of the fairway Lantern Corp and their international* solutions your so much urgent eco-friendly Lantern questions, together with: What motivates Hal Jordan to be a eco-friendly Lantern? Does the Blackest evening strength us to confront previous male/female stereotypes? what's the foundation for ethical judgment within the eco-friendly Lantern Corps? Is Hal Jordan a murderer?
Whether you're a brand new fan or an elder from Oa, Green Lantern and Philosophy is a must have better half.
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