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Sensing the 'force' is more than just a Star Wars concept: it can lead to both philosophical and spiritual insights, and Kevin S. Decker & Jason T. Eberl, Eds.' Star Wars And Philosophy: More Powerful Than You Can Possibly Imagine (08126-95836, $17.95) holds implications for all with its solid link between popular culture, philosophy, and social insights. You'd better be a Star Wars fan, which is a requirement for understanding these links: those with such background will find chapters probe the ironies, inconsistencies, and rationale rationale (rash´ nal´),
n the fundamental reasons used as the basis for a decision or action. behind Star Wars. Same goes for Tom and Matt Morris' Superheroes Superheroes are fictional heroes who possess abilities beyond those of normal human beings.
Superheroes may also refer to: - Superheroes (band), a Danish pop/rock band
- Superheroes (album), by American heavy metal band Racer X
- Superheroes
And Philosophy: Truth, Justice, And The Socratic Way (0812695739, $17.95): super-hero figures are more popular than ever; and what way to link them to philosophy than through a book which compares actions to ethics ethics, in philosophy, the study and evaluation of human conduct in the light of moral principles. Moral principles may be viewed either as the standard of conduct that individuals have constructed for themselves or as the body of obligations and duties that a . From friendships and moral duty to morality, women and teamwork (product, software, tool) Teamwork - A SASD tool from Sterling Software, formerly CADRE Technologies, which supports the Shlaer/Mellor Object-Oriented method and the Yourdon-DeMarco, Hatley-Pirbhai, Constantine and Buhr notations. , Superheroes And Philosophy offers a wide-ranging survey of popular cultural icons A cultural icon is an object or person which is distinctive to, or particularly representative of, a specific culture. An example is the bowler hat which could be considered an English cultural icon. Others include tea, The Beatles and association football. and their underlying values systems.
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