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Heroes and Philosophy: Buy the Book, Save the World (The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series)

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I enjoyed Heroes and Philosophy immensely. I also actually enjoyed learning philosophy while reading, because I could now relate to the lessons through the use of the Heroes characters. Not all television shows have enough philosophical implications to create a book. Heroes, on the other hand, is probably at the top of the list. Some of the many questions discussed in Heroes and Philosophy are:

1. What are the obligations of heroes?
2. The foreknowledge of the painter, is our fate predetermined?
3. What are the ethics of time travel and changing the past or future?
4. What are the philosophical implications of the memory loss (the Haitian) and mind-reading (Parkman)?
5. Are the heroes good?

Throughout the book, events that took place and quotes that were spoken during Heroes are discussed. This is a must read book for any Heroes fan, the philosophy lessons are a great bonus.

I've always pondered philosophy concerning Heroes and thought this book would be a good read. The shipping was fast (took 3 days) and I've only read the first chapter and I'm intrigued. I was surprised how much of the series it covered. So far it has mentioned up to Volume 4, and I was concerned that this book came out before then. So I am pleased that it was released around the peak of the show.