Comics Are Educational

Posted by on Sep 20, 2010 in education, ethics | 2 comments

So you know my view that comics are smart and that animated superhero movies like The Incredibles can be used to teach philosophy.  Well it seems I’m in good company.  For a change. William Irwin, a philosophy professor at King’s College in Pennsylvania, edits the Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series, which includes titles such as Batman and Philosophy, and X-Men and...

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Comics Are Smart

Posted by on Sep 4, 2009 in education, writing | 2 comments

If you’re into films, you can’t help but be aware of the large number of graphic novels that Hollywood is transferring to the big screen.  Highlights for me would include 300, The Dark Knight and – of course – Watchmen. As someone who ascribes their intellectual development unashamedly to reading comics as a boy, I think this is great.  I hated school and textbooks of...

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