Batman and Ethics (Paperback)

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part I: What Batman Tries to Do—and How He Might Do It Better

1 Utilitarianism and the Mission

2 Limitations of the Mission

3 Trade-Offs within the Mission

4 The Value and Meaning of the Bat

Intermezzo

Part II: What Batman Is Willing to Do—and What He Isn’t

5 Deontology and the Rules

6 Killing

7 Torture and Violence

8 Law, Justice, and the Police

Conclusion

References

Index