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Batman's one moral flaw (Pt. 4)- He doesn't kill the Joker because of unforeseen consequences?
(Continued from part 1, part 2, part 3) This is a conclusion to my ongoing mini-series about Batman and the ethics of killing the Joker. We first look into one last popular justification for the famous "one rule", and then propose an altogether unsatisfactory way of making sense of all this... -
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Batman's one moral flaw (Pt. 3)- He doesn't kill the Joker because it's his "one rule"?
(Continued from part 1, part 2) Batman, despite being the symbol of ethical excellence that he is, has a major flaw in his moral reasoning: his refusal to kill the Joker. Parts 2 through 4 of this series are dedicated to looking at some of the ethical justifications usually given for this. My... -
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Batman's one moral flaw (Pt. 2)- He doesn't kill the Joker because Joker doesn't deserve death?
(Continued from here) Batman is supposed to be a symbol of ethical excellence, representing a standard regular humans can only strive for, but never achieve. Joker and his moral nihilism, of course, are fundamentally antithetical to what he stands for. However, near the end of the last post I... -
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Batman's one moral flaw (Pt.1)- What Batman stands for
Batman is without a doubt my favorite superhero. Long-time Batman fans would know the point of Batman isn't someone who's a 'hero' in the sense of being a glorified problem solver. Batman, by the direct consequences of his actions, can only do so much. Across virtually all (serious) media... -
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Does being a good person require being irrational?
Consider trust and humility: two things almost universally considered virtuous (all other things being equal). Trust entails, among other things, having an "innocent until proven guilty" assumption of humans in general. Especially in the context of relationships (be they fraternal, social or... -
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The pale man who laughs at us
To say my knowledge of the fiction genre is limited would be an understatement. The only fiction I've gotten around to reading are comics and graphic novels. That said, I just watched Batman: The Killing Joke, and it reinforced my belief that the Joker is indeed the greatest villain in all of... -
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I'm a big drama king ~Formerly "It''s alright, right?"
So a guy at Gamestop told me to use rubbing alcohol to clean the game, because it was erosion that caused the problem. And ewhaddya know? It works now! Thank God! Hey guise so I always lose my Pokemon games, but I didn't lose Black, it's just stopped working. I think it was my little sister's...