INDEX Action Philosophers #2 (2005), 11 Amazing Spider-Man, #46 (2002), 58 actions Amazing Spider-Man, #53 (2003), 58 consequences of, 202 Amazing Spider-Man, #121 (1973), 160 identity and, 128 Amazing Spider-Man, #144 (May moral permissibility of, 202–3, 1975), 160 208–11 Amazing Spider-Man, #148, 160 reasoning about, 251 Amazing Spider-Man, #149 (1975), standards for, 252–54 160, 167 Adam (in Bible), 64–65 Amazing Spider-Man, #151, 161 Adams, Marilyn McCord, 97 Amazing Spider-Man, #402 (1995), 16 After Virtue (Alasdair MacIntyre), 250, Amazing Spider-Man, #479 (2002), 251, 254 92, 96 agape (sacrifi cial love), 189–91, Amazing Spider-Man, #500 (2003), 197, 198 61–62 agent regret, 94, 96, 98 Amazing Spider-Man, #538 (February alien symbiote 2007), 47 destruction of, 210–11 Amazing Spider-Man, #545, 178 identity and, 119–21, 127, 128 Amazing Spider-Man, vol. 1, Annual #2 obligations to wrongdoers and, 207, (1987), 178 210–11 Amazing Spider-Man, vol. 2, #33 Peter’s treatment of, 201, 204–7 (2001), 58 See also Venom (Eddie Brock) Amazing Spider-Man, vol. 2, #49 Allen, Liz, 192–94COPYRIGHTED(2002), MATERIAL 62 alms-giving, 30 Andre, Judith, 95 altruism, 10–11 angels, Christian view of, 64 Amazing Fantasy #15 (1962), 86, Anselm of Canterbury, 24–26 87, 243 Aquinas, Thomas Amazing Fantasy #42 (1966), 86, 177 on eros, 139 Amazing Spider-Man, #7 (1963), 217 on the good life, 16–19 Amazing Spider-Man, #23 (1965), 217 on virtue, 135, 136 263 bbindex.inddindex.indd 226363 115/03/125/03/12 22:20:20 PPMM 264 INDEX Aristotle kiss from Spider-Man, 112, 113 on concept of virtue, 18 Peter’s fellowship with, 198 on curing humans, 33 Black costume (Spider-Man). See alien fantasy “loves” and, 192 symbiote on joking, 227 blame on loves, 189–90, 196–98 assessing, 79 proportionality principle of, 190, culpability and, 91–99 191 death of Uncle Ben and, 86–89, on reasoning about actions, 251 91–98 on stories, 248 in deaths of loved ones, 88 Ark of the Covenant, 58 moral luck and, 88–96 Armored Avengers, 47 regret and, 93–96 Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand), 11 responsibility vs., 94 atonement, 22–35 bodily knowledge, 133–34 infi nite debt and, 23–27 bodily transformation, 131–40 responsibility and, 27–29 changes in the world and, 133 worth of every other and, 29–33 confl icting effects of, 140 for wrongdoing, 207 doing good and, 137–39 attachment, Epictetus’ view of, 14 phenomenological view of, 132–34 attraction (storge), 191 virtue ethics and, 134–37 Augustine of Hippo, 30 boredom, Frankl’s view of, 15 Avengers, 217–18. See also specifi c Bostrom, Nick, 149 characters BPS (biopsychosocial) self, 126–28 “Brand New Day,” 48, 232 Bad Samaritanism, 77–80 Brant, Betty, 25 Basil, St., 190 Brock, Eddie, 121, 124, 127–29, Batman (Bruce Wayne), 7, 23, 86 210–11. See also Venom Beetle, 226 Buckley, F. H., 222–24 beliefs the Buddha, 122 about clones, 166–71 false, 201–2 Captain America Ben, Uncle. See Parker, Ben (Uncle) character of, 235, 236, 239 Bendis, Brian Michael, 237 Peter’s fellowship with, 198 benefi cence, 212 right vs. good choice and, 38, 39, Bergson, Henri, 222 43, 45 Berkeley, George, 110–11 Spidey’s jokes and, 217–18, 226 Big Question. See the good life caring for others, Aquinas’ view of, 17 bio-conservatives, 146 categorical imperative, 202, 211–13 bioethics causing harm, 76–80 human cloning, 159–73 character transhumanism, 145–57 bodily transformations and, 136 biopsychosocial (BPS) self, 126–28 consistency of, 234–36, 240–41 Bioshock, 11 developed in movie trilogy, 245 Black Cat (Felicia Hardy) judging, 239 character of, 240 non-chosen factors in, 245–46 crimes of, 73 of normal people, 232–34 bbindex.inddindex.indd 226464 115/03/125/03/12 22:20:20 PPMM INDEX 265 “One More Day” and, 231–32, conscience, bodily transformations 236–41 and, 136 of Peter Parker, 236–40 consequences of actions situationist view of, 233–34 decisions based on. See right vs. good of superheroes, 234–36 choice superhuman enhancements Kant’s view of, 202 and, 155 consequentialism, 43–47 uses of term, 232 defi ned, 42 character traits, 232, 233 moral obligations and, 203 charity practical diffi culties with, 43–44 Aquinas’ view of, 18, 19 Contradiction, Law of, 57 Good Samaritanism vs., 72 Control Principle, 92–93, 98 choice(s) Conway, “Merry” Gerry, 165, bodily transformation and, 134–36 171–72 Christian ethics and, 58–64, 68–69 corruptibility, 148 infi nite responsibility and, 32–33 costume, identity and, 120–22 between romantic love and serving creation of humans, 56–58 justice. See romantic love–justice culpability, 91–99 confl ict Spider-Man movies and, 244–48 dangerousness chosen evil, 64 defi ned, 107 Christ. See Jesus (Christ) fear and, 112 Christian ethics, 55–69 from Peter and MJ’s agape love in, 191, 198 relation ship, 178 choices and, 68–69 philosophical theories of perception creation of humans and, 56–58 and, 109–11 foundations of, 58–62 as primary vs. secondary quality, justice and, 65–68 108–9 marriage vs. civic duties in, 182–83 relative nature of, 107–9 the problem of evil and, 62–65 Dante, Alighieri, 17 Christian philosophical Daredevil, 38, 47, 217–18 theology, 26 Davis, Brad, 114 “Civil War” (in Marvel Universe), 39, Deadpool, 237 45, 82, 202, 231 death Clarke, Arthur C., 147 of God, 29 Clone Saga (1994-1996), 16, 159–61, of Gwen Stacy, 9, 92, 160, 186, 189, 163–72 195, 197, 228 cloning of Harry Osborn, 197 of humans. See human cloning of Jesus, 66–67 of sheep, 163, 165 of loved ones, 88, 96 common sense moral luck and, 95 in defi ning “self,” 124 of Norman Osborn, 201, 203–4, perception and, 115–17 207, 208 in using deception, 202, 203 of Spider-Clone, 167 Common Sense School, 115 of Uncle Ben, 67, 70, 86–89, Conners, Curtis. See Lizard 91–98, 248 bbindex.inddindex.indd 226565 115/03/125/03/12 22:20:20 PPMM 266 INDEX The Death of Gwen Stacy (DOGS), Epictetus’ view of, 13 189, 194 Levinas’ view of, 27, 30 debt neglecting, 33 to every other, 27–28, 31 positive vs. negative, 75–77 to God, 24–27 reasons for having, 73–74 infi nite, 23–27, 32–35 See also responsibility obligation to repay, 23–26 resolving confl icts of repaying, 28 Electro, 229 See also atonement emergency aid, 77–78, 80 deception, 201–4 emotions demons, 64 identity and, 123 deontology, 40–49 moral sense and, 113–15 common criticism of, 41–42 emotivism, 250 defi ned, 40 Engel, George, 126 and right vs. good choices, 44–49 enhancement technologies. See Derrida, Jacques, 30, 32, 33 transhumanism Descartes, René, 57 Epictetus, 13–14 desire, Aquinas’ view of, 18 equality Dewey, John, 126, 128, 129 in friendship, 190 direct realism, 104–5 political, 152–53 Ditko, Steve, 11, 25 transhumanism and, 152–53 Divine Comedy (Dante), 17 Erikson, Erik, 119 DNA, 162, 163, 166 eros (sensual love), 191 Doctor Doom, 48 ethical universalism, 27–28 Doctor Octopus (Otto Octavius, Doc ethics Ock) choice of right vs. good in. See bodily transformation of, 135–36 right vs. good choice choices and, 244, 246 Christian vs. other, 56. See also on intelligence, 60 Christian ethics perception and, 109 Objectivist view of, 12 Spidey’s jokes and, 225, 229 in pursuing duties, 33 transhumanism of, 146, 148, 149, realization of our own nature 153, 155 and, 28–29 Doctor Strange, 60, 217–18, 229, 231 secular humanist view of, doctrine of double effect, 210–11 9, 10 DOGS (The Death of Gwen Stacy), 189, transhumanism controversies, 194 154–56 Dolly (sheep), 163, 165 virtue, 134–37, 140, 233 “Doom Service!”, 29 See also morality double effect, doctrine of, 210–11 evil duty(-ies) Aquinas’ view of, 19 to act a Good Samaritan, 73–75 Christian view of, 59, 62–66, 68 from categorical imperative, 211 Objectivist view of, 11 Christian view of, 61–62 expectations decisions based on. See right vs. good of clones, 168–71 choice of jokes, 220 bbindex.inddindex.indd 226666 115/03/125/03/12 22:20:20 PPMM INDEX 267 experiences gifts bodily, 132–33 obligation engendered by, 26, 33–34 inner, 122–23 superpowers as, 33 thanking others for, 29–30 families See also debt interdependence in, 74 Glaucon, 147 obligations to, 178 goals, 251 Fantastic, Mr., 235, 236 God Fantastic Four, 38, 205, 235. See also Aquinas’ view of, 18 individual characters Christian view of, 56–59, 63, 65–66, fantasy “love,” 192 68. See also Christian ethics fear, dangerousness and, 112 death of, 29 Fear and Trembling (Derrida), 32, 33 debt owed to, 24–27 fellowship. See philia human relationships and, 30–31 “The Final Chapter,” 25 playing, 155–56 Firelord, 83 Goliath, 46 Fisk, Wilson, 38 good Floyd, Sally, 42 Aquinas’ view of, 17, 18 The Fly, 150 call to goodness, 137–39 forgiveness, 68–69 Christian view of, 63–66 for Ben’s death, 247 as a goal, 251 by Harry Osborn, 197 motivations for doing, 252–54 Four Loves (C. S. Lewis), 191 Objectivist view of, 11 Frankenstein, Victor, 150, 154 See also right vs. good choice Frankl, Viktor, 15–16 the good life, 7–20 free will Aquinas on, 16–19 in Christian ethics, 58–64, 68–69 Epictetus on, 13–14 natural evil and, 64 Frankl on, 15–16 Freud, Sigmund, 220–21 Kurtz on, 8–10 friendship(s), 188–98 Rand on, 10–12 Aristotle’s view of, 189–90 Good Samaritanism, 72–75, 82–84 Christian view of, 57, 58 Green Goblin (Harry Osborn) of MJ, 192–94 obligations toward, 201, 207–13 of Peter and Harry Osborn, 194–98 origin of, 196, 204 sacrifi cial love vs., 190–91 Green Goblin (Norman Osborn) Frodo, 181 bodily transformation and, 131, Frost, Emma, 237 134–38 Fukuyama, Francis, 147, 150–53, 155 Clone Saga and, 161 death of, 203–4 Gauguin, Paul, 91–92 Gwen Stacy killed by, 92, 160, 186, Gautama, Siddhartha, 122 195 genetic composition on human potential, 145 of clones,