{"product_id":"9781118619261","title":"The Virtues of Captain America: Modern-Day Lessons on Character from a World War II Superhero","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first look at the philosophy behind the \u003ci\u003eCaptain America\u003c\/i\u003e comics and movies, publishing in advance of the movie release of \u003ci\u003eCaptain America: The Winter Solider\u003c\/i\u003e in April 2014.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Virtues of Captain America\u003c\/i\u003e, philosopher and long-time comics fan Mark D. White argues that the core principles, compassion, and judgment exhibited by the 1940’s comic book character Captain America remain relevant to the modern world. Simply put, \"Cap\" embodies many of the classical virtues that have been important to us since the days of the ancient Greeks: honesty, courage, loyalty, perseverance, and, perhaps most importantly, honor. Full of entertaining examples from more than 50 years of comic books, White offers some serious philosophical discussions of everyone’s favorite patriot in a light-hearted and accessible way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents serious arguments on the virtues of Captain America while being written in a light-hearted and often humorous tone\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduces basic concepts in moral and political philosophy to the general reader\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUtilizes examples from 50 years of comics featuring Captain America, the Avengers, and other Marvel superheroes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAffirms the value of \"old-fashioned\" virtues for the modern world without indulging in nostalgia for times long passed\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReveals the importance of the sound principles that America was founded upon\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePublishing in advance of \u003ci\u003eCaptain America: The Winter Soldier \u003c\/i\u003eout in April 2014.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47031501160688,"sku":"9781118619261","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781118619261_p0.jpg?v=1763694716","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781118619261","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}