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<p>Contributors: The Myndi Mayer Foundation xi</p> <p>Acknowledgments xvii</p> <p>Editor’s Note xix</p> <p>Introduction: In and For a World of Ordinary Mortals 1<br /> <i>Jacob M. Held</i></p> <p><b>Part I You Are a Wonder Woman 3</b></p> <p>1 Becoming a (Wonder) Woman: Feminism, Nationalism, and the Ambiguity of Female Identity 5<br /> <i>J. Lenore Wright</i></p> <p>2 The God of War is Wearing What? Gender in the New 52 19<br /> <i>Sarah K. Donovan</i></p> <p>3 Wonder Woman vs. Harley Quinn: The Paradox of the Moral Hero 31<br /> <i>Jill Hernandez and Allie Hernandez</i></p> <p>4 Great Hera! Considering Wonder Woman’s Super Heroism 44<br /> <i>Trip McCrossin</i></p> <p><b>Part II Dispatches from Man’s World 55</b></p> <p>5 Wonder Woman: Feminist Faux Pas? 57<br /> <i>Andrea Zanin</i></p> <p>6 Feminist Symbol or Fetish? ?i?ek, Wonder Woman, and <i>Final Crisis 72<br /> Matthew William Brake</i></p> <p>7 When Clark Met Diana: Friendship and Romance in Comics 81<br /> <i>Matthew A. Hoffman and Sara Kolmes</i></p> <p><b>Part III When I Deal with Them, I Deal with Them 91</b></p> <p>8 Bound to Face the Truth: The Ethics of Using Wonder Woman’s Lasso 93<br /> <i>Melanie Johnson-Moxley</i></p> <p>9 “What I Had to Do”: The Ethics of Wonder Woman’s Execution of Maxwell Lord 104<br /> <i>Mark D. White</i></p> <p>10 Can a Warrior Care? Wonder Woman and the Improbable Intersection of Care Ethics and Bushido 115<br /> <i>Steve Bein</i></p> <p>11 Wonder Woman: Saving Lives through Just Torture? 126<br /> <i>Adam Barkman and Sabina Tokbergenova</i></p> <p>12 Wonder Woman Winning with Words: A Paragon of Wisdom, Disarming Threats One at a Time 133<br /> <i>Francis Tobienne Jr.</i></p> <p><b>Part IV God(s), Country, Sorority 141</b></p> <p>13 Wonder Woman, Worship, and Gods Almighty: Purpose in Submission to Loving Authority 143<br /> <i>Jacob M. Held</i></p> <p>14 Merciful Minerva in a Modern Metropolis 151<br /> <i>Dennis Knepp</i></p> <p>15 Wonder Woman and Patriarchy: From Themyscira’s Amazons to Wittig’s Guérrillères 162<br /> <i>Mónica Cano Abadía</i></p> <p><b>Part V Tying Up Loose Ends 171</b></p> <p>16 The Lasso of Truth? 173<br /> <i>James Edwin Mahon</i></p> <p>17 Loving Lassos: Wonder Woman, Kink, and Care 188<br /> <i>Maria Chavez, Chris Gavaler, and Nathaniel Goldberg</i></p> <p>18 Golden Lassos and Logical Paradoxes 198<br /> <i>Roy T. Cook and Nathan Kellen</i></p> <p>Index 209</p>

<p><b>Jacob M. Held</b> is Associate Professor of Philosophy in the Department of Philosophy and Religion, and Director of the UCA Core at the University of Central Arkansas. He is editor of <i>Stephen King and Philosophy </i>[2016], <i>Roald Dahl and Philosophy: A Little Nonsense Now and Then ... </i>[2014], <i>Dr. Seuss and Philosophy: Oh, the Thinks you can Think! </i>[2011] and co-editor of <i>The Philosophy of Pornography: Contemporary Perspectives </i>[2014], <i>Terry Pratchett and Philosophy</i> (2014), and <i>James Bond and Philosophy </i>[2006].</p> <p><b>William Irwin</b> (series editor) is Herve A. LeBlanc Distinguished Service Professor and Chair of Philosophy at King's College in Pennsylvania and is the author of <i>The Free Market Existentialist</i>. Irwin originated the philosophy and popular culture genre of books with <i>Seinfeld and Philosophy</i> in 1999 and has overseen recent titles including <i>House of Cards and Philosophy</i>, <i>Game of Thrones and Philosophy</i>, and <i>Ultimate Star Wars and Philosophy</i>.

<p>Sexy woman and superhero, fully empowered human and at times even a god, Wonder Woman is as appealing as she is ambiguous. From her origins as feminist propaganda at the height of World War II to the first female lead in the blockbuster DC movie franchise, she is a reflection of, and challenge to, our norms, our values, our society. She exemplifies our ideals, while posing serious challenges to the place of those ideals in modern society.</p> <p>The first book dedicated to the philosophical questions raised by this complex and enduringly iconic figure, <i>Wonder Woman and Philosophy: The Amazonian Mystique</i> brings together philosophers and scholars to uncover fascinating aspects of our favourite Amazonian princess and deep philosophical insights about ourselves. <p>Topics explored include origin stories and identity, propaganda and art, altruism and the ethics of care, Amazonians as transhumanists, eroticism and graphic novels, the crafting of a heroine, domination, relationships, the ethics of killing and torture, and many more. <p>Timely and provocative, <i>Wonder Woman and Philosophy</i> offers wonder-filled insights into the myriad philosophical issues surrounding the most popular female superhero of all time.

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