Ep 47: Superheroes — Are They Simply Comic Book Characters or Can They Teach Us Truths About Life?

With so much talk in pop culture today around superheroes, Zach and Rafe dig into what the phenomenon is all about.  From The Batman Question (Is he hero or vigilante?), to the metaphor of Ironman's Heart, to Nietzsche's Ubermensch, to Spider Pig, Apollo, Bo Jackson, LeBron, Thor, Loki, Logan, and Shane, the Buf touches on all the aspects of heroes, both regular and super, to get to bigger questions they help us answer like "can there be a virtue of courage when there is nothing to fear?" and "how does one deal with breaking the law when the law is wrong?"What do these modern day heroes tell us about fundamental questions about dealing with the human condition?*****As always, you can reach the Buf at [email protected]*****As you know, this is an independent podcast so your hosts also carry all the expenses of running this podcast.  As such, some of you have asked how you can help out.  Well, here's the answer: support us on Buy Me a Coffee:https://buymeacoffee.com/bufnagleOn this page, you can do a really nice thing like send us a couple dollars to help cover the cost of recording and hosting and microphones and research and all that.  Any little bit really helps!  Thank you in advance!!!