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Action Philosophers Giant-Size Thing Vol. 1
by
Fred Van Lente (Goodreads Author),
Ryan Dunlavey
Action Philosophers details the lives and thoughts of history's A-list brain trust in a hip and humorous fashion that proves that philosophy is not just the province of boring, tweed-enveloped professors. Action Philosophers Giant-Size Thing Volume 1 collects the first three sold-out issues of the smash-hit award -winning comic book series from writer Fred Van Lente and ar...more
Paperback, 92 pages
Published
December 15th 2006
by Evil Twin Comics
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Jan 11, 2008
Pspealman
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3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Curious Teens
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A nice and light hearted black and white comics that is a touch off beat. I'll be honest the graphics are more cartoon than art, the paper is pulp, and the content introductory - but still this is a real nice piece of intro via comics to a ever widening range of 'philosophers' as the series spirals ever outward.
By 'philosophers' being in quotes I mean to direct your attention to the fact that the book takes a certain liberty in the term that includes people not often thought to be philosophers....more
By 'philosophers' being in quotes I mean to direct your attention to the fact that the book takes a certain liberty in the term that includes people not often thought to be philosophers....more
Jun 29, 2007
Billy
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
People who love good comics and real philosophy
Plato Smash!
The idea of having Plato speak like The Hulk might sound ridiculous in a book that claims to be (at least somewhat) historically accurate. But remember the book is also trying to entertain, and make philosophy fun. No, Plato was not a professional wrestler, but his tendency to destroy to theories of those before him lends itself to this adapted personality. In the end, it all makes sense (somewhat).
Anyway, Action Philosophers is not only enjoyable, but incredibly factual. I actuall...more
The idea of having Plato speak like The Hulk might sound ridiculous in a book that claims to be (at least somewhat) historically accurate. But remember the book is also trying to entertain, and make philosophy fun. No, Plato was not a professional wrestler, but his tendency to destroy to theories of those before him lends itself to this adapted personality. In the end, it all makes sense (somewhat).
Anyway, Action Philosophers is not only enjoyable, but incredibly factual. I actuall...more
Action Philosophers! is a graphic novel- you guessed it- about philosophers, but presented in a quasi "action hero" guise. It's classed as Fic, though the majority of the contents are decidedly non-fic. It presents graphic profiles of Plato, Nietzsche, Bodhidharma, Ayn Rand, Thomas Jefferson, Saint Augustine, Freud, Carl Jung, and Joseph Campbell. Sounds boring right? Well, this book has a decidedly teen feel... so much so that I highly recommend you all read it just to know what you're getting...more
I happened upon this comic (and I use the term specifically, because this is not a graphic novel) at the library when I was searching for material on Joseph Campbell.
Perhaps needlessly silly (Plato can be humorous even when he isn't wearing a luchador mask), not to mention occasionally imprecise -- well, it was worth the hour and a half that it took me to flip through, though not much else. Biographies reign here, not bibliographies, making the thinkers more accessible but much less deep.
I didn'...more
Perhaps needlessly silly (Plato can be humorous even when he isn't wearing a luchador mask), not to mention occasionally imprecise -- well, it was worth the hour and a half that it took me to flip through, though not much else. Biographies reign here, not bibliographies, making the thinkers more accessible but much less deep.
I didn'...more
Learning can be such fun! I love this springboard into philosophical thought.
Publishers Weekly says it is written “...in the spirit of extremely intelligent kids set on making fun of everything...”
I’m with that all the way.
The content is factual, based on my limited knowledge and the Amazon.com reviews, but does it really matter? What matters is it gets you thinking, giving you motivation to explore further.
My remarks on the philosphers:
• Plato - good start for accepting the concept of Philoso...more
Publishers Weekly says it is written “...in the spirit of extremely intelligent kids set on making fun of everything...”
I’m with that all the way.
The content is factual, based on my limited knowledge and the Amazon.com reviews, but does it really matter? What matters is it gets you thinking, giving you motivation to explore further.
My remarks on the philosphers:
• Plato - good start for accepting the concept of Philoso...more
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Reading Comics Into Adulthood
There’s a certain amount of cover covering one must do when reading a comic book in public. The front of ACTION PHILOSOPHERS! has all the explosive lameness that the less-informed would come to expect from a pulpy magazine: rippling muscles, tights, motion lines, bright red background with blinding yellow block text. Little do people know of the deep draught I’m partaking. The philosophy of the ancients with the attention-g...more
You Should Know Better
Reading Comics Into Adulthood
There’s a certain amount of cover covering one must do when reading a comic book in public. The front of ACTION PHILOSOPHERS! has all the explosive lameness that the less-informed would come to expect from a pulpy magazine: rippling muscles, tights, motion lines, bright red background with blinding yellow block text. Little do people know of the deep draught I’m partaking. The philosophy of the ancients with the attention-g...more
No, I don't just read westerns. If you've always found philosophy boring, try this. Comic book (or should I say graphic novel) style, bite-sized capsule versions of some of the great minds in history. Not much depth here, but just enough so you can say you've heard of them. Plato as a masked wrestler, Thomas Jefferson as an idealist who fails to see his own faults as contrary to what he writes about, a board game by Joseph Campbell to explain his monomyth theory; these philosophers and many more...more
Action Philosophers! is a graphic novel that explains nine philosophers’ beliefs and what led them to come up with their theories. The book takes an otften dull topic and spins it in a fun and humorous way that keeps readers intrigued and amused. The book covers some adult themes and has some tough vocabulary, but the illustrations and the quick wit will keep older teens and adults reading until the end.
I learned so much from this book and yet I still managed to enjoy myself while doing it. This...more
I learned so much from this book and yet I still managed to enjoy myself while doing it. This...more
This is a fun, light-hearted summary (in comic form) of the major ideas of several famous philosophers throughout history. The art is nothing special (it's a style I find unappealing, and it doesn't even have coloring), but the writing is witty and fast-paced. One thing that I particularly enjoyed was the way the author connected each philosopher's ideas to his or her personal life...it adds that personal touch that you don't often get in more academic treatments of philosophical theories. For a...more
An interesting, if light introduction to a number of philosophers. Their section on Bodhidharma was the most interesting to me, if only because I've read very little of his history. My father, a philosophy major, was wary of some of their interpretations of the philosophers involved, but took no real issue with the text and enjoyed it.
Van Lente and Dunlavey also have a series on the history of comics that I found superior to their work on philsophers, but Goodreads doesn't include comic issues.
Van Lente and Dunlavey also have a series on the history of comics that I found superior to their work on philsophers, but Goodreads doesn't include comic issues.
On page one the authors instruct us that this is as factually accurate as possible. On page two, we see Plato guerilla pressing a scrawny pro wrestling whose waist is smaller than Plato's fist.
It is with that great spirit that the artist and scribe produce a black and white comic that mixes slapstick cartoon storytelling with some of the greatest minds in human history. It's dumb humor for smart people, much funnier if you know more, while still funny if you're smart enough to learn. They rapidl...more
It is with that great spirit that the artist and scribe produce a black and white comic that mixes slapstick cartoon storytelling with some of the greatest minds in human history. It's dumb humor for smart people, much funnier if you know more, while still funny if you're smart enough to learn. They rapidl...more
Kocak bgt bacanya...
(gw baca versi terjemahannya => "filsuf jagoan"..)^ ^
klo baca 'filsuf jagoan' ini ga berasa baca literatur filsafat...jadi belajar sambil ngomik.
(gw baca versi terjemahannya => "filsuf jagoan"..)^ ^
klo baca 'filsuf jagoan' ini ga berasa baca literatur filsafat...jadi belajar sambil ngomik.
Totally fun edu-tainment, with a lot of information about famous philosophers over the years, in lively and humorous cartoon form.
A good education or refresher.
A good education or refresher.
Jul 27, 2011
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Wow, talk about not judging a book by its cover! Presents dense, often misconstrued ideas irreverently and elegantly. Highest possible recommendation!
Fun book covering the philosophies and lives of Plato, Nietzsche, Freud, Jung, Rand, Jefferson, St. Augustine, Campbell and others.
mungkin karna terjemahan kali yak makanya ga gitu kena. rating 3,94 bok, banyak riviu bagus juga. but 2 stars from me is enough :p
Philosophy class was never so much fun. I really enjoyed this distillation of various thinkers' biographies and beliefs into a humor-filled graphic novel.
Would have enjoyed it more if didn't read all of the thinkers so much before. Fun and clever introduction.
When you know how insane the philosophers were, oftentimes it's more difficult to trust in their thoughts...
This is a really creative and funny way of covering different philosophers' take on things!
This is FUN! It’s entertaining AND educational!
I LOVE IT!
They pegged Ayn Rand DEAD!
I LOVE IT!
They pegged Ayn Rand DEAD!
Fun and informative. Good summery of several school of thought.
This was a fun way to get reacquainted with some great philosophers, or rather great minds, as you have there some spiritual masters and some psychologists. I thought their basic theories were well summed up, and of course often in a very funny way. So if you are afraid of launching into philosophy, that’s a great springboard.
There are 3 volumes available I believe.
I include larger cover pictures, so that you can see the names of the authors featured in each volume.
full post:
http://wordsandpeace...more
There are 3 volumes available I believe.
I include larger cover pictures, so that you can see the names of the authors featured in each volume.
full post:
http://wordsandpeace...more
Fun and irreverent. Great for a high school philosophy class.
"aneh"..."lucu"..."pliisss d"
awalnya tiga kata itu yg mewakili sensansi yg gw dapet saat mulai baca buku ini...
lalu kemudian...
"wah jangan2 ini improvisasi penerjemah aja"
tapi kayaknya...
sepanjang gw baca, buku ini adalah review yg dilakukan Fred dan Ryan yang merupakan interpretasi dan kritik mreka atas teori2 para filsuf yg di review disini...
ada gambar pliss deh-nya teori perbatasan dunia gelap dan dunia terang yang ada tukang jual oleh2 perbatasan [jadi inget waktu di skouw..:p]
trus ternyata...more
awalnya tiga kata itu yg mewakili sensansi yg gw dapet saat mulai baca buku ini...
lalu kemudian...
"wah jangan2 ini improvisasi penerjemah aja"
tapi kayaknya...
sepanjang gw baca, buku ini adalah review yg dilakukan Fred dan Ryan yang merupakan interpretasi dan kritik mreka atas teori2 para filsuf yg di review disini...
ada gambar pliss deh-nya teori perbatasan dunia gelap dan dunia terang yang ada tukang jual oleh2 perbatasan [jadi inget waktu di skouw..:p]
trus ternyata...more
Awesome, power-punching, and concise. A fun, bracing read.
A fun way to learn biographical info as well as theoretical basics of the philosophers covered. Sharp, wicked humor in the tight writing and clean art make it an enjoyable read.
Philosophy in comic form. What's not to love?
Membaca komik ini bagaikan memahami filsafat dengan cara yang easy-going!! Dibumbui dengan jokes yang cukup lucu sehingga membuat pelajaran filsafat jadi menyenangkan. Walaupun gue pribadi sedikit keteteran untuk memahami beberapa filsafat yang belum gue kurang familiar. But it's OK lah... I still could follow.
Komik ini recommended banget buat orang-orang yang belum pernah baca mengenai filsafat sebelumnya (kayak gue) dan pengen tau tentang filsafat dengan cara yang lebih kerutan-kening-free.
Komik ini recommended banget buat orang-orang yang belum pernah baca mengenai filsafat sebelumnya (kayak gue) dan pengen tau tentang filsafat dengan cara yang lebih kerutan-kening-free.
heh heh
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