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This post is quoting Watchmen and Philosophy: A Rorschach Test, verbatim. It's a pretty awesome read.

Watchmen and Philosophy is a fantastic book.

though wasn't that newspaper seen as like all the stories in it were tabloid or conspiracy by the public so it very likely that not many people would of believed it. Also the fact that rorschach does that is very much in his character. He believes that all evil should get punished even if its for the greater good. I read about it all in Watchmen and philosophy. Very interesting book

http://www.amazon.com/Watchmen-Philosophy-Rorschach-Blackwell-Culture/dp/0470396857

Once I heard someone call Rorschach a deontologist in the vein of Kant. This is incorrect. Rorschach is pretty much a psychopath. Deontology is about more than just refusing to compromise.

I'm not sure I would call Ironism an ethical theory - the Comedian, near as I can tell, doesn't say or do enough for us to know what he thinks about ethics, although perhaps he is an ethical egoist.

You left virtue ethics off the list, and Ozymandias, who patterns himself after someone he thinks of as a great man and who perfects himself, might be someone to think about in those terms.

I highly recommend the book Watchmen and Philosophy: A Rorschach Test It has a great collection of essays about all the characters and their motivations from a philosophical perspective that is very enlightening.

Furthermore to disagree on the theme of parodying extremists, Rorschach represents Immanuel Kant's idea of a Categorical Imperative. He states "So act that you use humanity...always at the same time as an end, never merely as a means". Taneli Kukkonen adds to this classification by noting that "[he] has embraced the notion of ethical responsibility but without having recourse any longer to a belief in some karmic, cosmic balance."

tl;dr: He isn't a nutjob or parodic , he just doesn't particularly believe in the concept of "means to an end" and "the ends justifying the means," which many people believe in. He simply beliefs in fulfilling justice absolutely, even if it does not do good in the long run.

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Interesting stuff - there's actually been a lot written about the philosophical undertones of Watchmen. I have this and it's accessible and intriuging.

>Why don't you go write a paper about it if you are really that invested in the topic.

He does not need to write a paper because there is already a book.

Suggested reading materials for compiling your course:


http://www.amazon.com/X-Men-Philosophy-Astonishing-Argument-Blackwell/dp/0470413409

http://www.amazon.com/Batman-Philosophy-Knight-Blackwell-Culture/dp/0470270306

http://www.amazon.com/The-Avengers-Philosophy-Mightiest-Blackwell/dp/1118074572/ref=pd_sim_b_4/178-6318707-9774312

http://www.amazon.com/Iron-Man-Philosophy-Reality-Blackwell/dp/0470482184/ref=pd_sim_b_3/178-6318707-9774312

http://www.amazon.com/Watchmen-Philosophy-Rorschach-Blackwell-Culture/dp/0470396857/ref=pd_sim_b_8

http://www.amazon.com/Spider-Man-Philosophy-Inquiry-Blackwell-Culture/dp/0470575603/ref=pd_sim_b_9

http://www.amazon.com/Green-Lantern-Philosophy-Blackwell-Culture/dp/0470575573/ref=pd_sim_b_13

http://www.amazon.com/Superheroes-Philosophy-Justice-Socratic-Popular/dp/0812695739

http://www.amazon.com/Supervillains-Philosophy-Sometimes-Popular-Culture/dp/0812696697/ref=pd_sim_b_7

http://www.amazon.com/The-Psychology-Superheroes-Unauthorized-Exploration/dp/1933771313/ref=pd_sim_b_12

Non-mobile: there is already a book

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I have reread Watchmen four times. Each time I notice something I've missed. It gets better each time :)

You MUST pick up a copy of Watchmen and Philosophy. It's a great read. 10/10 would pop-philosophize again.

http://www.reddit.com/r/philosophy/comments/rgtfu/concerning_the_film_watchmen/c45rbu9

For more on the topic, read the book.