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Watchmen and Philosophy. A Rorschach Test

Alan Moore's Watchmen is set in 1985 and chronicles the alternative history of the United States where the US edges dangerously closer to nuclear war with the Soviet Union. Within this world exists a group of crime busters, who don elaborate costumes to conceal their identity and fight crime, and an intricate plot to kill and discredit these«superheroes.» Alan Moore's Watchmen popularized the graphic novel format, has been named one of Time magazine's top 100 novels, and is now being made into a highly anticipated movie adaptation. This latest book in the popular Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture series peers into Moore's deeply philosophical work to parse and deconstruct the ethical issues raised by Watchmen's costumed adventurers, their actions, and their world. From nuclear destruction to utopia, from governmental authority to human morality and social responsibility, it answers questions fans have had for years about Watchmen's ethical quandaries, themes, and characters.

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William Irwin

Infobox Governor
name = William Irwin



order = 13th
office = Governor of California
term_start = 1875
term_end = 1880
lieutenant = James A. Johnson
predecessor = Romualdo Pacheco
successor = George Clement Perkins
birth_date = "ca." 1827
birth_place = Butler County, Ohio
death_date = death date|1886|3|15|mf=y
death_place = San Francisco, California
party = Democrat
spouse = Amelia Elizabeth Cassidy
profession = Educator, labourer
religion =

William Irwin ("ca." 1827ndash March 15 1886) was a California politician from the Democratic Party who served as governor of California between 1875 and 1880. He previously served as acting lieutenant governor for nine months in 1875.

Born in Butler County, Ohio, Irwin graduated in 1848 from Marietta College in Marietta, where he would later become an instructor. After moving to California, Irwin worked in various private industries and was eventually elected to the California State Assembly as one of two members representing Siskiyou County. He became the editor of a newspaper and then was elected to the California State Senate. He served as president "pro tempore" of the Senate and as such, became acting lieutenant governor in 1875 when Lieutenant Governor Romualdo Pacheco became governor. Irwin was elected governor in his own right that same year. He died in 1886 in San Francisco, California.

References

* [http://www.californiagovernors.ca.gov/h/biography/governor_13.html William Irwin biography] at the California State Library

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