"I've always tried to partner with people who are way, way smarter than me, " said the Big Aristotle (one of his many nicknames), who retired from the NBA in 2011.

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Bringing together key chapters from books in the Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture series, this free superhero sampler engages the intellectual might of big thinkers like Aristotle and Kant to answer these questions and many others, giving you new insights on everything from whether Superman is truly an American icon to whether Wolverine is the same person when he loses his memory.

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