Lucas Bishop (2024)

Martin, J. (2024). Time-travel and teleology: Morality, society, and the life of Lucas Bishop. REDEN. Revista Española De Estudios Norteamericanos, 5(2), 128–153. https://doi.org/10.37536/reden.2024.5.2414

• Bishop’s complexity and multifaceted nature potentially make him worthy of scholarly and pedagogical inquiry.

• The narrative themes examined pertain to (1) how different dystopian social orders or arrangements potentially inform his morally relevant decisions, (2) the distinction between the arbitrary and non-arbitrary treatment of mutants in interactions bearing on human rights, and (3) the potential parallels between Bishop’s morally relevant decisions and related research on sociomoral development.

“By trying to understand the nature of the decisions made by such a complex and multifaceted character—one who, despite occupying various positions within and outside of the law across dystopian and non-dystopian social arrangements, consistently fights to alter them in the face of injustice—we may come to a slightly better understanding of ourselves.”