Damned If You Do

Dilemmas of Action in Literature and Popular Culture
Herausgeber: Hrezo, Margaret S.; Parrish, John M.

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Produktbeschreibung

These essays showcase the value of the narrative arts in investigating complex conflicts of value in moral and political life, and explore the philosophical problem of moral dilemmas as expressed in ancient drama, classic and contemporary novels, television, film, and popular ...

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. März 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 533g
• ISBN-13: 9780739138137
• ISBN-10: 0739138138
• Artikelnr.: 29346370

Autorenporträt

Edited by Margaret S. Hrezo and John M. Parrish - Contributions by Paul Cantor; Joel Johnson; Susan McWilliams Barndt; Travis D. Smith; Charles Turner and A Craig Waggaman

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 1 Moral Dilemmas and the Narrative Arts Chapter 2 2 The Deadwood
Dilemma: Freedom versus Law Chapter 3 3 Political Assassination in Popular
Fiction and Political Thought: Trotsky, Arendt, and Stephen King Chapter 4
4 Of Hoplites and Hobbits: Dilemmas of Leadership in Aeschylus' The
Suppliants and J. R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings Chapter 5 5 Defining
Dilemmas Down: The Case of 24 Chapter 6 6 Modes of Moral Reasoning in Uncle
Tom's Cabin Chapter 7 7 The Crisis of Slavery in Harry Potter Chapter 8 8
Responsible Life in Paradise Chapter 9 9 Amoral Dilemmas and the Temptation
to Tyranny in A Simple Plan