Garry Young

Fictional Immorality and Immoral Fiction

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines what, if anything, makes a depiction of fictional immorality-such as the murder, torture, or sexual assault of a fictional character-an example of immoral fiction, and therefore something that should be morally criticized and possibly prohibited.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 276
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Januar 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 605g
• ISBN-13: 9781793639196
• ISBN-10: 1793639191
• Artikelnr.: 60410310

Autorenporträt

Garry Young is senior lecturer in philosophy in the school of historical and philosophical studies at the University of Melbourne.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Fictional Immorality and Immoral Fiction
Chapter 2The Metaphysics of Fictional Immorality
Chapter 3The Content of Fictional Immorality
Chapter 4The Meaning of Fictional Immorality
Chapter 5The Harm of Fictional Immorality
Chapter 6Is There Evidence of Harm?
Chapter 7Enjoying Fictional Immorality
Chapter 8Resisting Fictional Immorality
Chapter 9Poor Taste and Fictional Immorality
Chapter 10Historical Fictional and Fictional Immorality
Chapter 11A New Kind of Fiction
Chapter 12Fantasy and Fictional Immorality
Chapter 13"It's not immoral, but it is in poor taste"
Chapter 14Immoral Fiction and Censorship