Dan Shaw

Morality and the Movies

Reading Ethics Through Film

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Morality and the Movies presents the ideal introduction to philosophical ethics for film lovers. Dan Shaw uses a series of sixteen popular films, including Hotel Rwanda, Casablanca, Citizen Kane, A Clockwork Orange, Dead Man Walking and Full Metal Jacket, to illustrate all the major ethical theories and key contemporary moral issues. The book provides a brief summary and philosophical interpretation of each film, with reference throughout to primary philosophical sources. A unique pedagogical feature is that each chapter begins with a five-step summary of the theoretical position in question and a critical evaluation of its strengths and weaknesses through a specific film. Topics covered include:   - divine authority - the social contract - moral relativism - virtue ethics - freedom and determinism - euthanasia - capital punishment - war and terrorism - abortion - business ethics   Ideal for undergraduate students coming to philosophical ethics for the first time, this book utilizes popular film to introduce a central topic in the study of philosophy.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Academic
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Juli 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 218mm x 140mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 295g
• ISBN-13: 9781441100993
• ISBN-10: 1441100997
• Artikelnr.: 36552963

Autorenporträt

Dan Shaw is Professor of Philosophy and Film at Lock Haven University, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Studying Philosophy Through Film \ 1. Submission to God's
Will in A Man for All Seasons \ 2. Egoism and Utilitarianism in Casablanca
\ 3. Legal Conventionalism in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence \ 4. Kant's
Man of Good Will and Hotel Rwanda \ 5. Moral Relativism, Perspectivism and
Citizen Kane \ 6.Virtue Ethics and Ghost Dog \ 7. Freedom and Determinism
in A Clockwork Orange \ 8. Sexual Morality and Kinsey \ 9. Assisted
Suicide, Euthanasia and The Sea Inside \ 10. Capital Punishment and
Compassion in Dead Man Walking \ 11. The morality and meaning of war in
Full Metal Jacket \ 12. Autonomy and Abortion Rights in The Cider House
Rules \ 13.Gun Control and Bowling for Columbine \ 14. Terrorism and
Counterterrorism in Munich \ 15. Business Ethics and Wall Street \ 16.
Affirmative Action, Diversity and Remember the Titans \ Conclusion: How
Films can Elucidate Philosophies, and Vice Versa \ Further Reading \ Index