Dan Shaw

Morality and the Movies (eBook, ePUB)

Reading Ethics Through Film

• Format: ePub

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Mai 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781441188281
• Artikelnr.: 38305105

Autorenporträt

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

Daniel Shaw is Professor in the Department of Communication and Philosophy, Lock Haven University, USA.