Morality and the Movies : Reading Ethics Through Film PDF
by Professor Dan Shaw
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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 ethicsIdeal 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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- Pages:208 pages
- Publisher:Continuum Publishing Corporation
- Publication Date:17/05/2012
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- ISBN:9781441190611
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:PDF
- Pages:208 pages
- Publisher:Continuum Publishing Corporation
- Publication Date:17/05/2012
- Category:
- ISBN:9781441190611