Morality and the Movies: Reading Ethics Through Film
ISBN-13:
9781441145413
ISBN-10:
1441145419
Edition:
0
Author:
Dan Shaw
Publication date:
2012
Publisher:
Continuum
Format:
Paperback
208 pages
Category:
Ethics & Morality
,
Philosophy
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ISBN-13:
9781441145413
ISBN-10:
1441145419
Edition:
0
Author:
Dan Shaw
Publication date:
2012
Publisher:
Continuum
Format:
Paperback
208 pages
Category:
Ethics & Morality
,
Philosophy
Summary
Morality and the Movies: Reading Ethics Through Film (ISBN-13: 9781441145413 and ISBN-10: 1441145419), written by authors
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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 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.
- 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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