Morality and the movies :
Shaw, Dan
Morality and the movies : reading ethics through film by Dan Shaw. - London : Continuum, 2012. - Page varies
Table of Contents :
Chapter 1. Submission to God's will in A man for all seasons
Chapter 2. Egoism and utilitarianism in Casablanca
Chapter 3. Social contract theory in The man who shot Liberty Valence
Chapter 4. Kant: morality as rational consistency
Chapter 5. Relativism, perspectivism, and Citizen Kane
Chapter 6. Moral virtue and the limits of friendship in Nichomachean ethics and The third man
Chapter 7. Freedom and determinism in A clockwork orange
Chapter 8. Kinsey and sexual morality
Chapter 9. Active euthanasia and The sea inside
Chapter 10. Capital punishment and compassion in Dead man walking
Chapter 11. The morality and meaning of war in Full metal jacket
Chapter 12. Individual autonomy and abortion rights in The cider house rules
Chapter 13. Bowling for Columbine and gun control
Chapter 14. Terrorism and counterterrorism in Munich
Chapter 15. The ethics of business in Wall Street
Chapter 16. Affirmative action and diversity in Remember the Titans
Conclusion: how films can be philosophical and how philosophy can light up the screen
9781441145413
Film Criticism, Motion Picture - Ethics.
791.43653 / SHA/MOR
Morality and the movies : reading ethics through film by Dan Shaw. - London : Continuum, 2012. - Page varies
Table of Contents :
Chapter 1. Submission to God's will in A man for all seasons
Chapter 2. Egoism and utilitarianism in Casablanca
Chapter 3. Social contract theory in The man who shot Liberty Valence
Chapter 4. Kant: morality as rational consistency
Chapter 5. Relativism, perspectivism, and Citizen Kane
Chapter 6. Moral virtue and the limits of friendship in Nichomachean ethics and The third man
Chapter 7. Freedom and determinism in A clockwork orange
Chapter 8. Kinsey and sexual morality
Chapter 9. Active euthanasia and The sea inside
Chapter 10. Capital punishment and compassion in Dead man walking
Chapter 11. The morality and meaning of war in Full metal jacket
Chapter 12. Individual autonomy and abortion rights in The cider house rules
Chapter 13. Bowling for Columbine and gun control
Chapter 14. Terrorism and counterterrorism in Munich
Chapter 15. The ethics of business in Wall Street
Chapter 16. Affirmative action and diversity in Remember the Titans
Conclusion: how films can be philosophical and how philosophy can light up the screen
9781441145413
Film Criticism, Motion Picture - Ethics.
791.43653 / SHA/MOR