Morality and the movies : reading ethics through film
by
Shaw, Daniel, 1951-
Title
:
Morality and the movies : reading ethics through film
Author
:
Shaw, Daniel, 1951-
ISBN
:
9781441145413
Personal Author
:
Shaw, Daniel, 1951-
Publication Information
:
New York : Continuum, c2012.
Physical Description
:
197 p. ; 22 cm.
Contents
:
Submission to God's will in A man for all seasons -- Egoism and utilitarianism in Casablanca -- Social contract theory in The man who shot Liberty Valence -- Kant: morality as rational consistency -- Relativism, perspectivism, and Citizen Kane -- Moral virtue and the limits of friendship in Nichomachean ethics and The third man -- Freedom and determinism in A clockwork orange -- Kinsey and sexual morality -- Active euthanasia and The sea inside -- Capital punishment and compassion in Dead man walking -- The morality and meaning of war in Full metal jacket -- Individual autonomy and abortion rights in The cider house rules -- Bowling for Columbine and gun control -- Terrorism and counterterrorism in Munich -- The ethics of business in Wall Street -- Affirmative action and diversity in Remember the Titans -- Conclusion: how films can be philosophical and how philosophy can light up the screen.
Subject Term
:
Ethics in motion pictures.
Film criticism.
| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Copy |
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| IIEMSA | General Books | 33168025570074 | 791.43653 S534M 2012 | 1 |