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Morality and the Movies: Reading Ethics Through Film

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Availability:In StockContributor:Dan ShawPublish date:2012-07-19Pages:208
Language:EnglishPublisher:ContinuumISBN-13:9781441145413ISBN-10:1441145419UPC:9781441145413Book Category:Philosophy, Performing ArtsBook Subcategory:Ethics & Moral Philosophy, FilmSize:8.40 x 5.50 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.5997Product ID:SC77SN62FV

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.
Language:EnglishPublisher:ContinuumISBN-13:9781441145413ISBN-10:1441145419UPC:9781441145413Book Category:Philosophy, Performing ArtsBook Subcategory:Ethics & Moral Philosophy, FilmSize:8.40 x 5.50 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.5997Product ID:SC77SN62FV
Dan Shaw is Professor of Philosophy and Film at Lock Haven University, USA. He is the managing editor of the journal Film and Philosophy, co-editor (with Steven Schneider) of Dark Thoughts: Philosophic Reflections on Horror Films (2003) and author of Film and Philosophy: Taking Movies Seriously (2008).
Publisher: Continuum

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