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Morality and the movies : reading ethics through film

Title
Morality and the movies : reading ethics through film / Dan Shaw.
Author
Shaw, Daniel, 1951-
Publication
London ; New York : Continuum, c2012.

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vi, 198 p.; 23 cm
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-198) and index.
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.
Call Number
MFL 13-5900
ISBN
  • 9781441145413 (pbk.)
  • 1441145419 (pbk.)
  • 9781441100993 (hbk)
  • 1441100997 (hbk)
LCCN
2011037987
OCLC
809259017
Author
Shaw, Daniel, 1951-
Title
Morality and the movies : reading ethics through film / Dan Shaw.
Imprint
London ; New York : Continuum, c2012.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-198) and index.
Research Call Number
MFL 13-5900
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