The moral philosophy of John Steinbeck
By: edited by Stephen K. George.
Contributors: George, Stephen K., 1965-
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 201
Subjects: Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968 -- Ethics.; Moral conditions in literature.; Ethics in literature.
Description: "The Moral Philosophy of John Steinbeck provides a range of highly readable essays exploring the philosophy and work of one of America's few Nobel Prize winning authors. These thirteen essays, written by experts in both philosophy and Steinbeck studies, examine almost all of Steinbeck's major works."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-192) and index.
Table of contents: title: John Steinbeck's lower-case utopia / Patrick K. Dooley; title: John Steinbeck and the morality of roles / Joseph Allegretti; title: John Steinbeck / John H. Timmerman; title: "I want to make 'em happy" / John J. Han; title: The existential vacuum and Ethan Allen Hawley / Barbara A. Heavilin; title: Moral experience in Of Mice and Men / Richard E. Hart; title: Of death, life, and virtue in Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men and The Grapes of Wrath / Allene M. Parker; title: Judging Elisa Allen / Terry Gorton; title: The power of strange faces / Michael D. Hansen; title: The emotional content of cruelty / Stephen K. George; title: "No sanctuary" / Sarah Appleton Aguiar; title: Business, sex, and ethics in The Wayward Bus / Joseph Allegretti; title: "The disintegration of a man" / Stephen K. George.