Moral theory at the movies
Subtitle: an introduction to ethics
By: Dean A. Kowalski
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Lanham
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 359
ISBN-13: 9780742547872; 9781442214552
Subjects: Motion pictures; Moral and ethical aspects; Philosophy
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Rhetoric, philosophy, and moral reasoning (featured film : Thank you for smoking); title: Part one : Metaethics.; title: Simple ethical subjectivism (Match point); title: Moral relativism (Hotel Rwanda); title: Divine command theory ethics (Frailty); title: Ethical objectivism (The Cider House rules); title: Part two : What ought I to do?; title: Biology, psychology, and ethical theory (Cast away); title: Utilitarianism (Extreme measures); title: Kant and respect for persons ethics (Horton hears a Who!); title: Social contract theory : Hobbes, Locke, and Rawls (V for vendetta); title: Part three : How ought I to be?; title: Aristotle and virtue ethics (Groundhog day); title: Care and friendship (Vera Drake); title: Plato and being good (The Emperor's club); title: About the author