Kowalski, Dean A.

Moral theory at the movies : an introduction to ethics / Dean A. Kowalski. - Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2012. - 359 p. : ill.

Rhetoric, philosophy, and moral reasoning (featured film : Thank you for smoking) -- Simple ethical subjectivism (Match point) -- Moral relativism (Hotel Rwanda) -- Divine command theory ethics (Frailty) -- Ethical objectivism (The Cider House rules) -- Biology, psychology, and ethical theory (Cast away) -- Utilitarianism (Extreme measures) -- Kant and respect for persons ethics (Horton hears a Who!) -- Social contract theory : Hobbes, Locke, and Rawls (V for vendetta) -- Aristotle and virtue ethics (Groundhog day) -- Care and friendship (Vera Drake) -- Plato and being good (The Emperor's club). HKBU library

YT2025 M09

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Motion pictures--Moral and ethical aspects.
Motion pictures--Philosophy.

PN1995 / K88M 2012