Morality and the Movies: Reading Ethics Through Film

by Daniel Shaw and Daniel Shaw

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441145419
• ISBN13: 9781441145413
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: Continuum
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.4"