Morality and the movies : reading ethics through film /

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Author / Creator:	Shaw, Daniel, 1951-
Imprint:	New York : Continuum, ©2012.
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Subject:	Ethics in motion pictures. Film criticism. Ethics in motion pictures. Film criticism. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11134361

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ISBN:	9781441190611 1441190619 9781441145413 1441145419
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	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 of each film, with reference throughout to primary philosophical sources. A unique pedagogical feature is that each chapter begins with a five-step summary of the theoretical positionin question an.
Other form:	Print version: Shaw, Daniel, 1951- Morality and the movies. New York : Continuum, ©2012 9781441145413

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