Ethics at the Cinema

1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-0-19-532039-8
Verlag: ACADEMIC

Buch, Englisch, 352 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 693 g

Brings together both established names in the philosophy of film and philosophers working in ethics and social philosophy
The introduction offers a substantial theory of our engagement with narrative fiction and ist moral importance

The editors of Ethics at the Cinema invited a diverse group of moral philosophers and philosophers of film to engage with ethical issues raised within, or within the process of viewing, a single film of each contributor's choice. The result is a unique collection of considerable breadth. Discussions focus on both classic and modern films, and topics range from problems of traditional concern to philosophers (e.g. virtue, justice, and ideals) to problems of traditional concern to filmmakers (e.g. sexuality, social belonging, and cultural identity).

Zielgruppe

Professional philosophers and graduate students in philosophy; moral philosophers, aestheticians, and philosophers of film; film theorists and film critics; and serious lay film-viewers.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jones

Jones, Ward

Vice, Samantha

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ästhetik
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften Medienphilosophie, Medienethik, Medienrecht
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio Filmtheorie, Filmanalyse
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften Interkulturelle Kommunikation & Interaktion
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

'Philosophy and the Ethical Significance of Spectatorship: An Introduction to Ethics at the Cinema'
Part 1: Critique, Character, and the Power of Film
1.: Andrew Gleeson, 'The Secrets and Lies of Film'
2.: Stephen Williams, 'Propaganda and Artistic Merit: The Case of Colonel Blimp'
3.: Murray Smith, 'Just What Is It That Makes Tony Soprano Such an Appealing, Attractive Murderer?'
4.: Ward E. Jones, 'Partiality and Transgressive Comedy: Making Sense of our Amusement at His Girl Friday'
Part 2: Philosophical Readings
Ethics and Social Being
5.: Tom Martin, 'Reason, Absurdity, and Anti-Semitism in The Believer'
6.: Paul C. Taylor, ''Melting Whites and Liberated Latinas: Identity, Fate, and Character in Fools Rush In'
7.: Samantha Vice, 'Lighthouses in a Foggy World': Ideals in Frank Capra's Meet John Doe
8.: Peter Goldie, 'La Grande Illusion as a Work of Art'
9.: Larry Blum, 'A Crash Course on Personal Racism'
Ethics and Personal Relationships
10.: Karen Hanson, 'Love and Friendship in the Balance: The Case of Jules et Jim'
11.: Torbjörn Tännsjö, 'Sophie's Choice'
12.: Joseph Kupfer, 'Dangerous Liaisons: Love, Letters, and Lessons in Sexual Ethics'
13.: Julia Driver, 'Justice, Mercy, and Friendship in The Third Man'
14.: Deborah Knight, 'The Third Man: Ethics, Aesthetics, Irony'
15.: Thomas Wartenberg, 'Moral Intelligence and the Limits of Loyalty: The Third Man as Philosophy'

Über Autor(innen)

Edited by Ward Jones, Associate Professor in Philosophy, Rhodes University, and Samantha Vice, Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, Rhodes University

Contributors:
Lawrence Blum; Julia Driver; Andrew Gleeson; Peter Goldie; Karen Hanson; Ward E. Jones; Deborah Knight; Joseph Kupfer; Tom Martin; Murray Smith; Torbjörn Tännsjö; Paul C. Taylor; Samantha Vice; Thomas Wartenberg; Stephen Williams