Morality and the movies [Texte imprimé] : reading ethics through film / Dan Shaw

Notes bibliogr.

Submission to God's will in A man for all seasons -- Egoism and utilitarianism in Casablanca -- Social contract theory in The man who shot Liberty Valence -- Kant: morality as rational consistency -- Relativism, perspectivism, and Citizen Kane -- Moral virtue and the limits of friendship in Nichomachean ethics and The third man -- Freedom and determinism in A clockwork orange -- Kinsey and sexual morality -- Active euthanasia and The sea inside -- Capital punishment and compassion in Dead man walking -- The morality and meaning of war in Full metal jacket -- Individual autonomy and abortion rights in The cider house rules -- Bowling for Columbine and gun control -- Terrorism and counterterrorism in Munich -- The ethics of business in Wall Street -- Affirmative action and diversity in Remember the Titans -- Conclusion: how films can be philosophical and how philosophy can light up the screen