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BL
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633101
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Kowalski, Dean A
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| Title & Author
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Moral theory at the movies : : an introduction to ethics /\ Dean A. Kowalski
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| Publication Statement
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Lanham :: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers,, c2012
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xiii, 359 p. :: ill. ;; 26 cm
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| ISBN
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9780742547872 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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: 0742547876 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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: 9781442214552 (electronic)
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: 1442214554 (electronic)
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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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)
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Motion pictures-- Moral and ethical aspects
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Motion pictures-- Philosophy
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| Dewey Classification
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791.4301
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PN1995.5.K65 2012
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