Visions Of Virtue In Popular Film

AvJoseph Kupfer

Häftad, Engelska, 1999

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Beskrivning

Visions of Virtue in Popular Film grows out of the interplay between film criticism and a philosophical view of virtue. Joseph H. Kupfer argues that film fictions can be integral to moral reflection, and thus by examining the narrative and cinematic aspects of popular films, we can derive important moral truths about people and their behavior. Taking as his base a classical conception of virtue and vice, Kupfer offers an in-depth examination of Groundhog Day, The African Queen, Parenthood, Rob Roy, Fresh, Jaws, and Aliens in order to investigate the value of virtue within ever-widening social contexts.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1999-09-17
Mått:156 x 234 x 14 mm
Vikt:453 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:248
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Inc
ISBN:9780813367217

Utforska kategorier

Medievetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Filosofiska discipliner inom Filosofi och religion
Film inom Kultur

Mer om författaren

Joseph Kupfer is Professor of Philosophy at Iowa State University where he teaches aesthetics, medical ethics, family ethics, and philosophy of law. He has written on such topics as privacy, lying, the parent-child relationship, violence, and sports. His two books are Experience as Art (1983), and Autonomy and Social Interaction (1990). His most recent work is on the aesthetics of nature, virtue and vice, and philosophy in film.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction: Visions of Virtue in Popular Film -- Film Criticism and Virtue Theory -- Virtue and Happiness in Groundhog Day -- The Work of Love in The African Queen -- The Virtues of Parenthood -- Language, Community, and Evil in Rob Roy -- Fresh Phronesis -- Character in Crisis: Reluctant Heroes in Jaws and Aliens -- Concluding Angles