Buch, Englisch, 252 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 518 g
Buch, Englisch, 252 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 518 g
ISBN: 978-0-367-31385-2
Verlag: Routledge
A work in both aesthetics and ethics, this book proceeds from the interplay of film and philosophy. It examines a group of first-rate popular movies to show how films which wonderfully entertain audiences also contain developed and important conceptions of virtue. By interpreting popular movies from this philosophical viewpoint the book deepens our
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Weitere Infos & Material
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




