Watson / Arp What's Good on TV?

Understanding Ethics Through Television
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-4443-4301-4
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 224 Seiten, E-Book

What's Good on TV? Understanding Ethics Through Televisionpresents an introduction to the basic theories and concepts ofmoral philosophy using concrete examples from classic andcontemporary television shows.
* Utilizes clear examples from popular contemporary and classictelevision shows, such as The Office, Law and Order,Star Trek and Family Guy, to illustrate complexphilosophical concepts
* Designed to be used as a stand-alone or supplementaryintroductory ethics text
* Features case studies, study questions, and suggestedreadings
* Episodes mentioned are from a wide variety of television shows,and are easily accessible
* Offers a balanced treatment of a number of controversialethical issues including environmental ethics, animal welfare,abortion, homosexuality, capital punishment, assisted suicide,censorship and the erosion of values
* Includes a companion website at http://whatsgoodontv.webs.com

Autoren/Hrsg.

Watson, Jamie Carlin

Arp, Robert

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.
The Pilot Episode: Ethics and Popular Culture.
Series I. Is anything "good" on television? The Nature of Moral Value.
Episode 1: Truth and Nihilism in Ethics.
Episode 2: Normativity--Social, Legal, and Moral.
Episode 3: God and Ethics.
Series II. What's right and wrong? Ethical Theory.
Episode 4: Relativism.
Episode 5: Deontology.
Episode 6: Consequentialism.
Episode 7: Virtue Ethics.
Series III. But what's right when...? Practical Ethics.
Episode 8: Environmental Ethics.
Episode 9: Animal Welfare.
Episode 10: Abortion.
Episode 11: Homosexuality.
Episode 12: Punishment and Capital Punishment.
Episode 13: Assisted Suicide .
The Epilogue: Does TV Erode Our Values?

Über Autor(innen)

Jamie Carlin Watson is Assistant Professor of Philosophy andChair of the Department of Religion and Philosophy at Young HarrisCollege, Young Harris, Georgia. He has published in the fields ofphilosophy of science and popular culture and philosophy. Hiscurrent research is in the epistemology of a priorijustification.
Robert Arp taught aspects of philosophy at severalcolleges and universities, including Southwest Minnesota StateUniversity, Florida State University, and Saint Louis University.He has published works in many philosophical areas, includingphilosophy of biology, philosophy of mind, and popular culture andphilosophy.