Virtue and Vice in Popular Film

ISBN-13: 9780367543709 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 122 str.

Joseph H. Kupfer

Opis

This book addresses a prominent group of virtues and vices as portrayed in popular films to further our understanding of these moral character traits. The discussions emphasize the interplay between the philosophical conception of the virtues and vices and the cinematic representations of character.

Spis treści

Introduction;  1. Taking Humility in Stride in Chariots of Fire;  2. Arrogance in the Classroom: The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and Whiplash;  3. Art and Integrity in The Fabulous Baker Boys;  4. Amadeus as a Portrait of Envy;  5. The Virtues of Aspiration: Three Boys Make Good;  6. The Calamity of Vanity in Young Adult

O autorze

Joseph H. Kupfer is University Professor of Philosophy at Iowa State University. He has previously written on such topics as privacy, lying, the parent-child relationship, aesthetics of nature, and the virtues. His most recent book, Aesthetic Violence and Women in Film: Kill Bill with Flying Daggers, addresses philosophical issues in popular action movies.