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What's Good on TV : Understanding Ethics Through Television.
What's Good on TV? Understanding Ethics Through Television presents an introduction to the basic theories and concepts of moral philosophy using concrete examples from classic and contemporary television shows. Utilizes clear examples from popular contemporary and classic television shows, such...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
John Wiley & Sons,
2012.
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- WHAT'S GOOD ON TV: UNDERSTANDING ETHICS THROUGH TELEVISION; Contents; Preface; The Pilot Episode: Ethics and Popular Culture; What is Ethics?; How Do We Make Progress in Ethics?; What Does Pop Culture Have to Do with Ethics?; Series I: Is Anything "Good" on Television? The Nature of Moral Value; Episode 1: Truth and Nihilism in Ethics; Introduction; The case for nihilism; J.L. Mackie, "The Argument from Queerness," from Ethics: Inventing Right and Wrong; The case for realism; C.S. Lewis, from Mere Christianity; Case study: The Office (UK), "Work Experience," series 1; Study Questions.
- Alternative Case StudiesEpisode 2: Normativity
- Social, Legal, and Moral; Introduction; You promised to play by the rules!; John Rawls, "Legal Obligation and the Duty of Fair Play"; What does my neighbor have to do with my goodness?; John Stuart Mill, "Of the Limits to the Authority of Society over the Individual" from On Liberty; Case study: The Sopranos, "College," season 1; Study Questions; Alternative Case Studies; Episode 3: God and Ethics; Introduction; What has Athens to do with Jerusalem?; Plato, Euthyphro; Does God make the law or does he just let us in on it?
- C.S. Lewis, from The Problem of PainCase study: Law & Order, "God Bless the Child," season 2; Study Questions; Alternative Case Studies; Series II: What's Right and Wrong? Ethical Theory; Episode 4: Moral Relativism; Introduction; Are we merely products of our culture?; Ruth Benedict, "A Defense of Ethical Relativism"; Relativism is unjustified; James Rachels, "The Challenge of Cultural Relativism"; Case study 1 : Deadwood, "Childish Things," season 2; Case study 2 : South Park, "Death Camp of Tolerance," season 6; Study Questions; Alternative Case Studies; Episode 5: Deontology.
- IntroductionKant's theory of moral duty; Immanuel Kant, from Groundwork of the Metaphysic of Morals; Case study 1 : Arrested Development, "Not without My Daughter," season 1; Contemporary Deontology; Case study 2 : Friends, "The One Where Phoebe Hates PBS," season 5; Study Questions; Alternative Case Studies; Episode 6: Consequentialism; Introduction; Mill's theory of utility; John Stuart Mill, from Utilitarianism; Case study 1 : Battlestar Galactica, "You Can't Go Home Again," season 1; Case study 2 : The Twilight Zone (Newer), "Cradle of Darkness," season 1; Study Questions.
- Alternative Case StudiesEpisode 7: Virtue Ethics; Introduction; Aristotle's theory of virtue; Aristotle, from Nicomachean Ethics; Case study 1 : Foyle' s War, "Enemy Fire," set 3; Case study 2 : Star Trek: The Next Generation, "Hide and Q," season 1; Study Questions; Alternative Case Studies; Series III: But What's Right When ...? Practical Ethics; Episode 8: Environmental Ethics; Introduction; Two Approaches to Environmental Ethics; Silly environmentalists, nature is for people; William Baxter, "People or Penguins"; Case study 1 : Northern Exposure, "Zarya," season 6.