Seeing the light : exploring ethics through movies / / Wanda Teays.

• Author: ProQuest (Firm); Teays, Wanda.
• TeilnehmendeR: ProQuest (Firm)
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: xv, 367 p. :; ill.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9781444355857 (electronic bk.); 9781444332872 (hardback); 9781444332889 (paperback)
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Wanda Teays.

"In a visual culture such as ours, movies represent a compelling and surprisingly effective vehicle for ethical reflection. Through the stories that unfold on the big screen-everything from The Wizard of Oz to the Bourne trilogy-viewers often gain profound insights into the moral dimension of their own lives. Through a close analysis of a variety of popular movies, foreign films, and documentaries, Seeing the Light: Exploring Ethics Through Movies represents an innovative approach to the study of ethics and the development of moral reasoning skills. Initial chapters focus on the human condition as a springboard for ethical reflection, followed by coverage of how seven major ethical theories can provide a framework for analyzing movies for their moral message. Later chapters reveal how movies help us reflect on ethical decision-making. A diverse range of classic and contemporary films are woven throughout the text to illustrate each argument. Filled with illuminating insights and thoughtful reflection, Seeing the Light: reveals an ethical microcosm in the world of film that can help us think more clearly about the choices we face and decisions we make in the real world"--