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Cowboy Metaphysics Ethics and Death in Westerns

French Peter A.
Heftet / 1997 / Engelsk

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780847686711
Publisert
1997-10-23
Utgiver
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Vekt
290 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
151 mm
Dybde
14 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, G, 05, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
192

Forfatter
French Peter A.

Biografisk notat

Peter A. French holds the Cole Chair in Ethics and is professor of philosophy at the University of South Florida. He is the cofounder and senior editor of Midwest Studies in Philosophy and editor of The Journal of Social Philosophy.

Cowboy Metaphysics Ethics and Death in Westerns

French Peter A.
Heftet / 1997 / Engelsk
French Peter A.
Heftet / 1997 / Engelsk
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Imaginative and careful. The easy reading and close attention to theoretical nuance recommend this book to a variety of audiences.

- Brannon Wheeler, University of Washington, Religious Studies Review

An important book. . . . I am looking forward to Peter French's subsequent work. I hope it will be as thought provoking and interesting as <i>Cowboy Metaphysics</i>, a book I recommend for undergraduate classes in ethics and film.

- Joe Givvin, Mount Mercy College, APA Newsletter on Teaching Philosophy

French does a skillfully illustrated and philosphically sophisticated job. This is a book about which you should give a damn.

- J.H. Baker, Albright College, Choice Reviews

For many of us, the image of the cowboy hero facing off against the villain dominates our memories of the movies. Peter French examines the world of the western, one in which death is annihilation, the culmination of life, and there is nothing else. In that world he finds alternatives to Judeo-Christian traditions that dominate our ethical theories, alternatives that also attack the views of the most prominent ethicists of the past three centuries. More than just a meditation on the portrayal of the good, the bad, and the ugly on the big screen, French's work identifies an attitude toward life that he claims is one of the most distinctive and enduring elements of American culture.
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Peter French examines the world of the western, one in which death is annihilation, the culmination of life, and there is nothing else. In that world he finds alternatives to Judeo-Christian traditions that dominate our ethical theories, alternatives that also attack the views of the most prominent ethicists of the past three centuries.
Les mer

This series critically analyzes and evaluates the major political and social ideals, institutions, and practices of our time.

Series Editor: James P. Sterba

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Imaginative and careful. The easy reading and close attention to theoretical nuance recommend this book to a variety of audiences.

- Brannon Wheeler, University of Washington, Religious Studies Review

An important book. . . . I am looking forward to Peter French's subsequent work. I hope it will be as thought provoking and interesting as <i>Cowboy Metaphysics</i>, a book I recommend for undergraduate classes in ethics and film.

- Joe Givvin, Mount Mercy College, APA Newsletter on Teaching Philosophy

French does a skillfully illustrated and philosphically sophisticated job. This is a book about which you should give a damn.

- J.H. Baker, Albright College, Choice Reviews

For many of us, the image of the cowboy hero facing off against the villain dominates our memories of the movies. Peter French examines the world of the western, one in which death is annihilation, the culmination of life, and there is nothing else. In that world he finds alternatives to Judeo-Christian traditions that dominate our ethical theories, alternatives that also attack the views of the most prominent ethicists of the past three centuries. More than just a meditation on the portrayal of the good, the bad, and the ugly on the big screen, French's work identifies an attitude toward life that he claims is one of the most distinctive and enduring elements of American culture.
Les mer
Peter French examines the world of the western, one in which death is annihilation, the culmination of life, and there is nothing else. In that world he finds alternatives to Judeo-Christian traditions that dominate our ethical theories, alternatives that also attack the views of the most prominent ethicists of the past three centuries.
Les mer

This series critically analyzes and evaluates the major political and social ideals, institutions, and practices of our time.

Series Editor: James P. Sterba

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780847686711
Publisert
1997-10-23
Utgiver
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Vekt
290 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
151 mm
Dybde
14 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, G, 05, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
192

Forfatter
French Peter A.

Biografisk notat

Peter A. French holds the Cole Chair in Ethics and is professor of philosophy at the University of South Florida. He is the cofounder and senior editor of Midwest Studies in Philosophy and editor of The Journal of Social Philosophy.

Relaterte produkter