What's Good on TV? : Understanding Ethics Through Television.
Jamie Carlin. Watson
Bok Engelsk 2011 · Electronic books.
| Utgitt | Chichester : Wiley-Blackwell , 2011
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (319 pages)
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| Utgave | 1st ed.
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| Opplysninger | 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 Studies -- Episode 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 Pain -- Case 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 -- Introduction.. - Judith Jarvis Thomson and the Violinist Argument -- Mary Anne Warren and the Space Explorer -- Abortion is wrong for the same reason that killing adults is wrong -- Don Marquis, "Why Abortion is Immoral" -- Case study 1: Law & -- Order, "Dignity," season 20 -- Case study 2: Maude, "Maude's Dilemma - Parts 1 and 2," season 1 -- Study questions -- Alternative case studies -- Episode 11: Homosexuality -- Introduction -- Arguments Against the Permissibility of Homosexuality -- Arguments for the Permissibility of Homosexuality -- Additional Concerns -- New natural law theory and the morality of homosexuality -- Stephen Macedo, "Homosexuality and the Conservative Mind" -- Robert George and Bradley Gerard, "Marriage and the Liberal Imagination" -- Case study 1: Law & -- Order, "Manhood," season 3 -- Case study 2: Family Guy, "You May Now Kiss the . . . Uh . . . Guy Who Receives," season 4 -- Study questions -- Alternative case studies -- Episode 12: Punishment and Capital Punishment -- Introduction -- Theories of Punishment -- Arguments For and Against Capital Punishment -- Capital punishment is unjustified -- Jeffrey Reiman, "The Justice of the Death Penalty in an Unjust World" -- Case study 1: Star Trek: The Next Generation, "The Hunted," season 3 -- Case study 2: Oz, "Capital P," season 1 -- Study questions -- Alternative case studies -- Episode 13: Assisted Suicide -- Introduction -- A Few Terms -- Three Moral Arguments Against the Permissibility of Assisted Suicide -- Moral and Practical Arguments for the Permissibility of Assisted Suicide -- The good of society depends on assisted suicide -- Daniel Callahan, "Aging and the Ends of Medicine" -- Case study 1: Picket Fences, "Abominable Snowman," season 2 -- Case study 2: Scrubs, "My Jiggly Ball," season 5 -- Study questions -- Alternative case studies -- The Epilogue: Does TV Erode Our Values?.. - Kant'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 Studies -- Episode 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 -- Case study 2: Family Guy, "It Takes a Village Idiot, and I Married One," season 5 -- Study Questions -- Alternative Case Studies -- Episode 9: Animal Welfare -- Introduction -- Two Dead Ends -- Three Approaches to Animal Welfare -- Animals are morally valuable, but not as valuable as adult humans -- Mary Anne Warren, "Difficulties with the Strong Rights Position" -- Case study 1: Bones, "Finger in the Nest," season 4 -- Case study 2: House, M.D., "Babies and Bathwater," season 1 -- Study questions -- Alternative case studies -- Episode 10: Abortion -- Introduction -- One Common Assumption -- Six Fallacies to Avoid.. - The Moral Influence of Television -- The Debate Over Censorship -- A Kantian Reason not to Censor -- Case study 1: Family Guy, "PTV," season 4 -- Utilitarian Reasons not to Censor -- Moral Reasons to Censor -- Exploitation, Objectification, and TV -- Case study 2: Toddlers & -- Tiaras (any episode) -- Reality TV and Psychological Harm -- That's All Folks! -- Study questions -- References -- Index.. - 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 as The Office, Law and Order, Star Trek and Family Guy, to illustrate complex philosophical concepts Designed to be used as a stand-alone or supplementary introductory ethics text Features case studies, study questions, and suggested readings Episodes mentioned are from a wide variety of television shows, and are easily accessible Offers a balanced treatment of a number of controversial ethical 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.
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| Emner | Television broadcasting -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Television broadcasting -- Social aspects. Etikk etikk tv fjernsyn verdietikk moral |
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| ISBN | 9781405194754. - 9781405194761
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