Seeing the Light: Exploring Ethics Through Movies

Seeing the Light: Exploring Ethics through Movies
	Contents
	Preface
	Acknowledgments
	0.0 Introduction to the Text
		Where We Go From Here
		Structure of the Text
			Works Cited
			Online Resources
	Unit 1 The Human Condition
		1.0 Introduction to Unit 1
			Tools for the Journey
			Aristotle’s Poetics and the Six Components of a Movie
				Works Cited
		1.1 Authenticity
			The Ethical Framework: Existential Philosophy
			SPOTLIGHT: Groundhog Day
			SPOTLIGHT: Up in the Air
			Short Takes: Revolutionary Road
			Outtakes: Le Fabuleux Destin d’Amélie Paulain (Amélie)
			Short Takes: The Visitor
			Outtakes: Alice and Midnight in Paris
				Works Cited
				Online Resources
				Discussion Questions
		1.2 Personal Identity
			SPOTLIGHT: Avatar
			SPOTLIGHT: The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum
			Short Takes: All of Me
			Short Takes: Big
			Short Takes: Prelude to a Kiss
			Outtakes: The Unmistaken Child
			Outtakes: Lât Den Rätte Kama In (Let the Right One In)
			Outtakes: Being John Malkovich and Memento
				Works Cited
				Online Resources
				Discussion Questions
		1.3 Autonomy and Liberty
			SPOTLIGHT: Million Dollar Baby
			SPOTLIGHT: District 9
			SPOTLIGHT: 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
			Short Takes: The Shawshank Redemption
			Outtakes: The Soloist
			Outtakes: K-19: The Widowmaker
			Outtakes: Yogen (Premonition)
				Works Cited
				Online Resources
				Discussion Questions
		1.4 Courage and Inner Strength
			SPOTLIGHT: The Hurt Locker
			SPOTLIGHT: The Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgment Day
			SPOTLIGHT: El Laberinto del Fauno (Pan’s Labyrinth)
			Short Takes: Die Hard
			Outtakes: Dirty Pretty Things
			Outtakes: Thunderheart
				Works Cited
				Online Resources
				Discussion Questions
	Unit 2 Ethical Theory
		2.0 Introduction to Unit 2
			Moral Agency
			Applying the Theories
				Works Cited
				Online Resources
				Discussion Questions
		2.1 Ethical Egoism
			The Ethical Framework: Ethical Egoism
			SPOTLIGHT: What About Bob?
			SPOTLIGHT: The Proposal
			Short Takes: Clueless
			Outtakes: The Social Network
			Outtakes: The Purple Rose of Cairo
			Outtakes: Solitary Man
			Outtakes: Ghost Town
				Works Cited
				Online Resources
				Discussion Questions
		2.2 Cultural Relativism
			The Ethical Framework: Cultural Relativism
			SPOTLIGHT: Witness
			SPOTLIGHT: Gran Torino
			SPOTLIGHT: Mutluluk (Bliss)
			Short Takes: Boyz N the Hood
			Short Takes: The Godfather
			Outtakes: The Namesake
				Works Cited
				Online Resources
				Discussion Questions
		2.3 Utilitarianism
			The Ethical Framework: Utilitarianism
			SPOTLIGHT: Outbreak
			SPOTLIGHT: Minority Report
			Short Takes: The Manchurian Candidate
			Short Takes: Torchwood: Children of Earth
			Short Takes: Secrecy
			Outtakes: Star Chamber
			Outtakes: Inception
				Works Cited
				Online Resources
				Discussion Questions
		2.4 Kantian Ethics
			The Ethical Framework: Kantian Ethics
			SPOTLIGHT: Alien
			SPOTLIGHT: The Truman Show
			SPOTLIGHT: School of Rock
			Short Takes: La Historia Oficial (The Official Story) and Cautiva (Captive)
			Short Takes: Jean de Florette and Manon of the Spring
			Outtakes: Shattered Glass
				Works Cited
				Online Resources
				Discussion Questions
		2.5 Rawls’ Justice Theory
			The Ethical Framework: Rawls’ “Justice As Fairness”
			SPOTLIGHT: My Cousin Vinny
			SPOTLIGHT: The Accused and The Brave One
			Short Takes: Michael Clayton
			Short Takes: John Q
			Short Takes: Stand and Deliver
			Outtakes: El Secreto de Sus Ojos (The Secret in Their Eyes)
			Outtakes: Food, Inc. and Darwin’s Nightmare
				Works Cited
				Online Resources
				Discussion Questions
		2.6 Aristotle’s Virtue Ethics
			The Ethical Framework: Aristotle’s Virtue Ethics
			SPOTLIGHT: The Insider
			SPOTLIGHT: To Kill a Mockingbird
			Short Takes: Idiocracy
			Short Takes: Lethal Weapon 2
			Outtakes: Ghosts of Abu Ghraib and Taxi to the Dark Side
				Works Cited
				Online Resources
				Discussion Questions
		2.7 Feminist Ethics
			The Ethical Framework: Feminist Ethics
			SPOTLIGHT: Pleasantville
			SPOTLIGHT: The Island
			Short Takes: Terminator 2: Judgment Day
			Short Takes: Secrets and Lies
			Outtakes: Salt
				Works Cited
				Online Resources
				Discussion Questions
	Unit 3 Ethical Dilemmas
		3.0 Introduction to Unit 3
			Works Cited
			Online Resources
		3.1 Confronting the Dilemma
			Setting Up the Dilemma
			SPOTLIGHT: Fargo
			SPOTLIGHT: Vitus
			Short Takes: Fearless and The Sweet Hereafter
			Short Takes: The Fabulous Baker Boys and Crazy Heart
			Outtakes: Juno
			Outtakes: Slumdog Millionaire
				Works Cited
				Online Resources
				Discussion Questions
		3.2 Encountering Evil
			SPOTLIGHT: Silence of the Lambs
			SPOTLIGHT: The Dark Knight and The Empire Strikes Back
			SPOTLIGHT: Wizard of Oz
			Short Takes: Atanarjuat (The Fast Runner)
			Short Takes: The Matrix
			Outtakes: Fanny and Alexander
			Outtakes: Nuit et Brouillard (Night and Fog)
				Works Cited
				Online Resources
				Discussion Questions
		3.3 Impact of Perspective
			Assessing the Impact of Diverse Perspectives
			Frames of Reference
			SPOTLIGHT: House of Sand and Fog
			SPOTLIGHT: 21 Grams
			SPOTLIGHT: Powwow Highway
			Short Takes: Så som i himmele (As it is in Heaven)
			Outtakes: Mississippi Masala
			Outtakes: Paradise Now
				Works Cited
				Online Resources
				Discussion Questions
		3.4 Reflecting on Ethical Decisions
			Ethical Reflection
			SPOTLIGHT: Touching the Void
			SPOTLIGHT: Sleep Dealer
			Short Takes: Thelma & Louise
			Short Takes: The Verdict
			Short Takes: North Country
			Outtakes: Efter brylluppe (After the Wedding)
				Works Cited
				Online Resources
				Discussion Questions
	Unit 4 Conclusion and Sources
		4.0 Conclusion to the Text
			Works Cited
		4.1 Reading List
		4.2 Contemporary Moral Problems
		4.3 Official Websites
	Index