Virtue and Vice in Popular Film

This book addresses a prominent group of virtues and vices as portrayed in popular films to further our understanding of these moral character traits. The discussions emphasize the interplay between the philosophical conception of the virtues and vices and the cinematic representations of character. Joseph H. Kupfer explores how fictional characters possessing certain moral strengths and weaknesses concretize our abstract understanding of them. Because the actions that flow from these traits occur in cinematic contexts mirroring real world conditions, the narrative portrayals of these moral characteristics can further our appreciation of their import. Humility, integrity, and perseverance, for example, are depicted in Chariots of Fire, The Fabulous Baker Boys, and Billy Elliot, while the vices of envy, arrogance and vanity are captured in Amadeus, Whiplash, and Young Adult. This interdisciplinary work in philosophy and film criticism will be of great interest to scholars and students of film studies, philosophy of film, ethics, aesthetics, and popular culture.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Focus on Film Studies
Release date:	May 2023
First published:	2021
Authors:	Joseph H. Kupfer
Dimensions:	216 x 138mm (L x W)
Pages:	122
ISBN-13:	978-0-367-54373-0
Categories:	Books
LSN:	0-367-54373-7
Barcode:	9780367543730

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