Cinematic Ethics - 9781138826168

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Cinematic EthicsExploring Ethical Experience through Film\nAuthor(s): Robert Sinnerbrink\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138826168, 978-1138826168\nSynopsis\nHow do movies evoke and express ethical ideas? What role does our emotional involvement play in this process? What makes the aesthetic power of cinema ethically significant? \n\nCinematic Ethics: Exploring Ethical Experience through Film addresses these questions by examining the idea of cinema as a medium of ethical experience with the power to provoke emotional understanding and philosophical thinking. \n\nIn a clear and engaging style, Robert Sinnerbrink examines the key philosophical approaches to ethics in contemporary film theory and philosophy using detailed case studies of cinematic ethics across different genres, styles, and filmic traditions.\n\nWritten in a lucid and lively style that will engage both specialist and non-specialist readers, this .