These essays showcase the value of the narrative arts in investigating complex conflicts of value in moral and political life, and explore the philosophical problem of moral dilemmas as expressed in ancient drama, classic and contemporary novels, television, film, and popular fiction. From Aeschylus to Deadwood, from Harriet Beecher Stowe to Harry Potter, the authors show how the narrative arts provide some of our most valuable instruments for complex and sensitive moral inquiry.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Chapter 1 1 Moral Dilemmas and the Narrative Arts
Chapter 2 2 The Deadwood Dilemma: Freedom versus Law
Chapter 3 3 Political Assassination in Popular Fiction and Political Thought: Trotsky, Arendt, and Stephen King
Chapter 4 4 Of Hoplites and Hobbits: Dilemmas of Leadership in Aeschylus' The Suppliants and J. R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings
Chapter 5 5 Defining Dilemmas Down: The Case of 24
Chapter 6 6 Modes of Moral Reasoning in Uncle Tom's Cabin
Chapter 7 7 The Crisis of Slavery in Harry Potter
Chapter 8 8 Responsible Life in Paradise
Chapter 9 9 Amoral Dilemmas and the Temptation to Tyranny in A Simple Plan
