Thursday, September 18, 2014

Can novels and films make us better people?

Michael Valdez Moses

The study of philosophy, history, the classics, and most particularly literature and film, offers us an opportunity to learn what it means to be free and responsible individuals in a modern society and allows us to ask fundamental questions: What is the relationship between freedom and justice? What moral responsibilities does a free individual have toward other members of society? What is the difference between individual liberty and mere license?...


http://kenan.ethics.duke.edu/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/GQ-Valdez-Moses.pdf

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