What's good on TV? understanding ethics through television / Jamie Carlin Watson and Robert Arp.

Author/creator Watson, Jamie Carlin
Other author Arp, Robert.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoChichester, West Sussex ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell,
Descriptionxiii, 303 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
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Subjects

Contents The pilot episode : ethics and popular culture. Is anything "good" on television? The nature of moral value. Truth and nihilism in ethics -- Normativity : social, legal, and moral -- God and ethics -- What's right and wrong? Ethical theory. Moral relativism -- Deontology -- Consequentialism -- Virtue ethics -- But what's right when ... ? Practical ethics. Environmental ethics -- Animal welfare -- Abortion -- Homosexuality -- Punishment and capital punishment -- Assisted suicide -- The epilogue: does TV erode our values?
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2011009294
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