Cowboy Metaphysics : Ethics and Death in Westerns
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
084768671X
ISBN-13
9780847686711
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 23rd, 1997
Print length
192 Pages
Weight
290 grams
Dimensions
22.90 x 15.10 x 1.40 cms
Product Classification:
Films, cinemaFilm theory & criticismCultural studies
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Peter French examines the world of the western, one in which death is annihilation, the culmination of life, and there is nothing else. In that world he finds alternatives to Judeo-Christian traditions that dominate our ethical theories, alternatives that also attack the views of the most prominent ethicists of the past three centuries.
For many of us, the image of the cowboy hero facing off against the villain dominates our memories of the movies. Peter French examines the world of the western, one in which death is annihilation, the culmination of life, and there is nothing else. In that world he finds alternatives to Judeo-Christian traditions that dominate our ethical theories, alternatives that also attack the views of the most prominent ethicists of the past three centuries. More than just a meditation on the portrayal of the good, the bad, and the ugly on the big screen, French''s work identifies an attitude toward life that he claims is one of the most distinctive and enduring elements of American culture.
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