Cowboy Metaphysics - Ethics and Death in Westerns

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.

About the author

Peter A. French holds the Cole Chair in Ethics and is professor of philosophy at the University of South Florida. He is the cofounder and senior editor of Midwest Studies in Philosophy and editor of The Journal of Social Philosophy.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Peter A. Finch, Peter A. French
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.10.1997
• EAN: 9780847686711
• ISBN: 978-0-8476-8671-1
• No. of pages: 188
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 282 g
• Series: Studies in Social, Political, and Legal Philosophy; Studies in Social, Political,; Studies in Social, Political, and Legal Philosophy
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works