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Cowboy Metaphysics
Ethics and Death in Westerns
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2000
Summary
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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Copyright year
2000
ISBN-Print
978-0-8476-8671-1
ISBN-Online
978-0-585-08059-8
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
2
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CONTENTS No access
Preface No access
1 A Clash of Cares No access Pages 1 - 12
2 The Mount and the Mountains No access Pages 13 - 46
3 The Shadow of Death No access Pages 47 - 74
4 Tragedy, Grace, and Pride No access Pages 75 - 106
5 Aristotle Contemplating the Dying Duke No access Pages 107 - 134
