Whether we are talking about the
artistically detailed story line of a Kung Fu movie, the passion in a romantic
movie, or the irresistible humor of comedy films; morals are always apart of
filming. But it is not only in films, look into the world of video games, and
TV shows. The majority of what we do in
life involves some sort of moral action and it is nearly impossible to live
your life without any sort of moral conflict. Have you ever read a book or seen
a movie without conflict? Most likely not because it would be boring and most
people could not relate. Because of this, the problems philosophers commonly
discuss are some of the most important so why aren’t they more important to the
common person? The only reason I can think of is because they do not see moral
importance in everyday life. Relating philosophy and everyday life is something
that has been a problem since the formation of philosophy and has yet to be
fixed. The most efficient way of improving this is through what all people
love, entertainment. People have continuously been influenced by their favorite
movies from the likes of The Godfather to Big Daddy. Philosophers must find a
way to help others understand this fact and help them learn to better understand
the importance of morals. What are your opinions on this? I would love to further discuss this in class.
I'm very into philosophy and film, in fact have written an article about it.
ReplyDeleteSchultz
"Socrates Goes to the Cinema: Us
ing Film in the Philosophy Classroom,"
Teaching
Philosophy
26 (2003): 21
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41.
I too think raising questions about a particular film and discussing possible answers is a great way to help people see the relevance of philosophical reflection to everyday life. I think some good questions to ask of a film include: What view of the human person does it put forward? What does it suggest is most valuable or most to be pursued and what it most to be avoided?
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