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The Cider House Rules.

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My movie business : a memoir by Irving, John, 1942-

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The World According to John Irving

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Morality and the movies reading ethics through film by Shaw, Daniel, 1951-

Table of Contents: “…Submission to God's will in A man for all seasons -- Egoism and utilitarianism in Casablanca -- Social contract theory in The man who shot Liberty Valence -- Kant: morality as rational consistency -- Relativism, perspectivism, and Citizen Kane -- Moral virtue and the limits of friendship in Nichomachean ethics and The third man -- Freedom and determinism in A clockwork orange -- Kinsey and sexual morality -- Active euthanasia and The sea inside -- Capital punishment and compassion in Dead man walking -- The morality and meaning of war in Full metal jacket -- Individual autonomy and abortion rights in The cider house rules -- Bowling for Columbine and gun control -- Terrorism and counterterrorism in Munich -- The ethics of business in Wall Street -- Affirmative action and diversity in Remember the Titans -- Conclusion: how films can be philosophical and how philosophy can light up the screen.…”
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Morality and the Movies : Reading Ethics Through Film. by Shaw, Dan

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Classic Questions and Contemporary Film : An Introduction to Philosophy. by Kowalski, Dean A.

Table of Contents: “…5.1 Historical Setting: Descartes, Meditation VI -- 5.2 Discussion and Analysis -- 5.3 Films -- Being John Malkovich (1999) -- Bicentennial Man (1999) -- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) -- 5.4 Synthesis, Review, and Going Forward -- 6 Ethical Foundations and Moral Truth -- 6.1 Historical Setting: Sumner, Folkways -- 6.2 Discussion and Analysis -- 6.3 Films -- Hotel Rwanda (2004) -- Frailty (2001) -- The Cider House Rules (1999) -- 6.4 Synthesis, Review, and Going Forward -- 7 Ethics and Values -- 7.1 Historical Setting: Reid, Of the First Principles of Morals…”
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Classic Questions and Contemporary Film An Introduction to Philosophy. by Kowalski, Dean A.

Table of Contents: “…5.1 Historical Setting: Descartes, Meditation VI -- 5.2 Discussion and Analysis -- 5.3 Films -- Being John Malkovich (1999) -- Bicentennial Man (1999) -- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) -- 5.4 Synthesis, Review, and Going Forward -- 6 Ethical Foundations and Moral Truth -- 6.1 Historical Setting: Sumner, Folkways -- 6.2 Discussion and Analysis -- 6.3 Films -- Hotel Rwanda (2004) -- Frailty (2001) -- The Cider House Rules (1999) -- 6.4 Synthesis, Review, and Going Forward -- 7 Ethics and Values -- 7.1 Historical Setting: Reid, Of the First Principles of Morals…”
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Morality and the movies : reading ethics through film by Shaw, Daniel, 1951-

Table of Contents: “…Submission to God's will in A man for all seasons -- Egoism and utilitarianism in Casablanca -- Social contract theory in The man who shot Liberty Valence -- Kant: morality as rational consistency -- Relativism, perspectivism, and Citizen Kane -- Moral virtue and the limits of friendship in Nichomachean ethics and The third man -- Freedom and determinism in A clockwork orange -- Kinsey and sexual morality -- Active euthanasia and The sea inside -- Capital punishment and compassion in Dead man walking -- The morality and meaning of war in Full metal jacket -- Individual autonomy and abortion rights in The cider house rules -- Bowling for Columbine and gun control -- Terrorism and counterterrorism in Munich -- The ethics of business in Wall Street -- Affirmative action and diversity in Remember the Titans -- Conclusion: how films can be philosophical and how philosophy can light up the screen.…”


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American writers on writing

Table of Contents: “…Frank McCourt: State of Poverty (3:37) -- Frank McCourt: Narrative Voice (3:34) -- Frank McCourt: Poverty to Wealth (1:42) -- John Barth: Writer's Craft (3:50) -- John Barth: Art of the Short Story (2:52) -- John Barth: Narrative Time (3:16) -- John Irving: From Book to Cinema (2:54) -- John Irving: On Adapting a Novel to Film (3:11) -- John Irving: On Writing the Screenplay of "The Cider House Rules" (4:15) -- John Irving: Verisimilitude (2:18) -- Susan Sontag: Novels (1:57) -- Susan Sontag: Story of a Novel (2:33) -- Susan Sontag: Fictional Characters (3:59) -- Susan Sontag: Activism (4:20) -- John Updike on Writing and America's Middle Class (4:20) -- John Updike's Narrative Techniques (4:35) -- John Updike: Contemporary Works (1:35) -- Philip Roth on Acting on an Idea for a Novel (3:11) -- Philip Roth on Narrative Perspective and Alternate History (5:33) -- Philip Roth on Writing a Novel (3:22) -- Philip Roth's Writing Career (5:47)…”
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American writers on writing

Table of Contents: “…Frank McCourt: State of Poverty (3:37) -- Frank McCourt: Narrative Voice (3:34) -- Frank McCourt: Poverty to Wealth (1:42) -- John Barth: Writer's Craft (3:50) -- John Barth: Art of the Short Story (2:52) -- John Barth: Narrative Time (3:16) -- John Irving: From Book to Cinema (2:54) -- John Irving: On Adapting a Novel to Film (3:11) -- John Irving: On Writing the Screenplay of "The Cider House Rules" (4:15) -- John Irving: Verisimilitude (2:18) -- Susan Sontag: Novels (1:57) -- Susan Sontag: Story of a Novel (2:33) -- Susan Sontag: Fictional Characters (3:59) -- Susan Sontag: Activism (4:20) -- John Updike on Writing and America's Middle Class (4:20) -- John Updike's Narrative Techniques (4:35) -- John Updike: Contemporary Works (1:35) -- Philip Roth on Acting on an Idea for a Novel (3:11) -- Philip Roth on Narrative Perspective and Alternate History (5:33) -- Philip Roth on Writing a Novel (3:22) -- Philip Roth's Writing Career (5:47)…”
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Moral Theory at the Movies : an Introduction to Ethics. by Kowalski, Dean

Table of Contents: “…Rhetoric, philosophy, and moral reasoning (featured film : Thank you for smoking) -- Simple ethical subjectivism (Match point) -- Moral relativism (Hotel Rwanda) -- Divine command theory ethics (Frailty) -- Ethical objectivism (The Cider House rules) -- Biology, psychology, and ethical theory (Cast away) -- Utilitarianism (Extreme measures) -- Kant and respect for persons ethics (Horton hears a Who!) …”
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In conversation with cinematographers by Ellis, David A., 1947-

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