"That’s What Art Does": Disclosing Religious and Ethical Possibilities Through Film
The significance of narrative artworks as resources for, and possibly as instances of, philosophical thinking has increasingly been recognized over recent decades. Utilization of such resources in philosophy of religion has, however, been limited. Focusing on film in particular, this article develop...
| Published in: | Sophia |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer Netherlands
2021
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Sophia
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| Summary: | The significance of narrative artworks as resources for, and possibly as instances of, philosophical thinking has increasingly been recognized over recent decades. Utilization of such resources in philosophy of religion has, however, been limited. Focusing on film in particular, this article develops an account of film's importance for a "contemplative" approach to philosophizing about religious ethics, an approach that prioritizes the elucidation of possibilities of sense over the evaluation of "truth claims". Taking Dead Man Walking as a case in point, the article shows how this film facilitates an enhanced comprehension of specific concepts, most notably the concepts of faith, truth and love, as they feature within a characteristically Christian form of life. |
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| Item Description: | Korrektur dieses Aufsatzes auf Seite 1065 dieses Heftes |
| ISSN: | 1873-930X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Sophia
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s11841-020-00794-5 |