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Cowboy Metaphysics

By Peter A. French

Book information

Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Year
1997
ISBN
0847686701, 9780847686704, 9780585080598
LCC
PN1995.9.W4 F69 1997
Open Library ID
OL689066M
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
355 kB (363406 bytes)
Pages
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Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

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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