Virtues of Vengeance
Virtues of Vengeance Although most moral philosophers reject vengeance as a barbaric sentiment, Peter French argues that it has fallen into disrepute without being seriously examined with respect to…
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Virtues of Vengeance
Although most moral philosophers reject vengeance as a barbaric sentiment, Peter French argues that it has fallen into disrepute without being seriously examined with respect to its real moral value. Literary works from the Iliad to Hamlet and modern film Westerns such as Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven are reviewed in his exploration of the philosophical and ethical aspects of vengeance. In beginning his philosophical examination of the virtues of vengeance, he investigates the use of vengeance themes in literature and popular culture.
As self-conscious morality plays, they seldom wander from an investigation of the social, psychological, political, and moral implications of He then concentrates on the conditions that could make acts of vengeance virtuous.Film Westerns play an illustrative role in French's work because of their frequent use of the vengeance plot.
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