Showing posts with label The Republic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Republic. Show all posts

Monday, 11 June 2012

Philosophy in Film: Morality and Ethics


Paul Verhoeven’s sci-fi thriller, Hollow Man, raises the question ‘What would you do if you knew you couldn’t be seen?


Every day we make decisions. We make some of these choices based on what is best for us, and what is best for others. But why do we need to think of others when making these individual decisions? What’s in it for us? Society has taught us what is right and wrong, but how do we develop this sense of morality, and who is to say whether our virtues are good or immoral?