Providing evidence for a philosophical claim: The Act of Killing and the banality of evil

This article extends the thesis that films can do philosophy from narrative fiction film to documentary, a film genre whose philosophical significance has been underappreciated. It argues that documentary films are capable of doing philosophy by providing empirical support for a philosophical thesis...

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Main Author: Thomas E. Wartenberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam University Press 2017-01-01
Series:NECSUS : European journal of media studies
Online Access:https://necsus-ejms.org/providing-evidence-philosophical-claim-act-killing-banality-evil/