An Analysis of Good and Evil in the Movie High Noon and Application of the Ethical Theories of Kant and Mill Raymond Parenteau PHI2000 Unit 3 Assignment 1 Capella University April‚ 2014 Preface For the purposes of this discussion‚ the concepts of good and evil are going to be analyzed through the use of two contrasting ethical theories‚ Utilitarianism and Deontology. Utilitarianism is an ethical theory most often ascribed to the philosopher John Stuart Mill. The utilitarian theory suggests
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The stories of High Noon and The Most Dangerous Game are very similar to each other. First things first is to explain the stories. High Noon is a story about a marshal named Will Kane who arrested a criminal named Frank Miller (or Mitchell as its changed in the screenplay). Miller for some reason is set free and now that he’s on the loose‚ he and his gang are on the hunt for Kane. When Kane finds out about this‚ he has just married his wife Amy who is a Quaker. So now he has to decide whether to
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I have recently watched a movie called High Noon and just read a short story called "The Most Dangerous Game." High Noon came out in theaters in 1952 and is about a Marshall who has four criminals who want revenge on him for putting one of them in jail. It has cowboys and gun fights in the Old West. "The Most Dangerous Game" came out in 1924 and is about hunting and the main character surviving all by himself. Both of these stories are very well told and partly have suspense. They might have a lot
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HIGH NOON FALLACIES High Noon‚ a western film mostly respected by conservative viewers‚ and endlessly ranked over by critics. This was an exciting movie considering it was a black and white film. The whole movie was about the loyalty of a town marshal named Kane and the betrayal of the town. After watching High Noon‚ there were a lot of fallacies that were depicted through out the movie such as begging the question‚ ad hominem‚ slippery slope‚ and Inconsistency. The characters in the movie do
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GOOD AND EVIL The movie "High Noon" has interesting comparisons to the philosophies and views of Immanuel Kant and John Stuart Mill. It would be easy to analyze the lead character Kane as mirroring the philosophical views of Kant. This paper will analyze the somewhat contradictory actions of other characters which‚ to me‚ represent a quintessential truth about personal beliefs – that they are changed according to situation. I will be commenting on two characters in the movie which show a change
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In ‘High Noon’ Will Kane justifies the use of pre-emptive violence to stop a potential threat to society. In his article James Woolsey uses the same reasoning to defend US foreign policy and criticize Europe. Comment on this analogy. To what extent do you think American foreign policy has been influenced by Western mythologies? At first glance‚ the analogy between Fred Zinnemann’s masterpiece and Mr. Woolsey’s article is well grounded. However‚ a close scrutiny suggests that few substantial elements
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experiences are. In movie High Noon and the story “The Most Dangerous Game”‚ there are characters that disagree because their ideas are coming from their past experiences or the things that are surrounded by. In both stories there are the main characters who have enemies that come up against them making the main characters need to fight back. In both of these their are different components that come into play that make up part of the story. In High Noon and “The Most Dangerous
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Industrial Realities Game 1 Introduction: Alpha Co. is a mobile manufacturing company‚ whose supply chain process was executed by us in the form of a game‚ demonstrated as an example for better comprehension for/about how supply chain process flow‚ the factors that could affect the flow‚ how to optimize the flow of the supply chain and how to balance the business. Round 1: The First round comprised
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In my opinion‚ “High Noon” is a very good example of a Stoic film and it supports the Stoic philosophy in many different ways. In general‚ the movie’s main character‚ Marshal Will Kane‚ played by Gary Cooper‚ is a prime example of philosophies talked about in the Stoic belief. Amy Kane‚ his new wife‚ played by Grace Kelly‚ is also a good example of Stoicism‚ as are many of the events that take place in the movie. In this essay I will exam different aspects of the movie and its characters that define
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usually portrayed as an individual with exceptional skills who through their abilities rids a town of the corrupt elements that lurk from within. In many cases‚ however‚ the hero’s skills are not enough. His relationship and interaction with the community serves as a marker to determine how successful he will be. In the films Shane and High Noon with heroes have attempted to integrate themselves into their respective communities. This gives them away to identify with the community‚ giving them incentive
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