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12Paths of Glory and the Tyranny of the Greater GoodFilm-Philosophy 20 (2-3): 324-338. 2016.In Paths of Glory (Stanley Kubrick, 1957) the individual's moral intent is distorted, compromised, and eventually co-opted by the overriding utilitarian ethic of ensuring the survival of the system – the ultimate ‘greater good’ – at all costs. The individual may challenge the system in a noble quest for justice, like Dax. He may hypocritically seek professional advancement from striving to serve it, like Mireau. Or he may cynically manipulate it for political purposes, like Broulard. In each cas…Read more
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Santa Clara UniversityRegular Faculty
Santa Clara, California, United States of America
Areas of Interest
Epistemology |
Metaphysics |
General Philosophy of Science |
Continental Philosophy |