Abstract
The movie The Road, based on the novel by american writer Cormac McCarthy, proposes an ethical question in a post-apocalyptic scenario: what would be the moral canon that regulates human relations in the face of the collapse of capitalist culture? This question carries with it a critique of the preconventional morality of a consumer society and proposes an ethics chosen in limit situations based on the recognition of human dignity. This article analyzes this proposal from three elements: the recognition of values as moral contents that justify human choices; the understanding of ethics as a reflective dimension of morality, and the demand for the care ethics as an alternative to the individualistic ethics prevalent in consumer society.
| Translated title of the contribution | Selfishness and community: an ethical reading of The Road |
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| Original language | Spanish |
| Pages (from-to) | 35-47 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Ética & Cine |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| State | Published - Apr 1 2018 |