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Papers by Sander Lee
Springer eBooks, 1991
In this chapter, I raise various issues that are related to questions of both morality and law, p... more In this chapter, I raise various issues that are related to questions of both morality and law, particularly with reference to the war crimes trials that have taken pace as a result of the horrible, devastating atrocities that occurred during World War II. These issues are extremely controversial. Perhaps precisely because of the tendency to become emotional in such discussions, it is essential to raise these questions in a philosophical manner as part of an analysis of the nature and role of the law in such proceedings. In saying this, I do not mean to imply that our strong outrage at the atrocities of the Holocaust should be completely ignored. Instead, I am suggesting that such an analysis will allow us to recognize more authentically the precise role that our common emotional revulsion to the Holocaust has played in our legal attitudes toward such trials.
Film and philosophy, 2010
E. Mellen Press eBooks, 1988
A collection of 55 essays by contemporary philosophers resulting from the inaugural session of Th... more A collection of 55 essays by contemporary philosophers resulting from the inaugural session of The International Society for Value Inquiry. Covering topics such as "The Devaluation of Value," "The Rationality of Pleasure-Seeking Animals," "Goethe's Moral Thinking," "The Second Death of Jean-Paul Sartre," "The Significance of Human Life after Auschwitz," and "What Can You Do with Art?" Complete with an appendix giving the history of the American Society for Value Inquiry and two additional appendices.
Film and philosophy, 2010
Studies in Soviet thought, Aug 1, 1985
Bloomsbury Academic eBooks, 2022
Film and philosophy, 2020
In April 1952, Elia Kazan appeared before HUAC and named names. Although he refused to do so in a... more In April 1952, Elia Kazan appeared before HUAC and named names. Although he refused to do so in an earlier appearance, this time, having been warned that his film career was in jeopardy, he named many of his colleagues and friends. While he is far from the only one to turn informer, his case garners the most attention for a variety of reasons. In this essay, I examine Kazan’s justifications for his acts, acts that contributed to the destruction of the careers of many of his talented colleagues and friends. I wish to discover whether his arguments are philosophically plausible and how the themes in his film On the Waterfront (1954) contribute to the debate over these issues. In contrast, I examine the film High Noon (1952), largely seen as an attack on the practice of informing. I examine how Utilitarian and Kantian moral theories might be used either to justify or condemn Kazan’s actions. Finally, if we stipulate that Kazan’s acts before HUAC were immoral, does this mean that we should boycott his art or deny him accolades that his work would otherwise merit?
Film and philosophy, 2004
Social philosophy today, 1995
Philosophy research archives, 1984
Philosophy research archives, 1985
Jean-Paul Sartre, both love and sexual desire are necessarily doomed to failure. In this paper, I... more Jean-Paul Sartre, both love and sexual desire are necessarily doomed to failure. In this paper, I wish to briefly explain why Sartre takes this position. Both love and sexual dl~sire fail, as do all patterns to conduct towards the other, because they involve an attempt to simultaneously capture the other-as-subject and as-object. This, for Sartre, involves an ontological contradiction which I demonstrate.
Social philosophy today, 1992
Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, Sep 1, 1985
... if one does succumb to this temptation, then one is not fully understanding the principle of ... more ... if one does succumb to this temptation, then one is not fully understanding the principle of ... this decision proceeds simply from my situation, from my pas-sion or my desire, I am ... in Thomas C. Ander-son's recent book, The Foundation and Structure of Sartrean Ethics.'" Anderson ...
Page 1. Eighteen Woody Allen Films Analyzed Anguish, God and Existentialism SANDER H. LEE Page 2.... more Page 1. Eighteen Woody Allen Films Analyzed Anguish, God and Existentialism SANDER H. LEE Page 2. Eighteen Woody Allen Films Analyzed Page 3. ALSO BY SANDER H. LEE Woody Allen's Angst: Philosophical Commentaries on His Serious Films (McFarland, 1996) ...
Film and philosophy, 2015
Springer eBooks, 1991
In this chapter, I raise various issues that are related to questions of both morality and law, p... more In this chapter, I raise various issues that are related to questions of both morality and law, particularly with reference to the war crimes trials that have taken pace as a result of the horrible, devastating atrocities that occurred during World War II. These issues are extremely controversial. Perhaps precisely because of the tendency to become emotional in such discussions, it is essential to raise these questions in a philosophical manner as part of an analysis of the nature and role of the law in such proceedings. In saying this, I do not mean to imply that our strong outrage at the atrocities of the Holocaust should be completely ignored. Instead, I am suggesting that such an analysis will allow us to recognize more authentically the precise role that our common emotional revulsion to the Holocaust has played in our legal attitudes toward such trials.
Film and philosophy, 2010
E. Mellen Press eBooks, 1988
A collection of 55 essays by contemporary philosophers resulting from the inaugural session of Th... more A collection of 55 essays by contemporary philosophers resulting from the inaugural session of The International Society for Value Inquiry. Covering topics such as "The Devaluation of Value," "The Rationality of Pleasure-Seeking Animals," "Goethe's Moral Thinking," "The Second Death of Jean-Paul Sartre," "The Significance of Human Life after Auschwitz," and "What Can You Do with Art?" Complete with an appendix giving the history of the American Society for Value Inquiry and two additional appendices.
Film and philosophy, 2010
Studies in Soviet thought, Aug 1, 1985
Bloomsbury Academic eBooks, 2022
Film and philosophy, 2020
In April 1952, Elia Kazan appeared before HUAC and named names. Although he refused to do so in a... more In April 1952, Elia Kazan appeared before HUAC and named names. Although he refused to do so in an earlier appearance, this time, having been warned that his film career was in jeopardy, he named many of his colleagues and friends. While he is far from the only one to turn informer, his case garners the most attention for a variety of reasons. In this essay, I examine Kazan’s justifications for his acts, acts that contributed to the destruction of the careers of many of his talented colleagues and friends. I wish to discover whether his arguments are philosophically plausible and how the themes in his film On the Waterfront (1954) contribute to the debate over these issues. In contrast, I examine the film High Noon (1952), largely seen as an attack on the practice of informing. I examine how Utilitarian and Kantian moral theories might be used either to justify or condemn Kazan’s actions. Finally, if we stipulate that Kazan’s acts before HUAC were immoral, does this mean that we should boycott his art or deny him accolades that his work would otherwise merit?
Film and philosophy, 2004
Social philosophy today, 1995
Philosophy research archives, 1984
Philosophy research archives, 1985
Jean-Paul Sartre, both love and sexual desire are necessarily doomed to failure. In this paper, I... more Jean-Paul Sartre, both love and sexual desire are necessarily doomed to failure. In this paper, I wish to briefly explain why Sartre takes this position. Both love and sexual dl~sire fail, as do all patterns to conduct towards the other, because they involve an attempt to simultaneously capture the other-as-subject and as-object. This, for Sartre, involves an ontological contradiction which I demonstrate.
Social philosophy today, 1992
Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, Sep 1, 1985
... if one does succumb to this temptation, then one is not fully understanding the principle of ... more ... if one does succumb to this temptation, then one is not fully understanding the principle of ... this decision proceeds simply from my situation, from my pas-sion or my desire, I am ... in Thomas C. Ander-son's recent book, The Foundation and Structure of Sartrean Ethics.'" Anderson ...
Page 1. Eighteen Woody Allen Films Analyzed Anguish, God and Existentialism SANDER H. LEE Page 2.... more Page 1. Eighteen Woody Allen Films Analyzed Anguish, God and Existentialism SANDER H. LEE Page 2. Eighteen Woody Allen Films Analyzed Page 3. ALSO BY SANDER H. LEE Woody Allen's Angst: Philosophical Commentaries on His Serious Films (McFarland, 1996) ...
Film and philosophy, 2015