Essay - Ethics Philosophy - Ethics in the Famous Woody Allen Movie...

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Philosophy - Ethics

In the famous Woody Allen movie Broadway Danny Rose, the title character, played by Allen himself, is portrayed as a mor*****l ***** who must contend with the vices of others as part of his lot in life. Accord*****g to Gert's conception of morality, ***** Rose would most certainly fit the category of a morally virtuous person. He does not kill anyone in ***** course ***** the film, and we can believe easily that he ***** never ***** anyone willfully. Nor ***** ***** cause pain to ***** - at least not willfully. There is one scene in the film ***** which Danny inadvertently causes someone else *****. When he and Mia Farrow's character are on t***** verge of being killed ***** two Mafia hit men, lest they reveal the name of ***** man th***** Mia Farrow has actually been having an affair *****, Danny names a random ventriloquist that he knows. The ventriloquist ***** not actually ***** carrying on an affair with ***** Farrow's ***** - in fact, he does ***** even know who she is. Yet he winds up being the scapegoat and getting seriously beat up by the two Mafia hit men

It is difficult to determine whether or not this would qualify as an immoral action, according to Gert's theory. It is rational for a person to w*****h to avoid death. For this reason, Gert justifies the usage of self-defensive killing in the face of the threat of death; when one does this, one is not do*****g something wrong. In a way, D*****ny Rose's lie to ***** Mafia men is thus justified - he ***** saving the life of himself and Mia Farrow's character, whose name is Tina. But then there is the question as to why he lies and gives t*****m the ***** of a r*****om, tot*****lly innocent person that he happens to know, rather than ***** honest and giving them the name of the true guilty party, who happens to be his friend ***** client. Clearly, self-interest is at ***** heart of Danny ***** decision - something that Gert also asserts his morally virtuous. What is not morally ***** about t***** particular instance ***** self*****interest, however, ***** ***** he causes an innocent ***** pain as a result of this.

***** is clear that Danny feels guilty ***** causing this man *****, because later in the film, he goes to great lengths to help the *****. He *****not take back his actions, which ***** ***** end only benefited him and no one else, but he can at least ********** ***** make amends ***** behaving towards the man in a generous, virtuous fashion.

***** two other main characters in Broadway Danny Rose, Lou and *****, are ***** less than *****, especially ***** compared to Danny *****. Tina an*****unces at the outset that her personal philosophy involves doing harm to ***** before ***** do harm to you. T***** assumes ***** all men are evil, rather than good, ***** thus attempts to justify evil, selfish behaviors