| Titre : | Moral Compass: A philosophical Reading of Vicious by V.E Schwab |
| Auteurs : | Fatima Zohra TABTI, Auteur ; P/ LLA Dr. Amaria MEHDAOUI, Directeur de thèse |
| Type de document : | texte imprimé |
| Editeur : | SAIDA [ALGERIE] : 1- University of Saida - Dr. Moulay Tahar / Faculty of Letters, Languages and Arts Department of English Language and Literature, 2022-2023 |
| Format : | 65p / 27cm |
| Accompagnement : | CD |
| Langues: | Anglais |
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| Note de contenu : |
Declaration of Originality .......................................................................................... II
Dedication .................................................................................................................. III Acknowledgements ................................................................................................... IV Abstract ........................................................................................................................ V Table of Contents ...................................................................................................... VI List of Abbreviations ................................................................................................ IX General Introduction ................................................................................................... 1 Chapter One:An Introduction Into Morality ............................................................ 3 1.1. Introduction ................................................................................................... 4 1.2. Morality Background.................................................................................... 4 1.2.1. The Golden Rule ........................................................................................... 5 1.2.2. The Silver Rule ............................................................................................. 5 1.2.3. The Platinum Rule ........................................................................................ 6 1.3. Between Ethics and Religion ............................................................................ 6 1.3.1 Devine Command Theory ............................................................................. 7 1.3.2. Natural Law Theory ..................................................................................... 8 1.4. Normative Ethics ............................................................................................... 9 1.4.1. Virtue Ethics ................................................................................................. 9 1.4.2. Contractualism ............................................................................................ 11 1.4.2.1 Psychological Egoism .............................................................................. 11 1.4.2.2. Ethical Egoism ......................................................................................... 11 1.4.2.3. The Social Contract ................................................................................. 12 1.4.3. Utilitarianism .............................................................................................. 12 1.4.4. Criticism to Utilitarianism .......................................................................... 14 1.4.5. Kantian Deontology .................................................................................... 14 1.4.6. Feminist Ethics ........................................................................................... 16 1.4.6.1 Existentialist Ethics .................................................................................. 16 1.4.6.2. Ethics of Care .......................................................................................... 17 1.5. Metaethics ........................................................................................................ 18 1.5.1. Naturalism .................................................................................................. 18 1.5.2. Intuitionism ................................................................................................. 19 VII 1.5.3. Non-cognitivism ......................................................................................... 20 1.6. Conclusion ........................................................................................................ 21 Chapter Two: Morality within the Halls of Academia ........................................... 22 2.1. Introduction ..................................................................................................... 23 2.2. Moral Compass................................................................................................ 23 2.3. Moral Development Theory ........................................................................... 24 2.3.1. Level.1: Pre-conventional Morality ............................................................ 24 2.3.2. Level.2: Conventional Morality ................................................................. 25 2.3.3. Level.3: Post-Conventional Morality ......................................................... 25 2.4. The Frankenstein Syndrome .......................................................................... 26 2.5. Academic Moralism ........................................................................................ 28 2.6. Dark Academia as a Literary Genre ............................................................. 30 2.6.1. The Literary Themes of Dark Academia .................................................... 31 2.6.1.1. Isolation from the World and Seeking Academic Validation ............ 31 2.6.1.2. Reality-detachment and Elitism ......................................................... 32 2.6.1.3. Morally Grey Characters and Bildungsroman .................................... 33 2.6.1.4. Fantasy Elements ................................................................................ 34 2.6.1.5. Celebrating Individuality .................................................................... 34 2.6.2. Criticism to Dark Academia ....................................................................... 35 2.7. Conclusion ........................................................................................................ 35 Chapter Three: Analysis of V.E Schwab's Vicious ................................................. 36 3.1. Introduction ..................................................................................................... 37 3.2. The Protagonists’ Moral Development ......................................................... 37 3.2.1. Victor Vale ................................................................................................. 37 3.2.2. Eli Ever ....................................................................................................... 46 3.3. The Protagonists and Frankenstein Syndrome ............................................ 54 3.3.1. Victor Vale ................................................................................................. 54 3.3.2. Eli Ever ....................................................................................................... 55 3.4. Between Bad and Worse, Victor Vale and Eli Ever: A Synthesis .............. 57 3.5. Conclusion ........................................................................................................ 59 General Conclusion .................................................................................................... 60 List of References ....................................................................................................... 62 List of Appendices ...................................................................................................... 68 VIII Appendix A: Author's Biography ......................................................................... 68 Appendix B: Synopsis ............................................................................................ 69 Appendix C: The Novel's Characters ................................................................... 70 Glossary ...................................................................................................................... 73 |
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