Word: moralisms
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...December, but his influence is still palpable in Italian cinema. Recently Marcello Mastroianni has starred in two adaptations, of the novel The Late Mattia Pascal and the play Henry IV. Both movies offer aspects of the basic Pirandello theme, in which the universe is a carrousel whirling off its moral axis, and man's ego is a mask that conceals a gaping void. In their entrancing new film, Paolo and Vittorio Taviani have revived a less familiar Pirandello: the compulsive storyteller, spinning tales about his native Sicily, its stern landscape and elemental passions. Kaos dramatizes four of the short fictions...
...founded in 1921, is an organization of poets, playwrights, essayists, editors and novelists. Almost any of its 10,000 members worldwide, it would seem, could invent a more inviting topic for discussion. But none did, and initial expectations were low for the organization that sees itself as "a dynamic moral force on a global level." At its frequent best, PEN has indeed aided the release of writers imprisoned for their works, tried to lessen censorship, and helped to establish an international forum for national literature. But at its most portentous, the group can suggest a second-rate graduate school, where...
...humane, which means skeptical and capable of moral ambivalence, and at the same time try to combat evil? How can one stand zealously against fanaticism? How can one fight without becoming a fighter? How can one struggle against evil without catching it? Deal with history, without becoming yourself exposed to the poisonous effect of history? Three months ago, in Vienna, I saw a street demonstration of environmentalists protesting against scientific experiments on guinea pigs. They carried placards with images of Jesus Christ surrounded by suffering guinea pigs. The inscription read: HE LOVED THEM TOO. Maybe he did, but some...
Despite the proximity of the two countries, differences between them far outweigh similarities. Discontent in South Korea has just begun to surface. And although Cardinal Kim's words may carry moral weight, Roman Catholics account for less than 5% of the South Korean population, while some 85% of Filipinos are Catholic. The Philippine economy had been ravaged by the inept and corrupt bungling of Marcos and his cronies, but South Korean business has thrived under Chun. The former army general also continues to enjoy the support of a strong military...
...turn of the Rev. Charles Curran, 51, a moral theologian at the Catholic University of America in Washington. Last week, after meeting in Rome with Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, head of the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Curran told a press conference that the Vatican has judged his views on sexual ethics unacceptable. That could lead to his dismissal from the university and widen a growing rift between Rome and the Americans...