Abstract
Abstract This chapter argues that the phenomenal experiences offered by films can, under certain conditions, lead to phenomenal knowledge that may deepen moral understanding. The chapter describes four methods by which screen stories provide remarkable phenomenal experiences: illustrative representation, looking and being looked at, the phenomenological aspects of mind reading (or theory of mind), and audiovisual metaphor. Films such as The Sound of Metal and The Silence of the Lambs are used to illustrate these four methods. The chapter then argues that two broad conditions must be met for a phenomenal experience in film viewing to contribute to moral understanding. The film or film scene must exhibit (1) directed realism, including patterns of salience, and (2) a qualifying ethical project.
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