Abstract

The crucial problem in Dr. House films is the moral attitude of the main character. In this article we show that the morality of Dr. House is directly connected with the Nietzschean model of the aesthetization of morality, which implies that the criterion of the ethical value of human acts is man’s freedom and his or her autonomy in creating life as if it were a work of art. Dr. House, like the Nietzschean superman, does not respect social and ethical norms and rules. He is simply free of them. The main motive of his acts is his own, personal conviction that something is morally right or wrong. This conviction is based on the ability to think creatively.