Katherine Thomson-Jones

Current Controversies in Philosophy of Film

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This volume advances the contemporary debate on five central issues in the philosophy of film. These issues concern the relation between the art and technology of film, the nature of film realism, how narrative fiction films narrate, how we engage emotionally with films, and whether films can philosophize. Two new essays by leading figures in th

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Dezember 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 155mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 476g
• ISBN-13: 9780367869946
• ISBN-10: 0367869942
• Artikelnr.: 58483151

Autorenporträt

Katherine Thomson-Jones is an associate professor of philosphy at Oberlin College.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Katherine Thomson-Jones PART I: What is the relation between
the art and the technology of film?1. Cinematic Art and Technology Berys
Gaut 2. Movie Appreciation and the Digital Medium Katherine Thomson-Jones
PART II: In what ways is film a realistic medium? 3. Imagined Seeing and
Some Varieties of Cinematic Realism George M. Wilson 4. Realism in Film
(and other representations) Robert Hopkins PART III: How do films work as
narrative fictions? 5. Fictional Indeterminacy, Imagined Seeing and
Cinematic Narration Angela Curran 6. Motion Picture Narration Noël Carroll
PART IV: How do films engage our emotions? 7. Putting Cognition in its
Place: Affect and the Experience of Narrative Film Carl Plantinga 8. A
Neurophysiological Foundation for Cinematic Empathy Dan Shaw PART V: Can
films philosophize? 9. Film-As-Philosophy: The Pro Position Thomas E.
Wartenberg 10. Film, Philosophy, and the Varieties of Artistic Value
Murray Smith