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From Monty Python and The Matrix to Casablanca and A Clockwork Orange, popular films offer surprisingly perceptive insights into complex philosophical concepts. Introducing Philosophy Through Film combines this novel pedagogical approach with all the virtues of a serious introductory anthology of classical and contemporary philosophical readings. The result is an engaging and effective way to fire the imagination of those new to philosophy. Drawing on a wide range of popular and easily accessible films, Introducing Philosophy Through Film covers many of the central areas of philosophical…mehr

Produktbeschreibung
From Monty Python and The Matrix to Casablanca and A Clockwork Orange, popular films offer surprisingly perceptive insights into complex philosophical concepts. Introducing Philosophy Through Film combines this novel pedagogical approach with all the virtues of a serious introductory anthology of classical and contemporary philosophical readings. The result is an engaging and effective way to fire the imagination of those new to philosophy. Drawing on a wide range of popular and easily accessible films, Introducing Philosophy Through Film covers many of the central areas of philosophical concern.
Philosophy Through Film offers a uniquely engaging andeffective approach to introductory philosophy by combining ananthology of classical and contemporary philosophical readings witha discussion of philosophical concepts illustrated in popularfilms.

Pairs 50 classical and contemporary readings with popular films- from Monty Python and The Matrix to Casablanca and A Clockwork Orange
Addresses key areas in philosophy, including topics in ethics,philosophy of religion, philosophy of mind, free will anddeterminism, the problem of perception, and philosophy of time
Each unit begins with an extensive introduction by the editorsand ends with study questions linking readings to films
Features chapter by chapter discussion of clips from films thatvividly illustrate the critical philosophical arguments andpositions raised in the readings
Autorenporträt
Richard Fumerton is the F. Wendell Miller Professor of Philosophy at the University of Iowa. He is the author of Metaphysical and Epistemological Problems of Perception (1985), Reason and Morality: A Defense of the Egocentric Perspective (1990), Metaepistemology and Skepticism (1995), Realism and the Correspondence Theory of Truth (2002), Epistemology (Blackwell, 2005), and Mill (with Wendy Donner, Wiley-Blackwell, 2009). His present teaching and research interests include epistemology, metaphysics, and value theory. Diane Jeske is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Iowa. Her teaching and research interests include ethics, political philosophy, and philosophy of law. She is the author of Rationality and Moral Theory: How Intimacy Generates Reasons (2008).