Christopher Falzon

Broschiertes Buch

Philosophy Goes to the Movies

An Introduction to Philosophy

Beschreibung

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Philosophy Goes to the Movies guides the reader through philosophical ideasnbsp;using lively and illuminating cinematic examples including Proof, Mulholland Drive, Bowling for Columbine, Nosferatu and Wings of Desire.

Back cover copy
Philosophy Goes to the Movies is a new kind of introduction to philosophy that makes use of film to help us understand philosophical ideas and positions.nbsp;Drawing on a wide range of films from around the world - and the ideas of a diverse selection of thinkers from Plato and Descartes to Marcuse and Foucault - Christopher Falzon introduces and discusses central areas of philosophical concern, including:

the theory of knowledge

the self and personal identity

ethics

social and political philosophy

critical thinking.
Ideal for beginners, this book guides the reader through philosophy using lively and illuminating cinematic examples including Proof, Mulholland Drive, Bowling for Columbine, Nosferatu and Wings of Desire.

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Praise for the first edition:
'No longer do students of philosophy have to fear dry texts filled with unreadable sentences from the masters of thought. Philosophy Goes to the Movies introduces philosophy through film... Given the importance of the visual and powerful new movies, we can only look forward to more books like Falzon's.'
- Times Higher Education Suppliment
'An immensely enjoyable read.nbsp; It is engagingly written by someone with an obvious enthusiasm for both film and philosophy and who clearly has a talent for making philosophy accessible.' - Journal of Applied Philosophy
'Urbane, engagingly written ... admirably suited for someone taking a basic philosophy course using film.' - Matthew Kieran, Philosophical Books

Autor

Chris Falzon is a lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Newcastle, Australia. he has researched and published in the areas of continental philosophy and philosophy and film. He is the author of Foucault and Social Dialogue (1998) and Philosophy Goes to the Movies (first edition 2002).
University of Newcastle, UK

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge / Taylor & Francis
• 2nd ed.
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: Herbst 2007
• Englisch
• Gewicht: 402g
• ISBN-13: 9780415357265
• ISBN-10: 0415357268
• Artikelnr.: 21228554

Rezensionen

This expanded edition, updated with a judicious selection of films from the last decade, maintains Philosophy Goes To The Movies as both an admirably clear and enthusiastic introduction to philosophy, its themes and arguments, through a discussion of film and films, and a valuable resource for students studying film as philosophy.

Jerry Goodenough, University of East Anglia

Chris Falzon's book-suitable for any intro to philosophy course-does full justice to the depth and variety of philosophy and film. Adopting a broad approach, it includes Continental figures (Foucault, the Frankfurt School) alongside more 'analytic' thinkers as well as challenging treatments of social philosophy and technology. The new edition takes up recent discussions in film theory and adds new sections on, for example, virtue ethics. The writing is stylish and crisp, and doesn't talk down to students. An outstanding introduction to philosophy that makes widespread use of cinematic offerings.

Martin Donougho, Philosophy, University of South Carolina-Columbia