Thomas E Wartenberg

Thinking on Screen

Film as Philosophy

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Produktbeschreibung

Thinking On Screen: Film as Philosophy is an accessible and thought-provoking examination of the way films raise and explore complex philosophical ideas.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 174
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 426g
• ISBN-13: 9780415774307
• ISBN-10: 0415774306
• Artikelnr.: 31302891

Autorenporträt

Thomas E. Wartenberg is Professor at Mount Holyoke College and author of Unlikely Couples: Movie Romance as Social Criticism. He has edited five anthologies of philosophy and film and is film editor for Philosophy Now.

Inhaltsangabe

List of figures
Preface
1. Can philosophy be screened?
2. Are there limits to film's philosophical capabilities?
3. Illustrating a philosophical theory: Modern Times
4. A skeptical thought experiment: The Matrix
5. Arguing against utilitarianism: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
6. Moral intelligence and the limits of loyalty: The Third Man
7. Foregrounding the background: Empire and The Flicker
8. The nature of cinematic philosophy
Notes
Bibliography
Index