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The Philosophy of Film

Introductory Text and Readings

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Produktbeschreibung

The Philosophy of Film draws readings from philosophy, film studies, and film criticism. Organized around a series of philosophical questions about film, it offers an accessible and engaging overview of the discipline. Readings from contrasting angles and points of view discuss the value of film theory, the nature of film narration, the debate on whether films can be socially critical, and the question of what we can learn from film. Offering clear and helpful section introductions and thought-provoking reading questions, this book is the ideal primary textbook for undergraduate courses on the philosophy of film or philosophically oriented courses in film theory. More information about this text along with further resources are available from the accompanying website at: http: //www.mtholyoke.edu/omc/phil-film/index.html

Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 308
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Januar 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 558g
• ISBN-13: 9781405114424
• ISBN-10: 1405114428
• Artikelnr.: 21958158

Autorenporträt

Thomas E. Wartenberg is Professor of Philosophy at Mount Holyoke College, researching the intersection between philosophy and culture. A former Fulbright Research Fellow and a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellow, he is the author of Unlikely Couples: Movie Romance as Social Criticism (1999). His other publications include The Nature of Art (ed., 2002) and Philosophy and Film (co-ed., 1995). Angela Curran teaches philosophy at Franklin and Marshall College in Pennsylvania. Her primary areas of research are ancient Greek philosophy, aesthetics, and philosophy of film. Her work in philosophy of film includes an essay on tragedy and film horror for Dark Thoughts: Philosophical Reflections on Cinematic Horror (2003).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction.

Part I: Do We Need Film Theory?.

Part II: What Is the Nature of Film?.

Part III: Do Films Have Authors?.

Part IV: How Do Films Engage Our Emotions?.

Part V: Must Films Have Narrators?.

Part VI: Can Films Be Socially Critical?.

Part VII: What Can We Learn From Films?.

Index

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"Congratulations to Wartenberg and Curran for their terrificanthology. Uniting key works in film theory, criticism, andphilosophy, this much-needed text has excellent sections on coretopics." Deborah Knight, Queen's University atKingston

"The Philosophy of Film presents a judiciousselection of influential writings on the philosophy of film fromacross the spectrum of current opinion, though weighted toward theincreasingly dominant cognitivist paradigm of film experience. Theintroductory and pedagogic material provided by the editors isuniformly helpful."
Jerrold Levinson, University of Maryland, and Past President,American Society for Aesthetics

"Bringing together important writings by prominentphilosophers and film theorists, this volume of readings withuseful editorial commentary will prove a valuable resource forstudents of the philosophy of film." Berys Gaut,University of St Andrews