Thinking through film: doing philosophy, watching movies

An introduction to philosophy through film, Thinking Through Film: Doing Philosophy, Watching Movies combines the exploration of fundamental philosophical issues with the experience of viewing films, and provides an engaging reading experience for undergraduate students, philosophy enthusiasts and film buffs alike. An in-depth yet accessible introduction to the philosophy raised by films, film spectatorship and film-making Provides 12 self-contained, close discussions of individual films from across genres Films discussed include Total Recall, Minority Report, La Promesse, Funny Games, Ikuru, The Dark Knight, Memento, AI and more Explores concepts that span epistemology, metaphysics, fate, choice, robot love, time travel, personal identity, spectacle, ethics, luck, regret, consequentialism, deontology and the philosophy of film itself A uniquelyflexible resource for courses in philosophy and film that encourages student reflection, as well as being an engaging read for the film enthusiast ÍNDICE: Preface. Part I: Philosophy and Film. Introduction to Part 1. Why Film and Philosophy? Philosophy and Film Spectatorship. Part II: Epistemology and Metaphysics. Introduction to Part 2. 3. Knowing What's What in Total Recall. 4. Ontology and The Matrix. 5. It's all in the Mind: AI Artificial Intelligence and Robot Love. 6. La Jetee and the Promise of Time Travel. Part III: TheHuman Condition. Introduction to Part 3. 7. Fate and Choice: the philosophy of Minority Report. 8. Personal Identity: the case of Memento. 9. The Spectacleof Horror: Funny Games. 10. Looking for Meaning in All the Wrong Places (Ikiru, To Live). Part IV: Ethics and Values. Introduction to Part 4. 11. Crimes and Misdemeanors and the fragility of moral motivation. 12. The Lives of Others:moral luck and regret. 13. The Dark Knight: Batman on deontology and consequentialism. 14. Dangerous childhood: La promesse and the possibility of virtue.Questions.

• ISBN: 978-1-4051-9342-9
• Editorial: Wiley-Blackwell
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 288
• Fecha Publicación: 02/09/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés