Thinking Through Film – Doing Philosophy, Watching Movies
Doing Philosophy, Watching Movies
Samenvatting
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 philosophical issues 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 uniquely flexible resource for courses in philosophy and film that encourages student reflection, as well as being an engaging read for the film enthusiast
Specificaties
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<p>Acknowledgments x</p>
<p>Part I Philosophy and Film 1</p>
<p>1 Why Film and Philosophy? 3</p>
<p>2 Philosophy and Film Spectatorship 23</p>
<p>Part II Epistemology and Metaphysics 47</p>
<p>3 Knowing What′s What in Total Recall 49</p>
<p>4 Ontology and The Matrix 65</p>
<p>5 It′s All in the Mind: AI Artifi cial Intelligence and Robot Love 79</p>
<p>6 La Jetée and the Promise of Time Travel 98</p>
<p>Part III The Human Condition 113</p>
<p>7 Fate and Choice: The Philosophy of Minority Report 115</p>
<p>8 Personal Identity: The Case of Memento 132</p>
<p>9 The Spectacle of Horror: Funny Games 147</p>
<p>10 Looking for Meaning in All the Wrong Places: Ikiru ("To Live") 170</p>
<p>Part IV Ethics and Values 189</p>
<p>11 Crimes and Misdemeanors and the Fragility of Moral Motivation 191</p>
<p>12 The Lives of Others: Moral Luck and Regret 209</p>
<p>13 The Dark Knight: Batman on Deontology and Consequentialism 228</p>
<p>14 Dangerous Childhood: La Promesse and the Possibility of Virtue 245</p>
<p>Index 265</p>