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Thinking Through Film: Doing Philosophy, Watching Movies

ISBN: 978-1-4443-4382-3
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244 pages
July 2011, Wiley-Blackwell
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  • 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