Introducing Philosophy Through Film

Key Texts, Discussion, and Film Selections

Fumerton, Richard / Jeske, Diane (Herausgeber)

1. Auflage März 2009
640 Seiten, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd

ISBN: 978-1-4051-7101-4

John Wiley & Sons

Kurzbeschreibung

From Monty Python and The Matrix to Casablanca and A Clockwork Orange, popular films offer surprisingly perceptive insights into complex philosophical concepts. Introducing Philosophy Through Film combines this novel pedagogical approach with all the virtues of a serious introductory anthology of classical and contemporary philosophical readings. The result is an engaging and effective way to fire the imagination of those new to philosophy. Drawing on a wide range of popular and easily accessible films, Introducing Philosophy Through Film covers many of the central areas of philosophical concern.

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Philosophy Through Film offers a uniquely engaging and effective approach to introductory philosophy by combining an anthology of classical and contemporary philosophical readings with a discussion of philosophical concepts illustrated in popular films.
* Pairs 50 classical and contemporary readings with popular films - from Monty Python and The Matrix to Casablanca and A Clockwork Orange
* Addresses key areas in philosophy, including topics in ethics, philosophy of religion, philosophy of mind, free will and determinism, the problem of perception, and philosophy of time
* Each unit begins with an extensive introduction by the editors and ends with study questions linking readings to films
* Features chapter by chapter discussion of clips from films that vividly illustrate the critical philosophical arguments and positions raised in the readings

Preface

Source Acknowledgments

Part I: Introduction: Philosophical Analysis, Argument, and the Relevance of Thought Experiments

Part II: The Problem of Perception

Part III: Philosophy of Mind

Part IV: Ethics

Part V: Philosophy of Time

Part VI: Free Will, Foreknowledge, and Determinism

Part VII: Philosophy of Religion

Richard Fumerton is the F. Wendell Miller Professor of Philosophy at the University of Iowa. He is the author of Metaphysical and Epistemological Problems of Perception (1985), Reason and Morality: A Defense of the Egocentric Perspective (1990), Metaepistemology and Skepticism (1995), Realism and the Correspondence Theory of Truth (2002), Epistemology (Blackwell, 2005), and Mill (with Wendy Donner, Wiley-Blackwell, 2009). His present teaching and research interests include epistemology, metaphysics, and value theory.

Diane Jeske is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Iowa. Her teaching and research interests include ethics, political philosophy, and philosophy of law. She is the author of Rationality and Moral Theory: How Intimacy Generates Reasons (2008).

R. Fumerton, University of Iowa, USA; D. Jeske, University of Iowa, USA