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The Philosophy of Film

Introductory Text and Readings

Wartenberg, Thomas E. / Curran, Angela (Editor)

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1. Edition December 2004
322 Pages, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd

ISBN: 978-1-4051-1442-4
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Organized around a series of philosophic questions about film, The Philosophy of Film: Introductory Text and Readings offers an accessible and engaging overview of the discipline.

* * Provides thorough selection of readings drawn from philosophy, film studies, and film criticism




* * Multiple points of view highlighted in discussion of film theory, narration, authorship, film and emotion, and the social values of cinema




* * Presents thought-provoking reading questions as well as clear and helpful introductions for each section



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

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
"Congratulations to Wartenberg and Curran for their terrific anthology. Uniting key works in film theory, criticism, and philosophy, this much-needed text has excellent sections on core topics." Deborah Knight, Queen's University at Kingston




"The Philosophy of Film presents a judicious selection of influential writings on the philosophy of film from across the spectrum of current opinion, though weighted toward the increasingly dominant cognitivist paradigm of film experience. The introductory and pedagogic material provided by the editors is uniformly helpful."
Jerrold Levinson, University of Maryland, and Past President, American Society for Aesthetics




"Bringing together important writings by prominent philosophers and film theorists, this volume of readings with useful editorial commentary will prove a valuable resource for students of the philosophy of film." Berys Gaut, University of St Andrews
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).

T. E. Wartenberg, Mount Holyoke College; A. Curran, Marshall College in Pennsylvania