ISBN:
1405193425
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (PDF, 2027 KB, 288 S.)
Edition:
1. Aufl.
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Parallel Title:
Print version Thinking Through Film : Doing Philosophy, Watching Movies
DDC:
302.2343
Keywords:
Motion pictures - Philosophy
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Motion pictures -- Philosophy
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
An introduction to philosophy through film, Thinking Through Film: Doing Philosophy, Watching Moviescombines 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 issuesraised by films, film spectatorship and film-makingProvides 12 self-contained, close discussions of individual films from across genresFilms discussed include Total Recall, Minority Report, La Promesse, Funny Games, Ikuru, The Dark Knight, Memento, AI and moreExplores concepts that span epistemology, metaphysics, fate, choice, robot love, time travel, personal identity, spectacle, ethics, luck, regret, consequentialism, deontology and the philosophy of film itselfA uniquely flexible resource for courses in philosophy and film that encourages student reflection, as well as being an engaging read for the film enthusiast
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I: Philosophy and Film; 1 Why Film and Philosophy?; Introduction; The Reach and Power of Film; What is the Relation between Philosophy and Film?; Cinematic Philosophy and Authorial Intention; Conclusion; 2 Philosophy and Film Spectatorship; Introduction; The Power of Film; The Paradox of Fiction; Feminist Critiques of Film and the "Paradox of the Depraved Spectator"; Part II: Epistemology and Metaphysics; 3 Knowing What's What in Total Recall; Introduction; The Skeptical Argument; Relevant Alternatives and the Closure Principle
Description / Table of Contents:
Truth-Tracking and Reason-Tracking4 Ontology and The Matrix; Studying Ontology; The Cartesian Interpretation; The Realist Interpretation; The Platonic Interpretation; 5 It's All in the Mind: AI Artificial Intelligence and Robot Love; Introduction; Can a Robot Understand Anything?; The Chinese Room; The Robot Reply; The Systems Reply; The Two-Systems Reply; Can David Feel Anything? The Qualia Objection; 6 La Jetée and the Promise of Time Travel; Introduction; A Time Primer; What is Time Travel?; What is Possibility?; The Grandfather Paradox; Consistent and Inconsistent Time-Travel Narratives
Description / Table of Contents:
Part III: The Human Condition7 Fate and Choice: The Philosophy of Minority Report; Introduction; Precrime; Philosophy of Fate; Philosophy of Free Will and Moral Responsibility; The Pre-Guilt of the Pre-Criminal; 8 Personal Identity: The Case of Memento; Introduction; The Philosophical Puzzle of Personal Identity; The Psychological Continuity Theory of Personal Identity; The Memento Challenge; Responding to the Memento Challenge; 9 The Spectacle of Horror: Funny Games; Introduction; The Pleasures of Art-Horror; Funny, Funny Games; Haneke's Moral Critique
Description / Table of Contents:
10 Looking for Meaning in All the Wrong Places: Ikiru ("To Live")The Meaning of Life: Objective, Subjective, Other; The Final Act; Part IV: Ethics and Values; 11 Crimes and Misdemeanors and the Fragility of Moral Motivation; Introduction; Metaethics, Normative Ethics, and Moral Psychology; Hobbes and the Deterrence Option; Socrates and the Pursuit of Enlightened Self-Interest; Kant and the Authority of Moral Reasons; 12 The Lives of Others: Moral Luck and Regret; Introduction; The Lives of Others; Kinds of Luck; Luck and Regret; Wiesler's Luck
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13 The Dark Knight: Batman on Deontology and ConsequentialismIntroduction; The Joker's Experiment; Utilitarianism and the Joker's Experiment; Deontology and the Joker's Experiment; Utilitarianism vs Deontology: Technical Knockout or Split Decision?; The Rule-Utilitarian Compromise; Conclusion: From Integrity to the Noble Lie; 14 Dangerous Childhood: La Promesse and the Possibility of Virtue; Introduction; What is a Virtue?; Virtue Theory and Right Action; The Promise and its Effect; Which Virtues?; Index;
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