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Philosophy of Film and Motion Pictures An Anthology (Blackwell Philosophy Anthologies) Paperback - 2005 - 1st Edition

by Carroll, No?l [Editor]; Choi, Jinhee [Editor];


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Designed for classroom use, this authoritative anthology presents key selections from the best contemporary work in philosophy of film.

  • The featured essays have been specially chosen for their clarity, philosophical depth, and consonance with the current move towards cognitive film theory
  • Eight sections with introductions cover topics such as the nature of film, film as art, documentary cinema, narration and emotion in film, film criticism, and film's relation to knowledge and morality
  • Issues addressed include the objectivity of documentary films, fear of movie monsters, and moral questions surrounding the viewing of pornography
  • Replete with examples and discussion of moving pictures throughout

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In the eighteenth century, only the wealthiest and most privileged persons could have had a theater in their own homes.

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This authoritative anthology presents key selections from the best contemporary work in philosophy of film and motion pictures. Designed for classroom use, the essays that comprise this volume have been specially chosen for their clarity, precision, philosophical depth, and consonance with current cognitive science and psychology.

The volume's eight sections, each introduced by the editors, cover topics such as

  • Film as art
  • The nature of film
  • Documentary cinema
  • Narration and emotion in film
  • Film criticism
  • Film's relation to knowledge and morality

Whether addressing assumptions about the objectivity of documentary film, fear of movie monsters, or moral questions surrounding the viewing of pornography, this text is replete with examples and discussion of moving pictures throughout.

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  • Title Philosophy of Film and Motion Pictures An Anthology (Blackwell Philosophy Anthologies)
  • Author Carroll, No?l [Editor]; Choi, Jinhee [Editor];
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 432
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Blackwell Publishing Limited
  • Date August 1, 2005
  • Features Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9781405120272

About the author

Nol Carroll is the Mellon Professor of the Humanities at Temple University and the author of Beyond Aesthetics (2001), A Philosophy of Mass Art (1999), and Interpreting the Moving Image (1998).

Jinhee Choi is Assistant Professor of Film Studies at Carleton University. Her work has appeared in the Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism and The British Journal of Aesthetics.

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