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The Philosophy of Film Thomas E. Wartenberg

The Philosophy of Film By Thomas E. Wartenberg

The Philosophy of Film by Thomas E. Wartenberg


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Organized around a series of philosophic questions about film, this title offers an accessible overview of the discipline. It provides a selection of readings drawn from philosophy, film studies, and film criticism. It has multiple points of view highlighted in discussion of film theory, narration, film and emotion, and social values of cinema.

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The Philosophy of Film: Introductory Text and Readings by Thomas E. Wartenberg

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. It provides thorough selection of readings drawn from philosophy, film studies, and film criticism. It has multiple points of view highlighted in discussion of film theory, narration, authorship, film and emotion, and the social values of cinema. It presents thought-provoking reading questions as well as clear and helpful introductions for each section.

The Philosophy of Film Reviews

"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

About Thomas E. Wartenberg

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).

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments.General Introduction..Part I: Do We Need Film Theory?.Introduction.Study Questions.1. Prospects for Film Theory (Noel Carroll).2. Can Scientific Models of Theorizing Help Film Theory (Malcolm Turvey).3. Philosophy of Film as the Creation of Concepts (Gilles Deleuze).Part II: What Is the Nature of Film?.Introduction.Study Questions.4. Defining the Photoplay (Hugo Munsterberg).5. The Artistry of Silent Film (Rudolph Arnheim).6. Cinematic Realism (Andre Bazin).7. Film, Photography, and Transparency (Kendall L. Walton).8. Non-fictional Cinematic Artworks and Knowledge (Trevor Ponech).Part III: Do Films Have Authors?.Introduction.Study Questions.9. La Politique des Auteurs (Francois Truffaut).10. Auteur Theory and Film Evaluation (Andrew Sarris).11. The Idea of Film Criticism (Pauline Kael).12. Against Authorship (Stephen Heath).13. DVD's and the Director's Intentions (Deborah Parker and Mark Parker).Part IV: How Do Films Engage Our Emotions?.Introduction.Study Questions.14. Narrative Desire (Gregory Currie).15. Spectator Emotion and Ideological Film Criticismm (Carl Plantinga).16. Engaging Characters (Murray Smith).17. The Paradox of Horror (Noel Carroll).Part V: Must Films Have Narrators?.Introduction.Study Questions.18. Principles of Film Narration (David Bordwell).19. The Cinematic Narrator (Seymour Chatman).20. Narration as Showing (George M. Wilson).Part VI: Can Films Be Socially Critical?.Introduction.Study Questions.21. The Politics of Representation (Michael Ryan and Douglas Kellner).22. But Would You Want Your Daughter To Marry One? Politics and Race in Guess Who's Coming To Dinner (Thomas E. Wartenberg).23. Stella at the Movies: Critical Spectatorship and Melodrama in Stella Dallas (Angela Curren).Part VII: What Can We Learn From Films?.Introduction.Study Questions.24. Knowledge as Transgression: It Happened One Night (Stanley Cavell).25. Realist Horror (Cynthia A. Freeland).26. Philosophy Screened: Viewing The Matrix (Thomas E. Wartenberg).27. Virtue and Happiness in Groundhog Day (Joseph Kupfer).Suggestions for Further Reading.Index.

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CIN1405114428VG
9781405114424
1405114428
The Philosophy of Film: Introductory Text and Readings by Thomas E. Wartenberg
Used - Very Good
Paperback
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
2004-12-15
322
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