Thinking on Screen

Fr D. Ric Thomas Warte Thomas E. Thomas E. Wartenberg

ISBN 10: 0415774314 / ISBN 13: 9780415774314

Published by Taylor & Francis Group, 2007

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pp. 176.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Thinking on Screen
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415774314
• ISBN 13: 9780415774314
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Thinking on Screen: Film as Philosophy is an accessible and thought-provoking examination of the way films raise and explore complex philosophical ideas. Written in a clear and engaging style, Thomas Wartenberg examines films’ ability to discuss, and even criticize ideas that have intrigued and puzzled philosophers over the centuries such as the nature of personhood, the basis of morality, and epistemological skepticism.

Beginning with a demonstration of how specific forms of philosophical discourse are presented cinematically, Wartenberg moves on to offer a systematic account of the ways in which specific films undertake the task of philosophy. Focusing on the films The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Modern Times, The Matrix, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Third Man, The Flicker, and Empire, Wartenberg shows how these films express meaningful and pertinent philosophical ideas.

This book is essential reading for students of philosophy with an interest in film, aesthetics, and film theory. It will also be of interest to film enthusiasts intrigued by the philosophical implications of film.

About the Author

Thomas E. Wartenberg is Professor at Mount Holyoke College and author of Unlikely Couples: Movie Romance as Social Criticism. He has edited five anthologies of philosophy and film and is film editor for Philosophy Now.