
Introducing Philosophy Through Film
Key Texts, Discussion, and Film Selections
Wiley (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 3. April 2009
Book
Hardback
640 pages
978-1-4051-7102-1 (ISBN)
Description
Philosophy Through Film offers a uniquely engaging and effective approach to introductory philosophy by combining an anthology of classical and contemporary philosophical readings with a discussion of philosophical concepts illustrated in popular films.
* Pairs 50 classical and contemporary readings with popular films - from Monty Python and The Matrix to Casablanca and A Clockwork Orange
* Addresses key areas in philosophy, including topics in ethics, philosophy of religion, philosophy of mind, free will and determinism, the problem of perception, and philosophy of time
* Each unit begins with an extensive introduction by the editors and ends with study questions linking readings to films
* Features chapter by chapter discussion of clips from films that vividly illustrate the critical philosophical arguments and positions raised in the readings
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
Hoboken
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Paper over boards
Dimensions
Height: 249 mm
Width: 175 mm
Thickness: 38 mm
Weight
1225 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4051-7102-1 (9781405171021)
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Richard Fumerton | Diane Jeske
Introducing Philosophy Through Film
Key Texts, Discussion, and Film Selections
Book
03/2009
Wiley
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Persons
Richard Fumerton is the F. Wendell Miller Professor of Philosophy at the University of Iowa. He is the author of Metaphysical and Epistemological Problems of Perception (1985), Reason and Morality: A Defense of the Egocentric Perspective (1990), Metaepistemology and Skepticism (1995), Realism and the Correspondence Theory of Truth (2002), Epistemology (Blackwell, 2005), and Mill (with Wendy Donner, Wiley-Blackwell, 2009). His present teaching and research interests include epistemology, metaphysics, and value theory.
Diane Jeske is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Iowa. Her teaching and research interests include ethics, political philosophy, and philosophy of law. She is the author of Rationality and Moral Theory: How Intimacy Generates Reasons (2008).
Content
Preface
Source Acknowledgments
Part I: Introduction: Philosophical Analysis, Argument, and the Relevance of Thought Experiments
Part II: The Problem of Perception
Part III: Philosophy of Mind
Part IV: Ethics
Part V: Philosophy of Time
Part VI: Free Will, Foreknowledge, and DeterminismPart VII: Philosophy of Religion