Blade Runner Contributor(s): Coplan, Amy (Editor), Davies, David (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415485851 ISBN-13: 9780415485852 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $47.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2015 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Movements - Humanism - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism |
Dewey: 128 |
LCCN: 2014037279 |
Series: Philosophers on Film |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.50 lbs) 158 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Ridley Scott's Blade Runner is widely regarded as a masterpiece of modern cinema and is regularly ranked as one of the great films of all time. Set in a dystopian future where the line between human beings and 'replicants' is blurred, the film raises a host of philosophical questions about what it is to be human, the possibility of moral agency and freedom in 'created' life forms, and the capacity of cinema to make a genuine contribution to our engagement with these kinds of questions. This volume of specially commissioned chapters systematically explores and addresses these issues from a philosophical point of view. Beginning with a helpful introduction, the seven chapters examine the following questions:
Including a brief biography of the director and a detailed list of references to other writings on the film, Blade Runner is essential reading for students - indeed anyone - interested in philosophy and film studies. Contributors: Colin Allen, Peter Atterton, Amy Coplan, David Davies, Berys Gaut, Stephen Mulhall, C. D. C. Reeve. |