| Film and Philosophy: Taking Movies Seriously Contributor(s): Shaw, Daniel (Author) |
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ISBN: 1905674708 ISBN-13: 9781905674701 Publisher: Wallflower Press OUR PRICE: $22.77 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2008 Annotation: In film and philosophy: taking movies seriously philosophers and philosophical film theorists discuss movies in a way that takes cinema as seriously as any other fine art, leaving little doubt that the philosophy of film is a serious intellectual enterprise. After discussing the philosophical commitments of such early film theorists as Hugo Munsterberg and Sergei Eisenstein, this book offers detailed profiles of Stanley Cavell and Noel Carroll, providing archetypal examples of what it means to regard film philosophically. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism |
| Dewey: 791 |
| Series: Short Cuts (Wallflower) |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.8" W x 7.6" (0.50 lbs) 144 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This introductory volume presents an overview of the philosophy of film, a burgeoning sub-discipline of Aesthetics. It offers a sampling of paradigmatic instances of philosophers and philosophical film theorists discussing the movies in a fashion that takes cinema as seriously as any other Fine Art, leaving little doubt that doing philosophy of film is a serious intellectual enterprise. |