The Routledge companion to philosophy and film

Reference & Research Book News, May, 2009

The Routledge companion to philosophy and film.

Ed. by Paisley Livingston and Carl Plantinga.

Routledge

2009

672 pages

$190.00

Hardcover

Routledge philosophy companions

PN1994

Editors Livingston (philosophy, U. of Hong Kong), Plantinga (film studies, Calvin College) and their contributors examine the key concepts behind the relationship between film and philosophy, as well as the work of significant authors and scholars, noteworthy genres and key directors and films. In 60 essays they analyze the contribution of acting, authorship, censorship, consciousness, the definition of "cinema," depiction, emotion and effect, empathy and character engagement, the concept of film as art, genre, interpretation, the medium, music, narration and narrative closure, ontology, race, realism, spectatorship, sound, style and violence, and study the work of authors such as Arnheim, Bordwell, Brecht, Cavell, Deleuze, Eisenstein and Wittgenstein. The genres under their review include documentaries, horror, pornography and the avant-garde, and the collection closes with comprehensive reviews of identity, skepticism and practical wisdom. Each chapter includes a section of annotated further reading and is cross-referenced to related entries.

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