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Philosophy of Film and Motion Pictures: An Anthology (Blackwell Philosophy
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Philosophy of Film and Motion Pictures: An Anthology (Blackwell Philosophy Anthologies) Hardcover - 2005 - 1st Edition

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Film and philosophy first encounter each other over the issue of whether or not film can be an artform.

From the rear cover

This authoritative anthology presents key selections from the best contemporary work in philosophy of film and motion pictures. Designed for classroom use, the essays that comprise this volume have been specially chosen for their clarity, precision, philosophical depth, and consonance with current cognitive science and psychology.

The volume's eight sections, each introduced by the editors, cover topics such as

  • Film as art
  • The nature of film
  • Documentary cinema
  • Narration and emotion in film
  • Film criticism
  • Film's relation to knowledge and morality

Whether addressing assumptions about the objectivity of documentary film, fear of movie monsters, or moral questions surrounding the viewing of pornography, this text is replete with examples and discussion of moving pictures throughout.

About the author

Nol Carroll is the Mellon Professor of the Humanities at Temple University and the author of Beyond Aesthetics (2001), A Philosophy of Mass Art (1999), and Interpreting the Moving Image (1998).

Jinhee Choi is Assistant Professor of Film Studies at Carleton University. Her work has appeared in the Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism and The British Journal of Aesthetics.