Film, Philosophy, and Reality : Ancient Greece to Godard

ISBN-13: 9780415742122 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 204 str.

Nathan Andersen

Opis

Film, Philosophy, and Reality is a significant original contribution to film-philosophy that shows how thinking about movies can lead us into a richer appreciation and understanding of both reality and the nature of human experience.

Recenzje

"Striking an excellent balance between complexity and clarity, this book accomplishes something badly needed in the field, combining philosophical background with the basics of film analysis to elucidate how philosophy might inform our understanding of moving-image texts. Its excellent prose style, engaging authorial tone, and impressive ability to make complex concepts accessible, makes this an excellent and significant book for film-philosophy readers from any background."

Hunter Vaughan, Oakland University, USA

"Nathan Andersen's Film, Philosophy, and Reality is a wonderfully engaging historical introduction to philosophy and film theory. Focusing on the relationship between appearance and reality, he elaborates the philosophical kinship between thought and image with skill and insight. His exploration of Godard's Breathless from metaphysical and existential perspectives is excellent."

Robert Sinnerbrink, Macquarie University, Australia

Spis treści

Preface. Acknowledgements. Introduction. Part I: Philosophy and film. Chapter 1. What is philosophy? Chapter 2. What is film? Part II: Appearance and reality. Chapter 3. The appearance of reality: Arrival of the Train. Chapter 4. The philosophy of appearance. Part III: Breathless metaphysics. Introduction. Chapter 5. Cinema and reality. Chapter 6. Film techniques and philosophy. Conclusion. Suggested films. Suggested readings. Glossary.

O autorze

Nathan Andersen teaches philosophy and film studies at Eckerd College in Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA. He programs an award-winning cinema series and is the co-director of the "Visions of Nature/Voices of Nature," Environmental Film Festival. He is the author of Shadow Philosophy: Plato’s Cave and Cinema (2014, Routledge), and has published on the history of philosophy, environmental philosophy, and film.