The first edition of Stephen Mulhall's acclaimed "On Film" was a study of the four "Alien" films, and made the highly original and controversial argument that films themselves can philosophise. In its second edition, "On Film" increased its breadth and vision considerably to encompass films such as the "Mission: Impossible" series and Steven Spielberg's "Minority Report."
In this significantly expanded third edition Stephen Mulhall adds new chapters on the Jason Bourne films, the fourth "Mission: Impossible" movie, JJ Abrams' "Star Tre"k and "Star Trek: Into Darkness," and Ridley...
The first edition of Stephen Mulhall's acclaimed "On Film" was a study of the four "Alien" films, and made the highly original and controversial ar...
Can we talk meaningfully about God? Grammatical Thomism affirms that religious language is nonsensical, because the reality of God is beyond our capacity for expression. 'Nonsense' is standardly taken to be a term of criticism in Wittgenstein's work, but Mulhall argues that we can exploit an analogy with riddles to take a more positive view.
Can we talk meaningfully about God? Grammatical Thomism affirms that religious language is nonsensical, because the reality of God is beyond our capac...
