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Thinking on Screen: Film as Philosophy
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Thinking on Screen
‘This book is a powerful defense of the view that films can philosophize.
Characterized by its clear and lively presentation, and by its intertwining of
philosophical argument with detailed discussion of several important films,
it will be of interest not just to those studying philosophy and film but to
everyone who believes in the importance of film to our cognitive life.’
Berys Gaut, University of St Andrews, UK
Thinking on Screen: Film as Philosophy is an accessible and thought-
provoking examination of the way films raise and explore complex philo-
sophical ideas. Written in a clear and engaging style, Thomas E. Wartenberg
examines films’ ability to discuss, and even criticize, ideas that have intrigued
and puzzled philosophers over the centuries, such as the nature of personhood,
the basis of morality, and epistemological skepticism.
Beginning with a demonstration of how specific forms of philosophical
discourse are presented cinematically, Wartenberg moves on to offer a sys-
tematic account of the ways in which specific films undertake the task of
philosophy. Focusing on the films The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance ,
Modern Times , The Matrix , Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind , The
Third Man , The Flicker ,and Empire , Wartenberg shows how these films
express meaningful and pertinent philosophical ideas.
Thinking on Screen: Film as Philosophy is essential reading for students
of philosophy with an interest in film, aesthetics, and film theory. It will also
be of interest to film enthusiasts intrigued by the philosophical implications
of film.
Thomas E. Wartenberg is Professor at Mount Holyoke College and author
of Unlikely Couples: Movie Romance as Social Criticism and The Forms of
Power . He has edited four anthologies on the philosophy of film and aes-
thetics, and is film editor for Philosophy Now .
Thinking on Screen
Film as philosophy
Thomas E. Wartenberg
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First published 2007
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# 2007 Thomas E. Wartenberg
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ISBN 0-203-03062-1 Master e-book ISBN
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ISBN 10: 0-203-03062-1 (ebk)
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