{"product_id":"thinking-through-film-paperback","title":"Thinking Through Film - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDamian Cox\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMichael Levine\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHINKING THROUGH FILM\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThinking Through Film\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e provides the best introduction available to the diverse relationships between film and philosophy. Clearly written and persuasively argued, it will benefit students of both film and philosophy.\u003cbr\u003eThomas E. Wartenberg, \u003ci\u003eMount Holyoke College, author of\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThinking on Screen: Film as Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCox and Levine's admirable \u003ci\u003eThinking Through Film\u003c\/i\u003e picks up where \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy Goes to the Movies\u003c\/i\u003e left off, arguing that films not only do philosophy but, in some cases, do it better than philosophers! The result is a rich and rewarding examination of films - from metaphysical thought experiments, personal identity puzzles, to reflections on the meaning of life - that shows, in bracing, no-nonsense fashion, how popular cinema can do serious philosophy. --Robert Sinnerbrink, \u003ci\u003eMacquarie University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThinking Through Film: Doing Philosophy, Watching Movies\u003c\/i\u003e examines a broad range of philosophical issues though film, as well as issues about the nature of film itself. Using film as a means of philosophizing, it combines the experience of viewing films with the exploration of fundamental philosophical issues. It offers readers the opportunity to learn about philosophy and film together in an engaging way, and raises philosophical questions about films and the experience of films.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFilm is an extremely valuable way of exploring and discussing topics in philosophy. Readers are introduced to a broad range of philosophical issues though film, as well as to issues about the nature of film itself - a blend missing in most recent books on philosophy and film. Cox and Levine bring a critical eye to philosophical-film discussions throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThinking Through Film\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e provides the best introduction available to the diverse relationships between film and philosophy. Clearly written and persuasively argued, it will benefit students of both film and philosophy.\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThomas E. Wartenberg, \u003ci\u003eMount Holyoke College, author of\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThinking on Screen: Film as Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCox and Levine's admirable \u003ci\u003eThinking Through Film\u003c\/i\u003e picks up where \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy Goes to the Movies\u003c\/i\u003e left off, arguing that films not only do philosophy but, in some cases, do it better than philosophers! The result is a rich and rewarding examination of films - from metaphysical thought experiments, personal identity puzzles, to reflections on the meaning of life - that shows, in bracing, no-nonsense fashion, how popular cinema can do serious philosophy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobert Sinnerbrink, \u003ci\u003eMacquarie University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThinking Through Film: Doing Philosophy, Watching Movies\u003c\/i\u003e examines a broad range of philosophical issues though film, as well as issues about the nature of film itself. Using film as a means of philosophizing, it combines the experience of viewing films with the exploration of fundamental philosophical issues. It offers readers the opportunity to learn about philosophy and film together in an engaging way, and raises philosophical questions about films and the experience of films.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFilm is an extremely valuable way of exploring and discussing topics in philosophy. Readers are introduced to a broad range of philosophical issues though film, as well as to issues about the nature of film itself - a blend missing in most recent books on philosophy and film. Cox and Levine bring a critical eye to philosophical-film discussions throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDamian Cox\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Bond University. He is co-author, with Michael Levine and Marguerite La Caze, of \u003ci\u003eIntegrity and the Fragile Self\u003c\/i\u003e (2003). He has written widely on philosophical topics, including ethics, value theory, metaphysics, and epistemology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael P. Levine\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Western Australia, and has co-authored, with Damian Cox and Saul Newman, \u003ci\u003ePolitics Most Unusual: Violence, Sovereignty and Democracy in the 'War on Terror'\u003c\/i\u003e (2009). He is currently working on the topic of the role of regret and self-assessment in our moral lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 26, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43155354550335,"sku":"9781405193429","price":67.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/UpxwLki2TD9781405193429_343fa49d-963f-4846-ad2b-a7c19ef378b1.webp?v=1776964194","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/thinking-through-film-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}