Classic Questions and Contemporary Film

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Classic Questions and Contemporary Film

An Introduction to Philosophy

Films, cinema Philosophy

Author: Dean A. Kowalski

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Language: English

Published by: Wiley-Blackwell

Published on: 17 August 2015

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 12 Mb

ISBN: 9781118585641


Featuring significant revisions and updates, Classic Questions and Contemporary Film: An Introduction to Philosophy, 2nd Edition uses popular movies as a highly accessible framework for introducing key philosophical concepts

Explores 28 films with 18 new to this edition, including Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Hotel Rwanda, V for Vendetta, and Memento

Discusses numerous philosophical issues not covered in the first edition, including a new chapter covering issues of personal identity, the meaningfulness of life and death, and existentialism

Offers a rich pedagogical framework comprised of key classic readings, chapter learning outcomes, jargon-free argument analysis, critical thinking and trivia questions, a glossary of terms, and textboxes with notes on the movies discussed

Revised to be even more accessible to beginning philosophers

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