Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
In film and philosophy: taking movies seriously philosophers and philosophical film theorists discuss movies in a way that takes cinema as seriously as any other fine art, leaving little doubt that the philosophy of film is a serious intellectual enterprise. After discussing the philosophical commitments of such early film theorists as Hugo Munsterberg and Sergei Eisenstein, this book offers detailed profiles of Stanley Cavell and Noel Carroll, providing archetypal examples of what it means to regard film philosophically.
Synopsis
This introductory volume presents an overview of the philosophy of film, a burgeoning sub-discipline of Aesthetics. It offers a sampling of paradigmatic instances of philosophers and philosophical film theorists discussing the movies in a fashion that takes cinema as seriously as any other Fine Art, leaving little doubt that doing philosophy of film is a serious intellectual enterprise.