Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation

Auteur(s) : Kahn, Paul W. (1952-....)  Voir les notices liées en tant qu'auteur

Titre(s) : Finding ourselves at the movies [Texte imprimé] : philosophy for a new generation / Paul W. Kahn

Publication : New York : Columbia University Press, cop. 2013

Description matérielle : xii, 239 pages ; 24 cm

Comprend : From Philosophy to Film. Philosophy, democracy, and the turn to film ; Freedom and persuasion ; On interpretation. ; Film and the Social Imaginary. Violence and the state ; Love, romance, and pornography ; Film, faith, and love.

Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
Academic philosophy may have lost its audience, but the traditional subjects of philosophy, love, death, justice, knowledge, and faith, remain as compelling as ever. To reach a new generation,the author argues that philosophy must take up these fundamental concerns as we find them in contemporary culture. He demonstrates how this can be achieved through a turn to popular film. Discussing such well-known movies as Forrest Gump (1994), The American President (1995), The Matrix (1999), Memento (2000), The History of Violence (2005), Gran Torino (2008), The Dark Knight (2008), The Road (2009), and Avatar (2009), he explores powerful archetypes and their hold on us. His inquiry proceeds in two parts. First, he uses film to explore the nature of action and interpretation, arguing that narrative is the critical concept for understanding both. Second, he explores the narratives of politics, family, and faith as they appear in popular films. Engaging with genres as diverse as romantic comedy, slasher film, and pornography, he explores the social imaginary through which we create and maintain a meaningful world. He finds in popular films a new setting for a philosophical inquiry into the timeless themes of sacrifice, innocence, rebirth, law, and love. -- Publisher description

Sujet(s) : Philosophie et cinéma  Voir les notices liées en tant que sujet
Cinéma et société  Voir les notices liées en tant que sujet
Cinéma -- Psychologie  Voir les notices liées en tant que sujet

Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780231164382 (cloth) (alk. paper). - ISBN 0231164386 (cloth) (alk. paper). - ISBN 9780231536028 (erroné) (ebook)

Identifiant de la notice  : ark:/12148/cb43780738c

Notice n° :  FRBNF43780738 (notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)