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200 1. $a Finding ourselves at the movies $b Texte imprimé $e philosophy for a new generation $f Paul W. Kahn
210 .. $a New York $c Columbia University Press $d cop. 2013
215 .. $a xii, 239 pages $d 24 cm
300 .. $a Includes bibliographical references and index
327 1. $a 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.
330 .. $a 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
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