MACMILLAN New Takes in Film-Philosophy

This collection displays a range of approaches and contemporary developments in the expanding field of film-philosophy. The essays explore central issues surrounding the conjunction of film and philosophy, presenting a varied yet coherent reflection on the nature of this conjunction. Review 'New Takes in Film-Philosophy is a distinguished collection of essays on the philosophy of film, which offers an invaluable overview of the ongoing debates about whether films can do philosophy and if they are appropriate subjects for philosophical analysis. Illustrating a multiplicity of philosophical approaches to film, the essays explore the boundaries of film-philosophy and offer insightful readings of particular films.' - Daniel Shaw, Lock Haven University, USA 'The encounter between the cinema and philosophy has been crucial to the development of thinking about film and to thinking itself. This volume gathers some of the pivotal writers in the area and provides a diverse, accessible and sophisticated introduction to the major debates surrounding film-philosophy. The articles range from general theoretical discussion to close film analysis and together articulate a new solution to the problematic divide between analytic and continental philosophy. The chapters by Thomas Wartenberg, Robert Sinnerbrink and Andrew Klevan are required reading for anyone interested in cinema or philosophy.' - David Sorfa, Liverpool John Moores University, UK Book Description This collection examines the relationship between film and philosophy; the relationships to other media such as photography and literature; and applies theoretical approaches to films and directors. About the Author JULIAN BAGGINI Freelance journalist and author/editor of The Philosopher's Magazine CATHERINE CONSTABLE Associate Professor of Film and Television Studies at the University of Warwick, UK AMY COPLAN Assistant Professor at California State University Fullerton, USA HAMISH FORD Lecturer in Film, Media and Cultural Studies at the University of Newcastle, Australia ANDREW KLEVAN Fellow in Film Studies in St Anne's College, Oxford, UK KARIN LITTAU Senior Lecturer and Director of the Centre for Film Studies at the Department of Literature, Film and Theatre Studies, University of Essex, UK DEREK MATRAVERS Head of the Philosophy Department at The Open University, and Affiliated Lecturer at the Faculty of Philosophy in Cambridge, UK ANDREW MCGETTIGAN works at Central Saint Martin's College of Art and Design and the University of Westminster, UK STEPHEN MULHALL teaches philosophy at New College, Oxford, UK JOHN MULLARKEY Lecturer in European Philosophy, Film and Philosophy at the University of Dundee, UK ROBERT SINNERBRINK Lecturer in Philosophy at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia VIVIAN SOBCHACK Professor Emeritus of Critical Media Studies in the Department of Film, Television and Digital Media at UCLA, USA THOMAS WARTENBERG Professor of Philosophy at Mount Holyoke College, USA