Introducing philosophy through film : key texts, discussion, and film selections

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Introducing philosophy through film : key texts, discussion, and film selections

edited by Richard Fumerton and Diane Jeske

Wiley-Blackwell, 2010

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [xv]-xviii)

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Volume

: pbk ISBN 9781405171014

Description

Introducing Philosophy through Film "Introducing Philosophy Through Film is a truly wonderful introduction to the core problems of philosophy. Its combination of great films, classic articles from both historical and contemporary philosophers, wonderfully clear introductions to each section, and provocative questions for discussion make for an introduction that is as compelling as it is rigorous." Richard Foley, New York University "Fumerton and Jeske have compiled an excellent anthology, filled with dozens of classic texts on the central problems of philosophy most often addressed in introductory philosophy courses. And the films they suggest will help introduce students to philosophy in the most enjoyable way possible." Michael Huemer, University of Colorado From Monty Python and The Matrix to Casablanca and A Clockwork Orange, popular films offer surprisingly perceptive insights into complex philosophical concepts. Introducing Philosophy Through Film combines this novel pedagogical approach with all the virtues of a serious introductory anthology of classical and contemporary philosophical readings. The result is an engaging and effective way to fire the imagination of those new to philosophy. Drawing on a wide range of popular and easily accessible films - along with the ideas of a diverse selection of historical and contemporary thinkers - this book introduces many of the central areas of philosophical concern, including perception, philosophy of mind, ethics, religion, free will, determinism, and more. Chapter by chapter, the editors offer a discussion of relevant film clips to help illuminate and demystify the philosophical arguments and positions raised in the anthology's readings. By merging the cinematic and philosophical worlds, Introducing Philosophy Through Film provides a uniquely effective way for beginning students to engage with philosophy and gain insights into the human mind.

Table of Contents

  • Preface Source Acknowledgments Part I: Introduction: Philosophical Analysis, Argument, and the Relevance of Thought Experiments Films: Monty Python, "The Argument Skit"
  • Pulp Fiction
  • Seinfeld episode: The Soup Part II: The Problem of Perception Films: Total Recall
  • The Matrix
  • Star Trek TV episode: The Menagerie Introduction 1. First Meditation and excerpt from Sixth Meditation: Rene Descartes 2. Some Further Considerations Concerning Our Simple Ideas of Sensation: John Locke 3. Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous: George Berkeley 4. Of the Sceptical and Other Systems of Philosophy: David Hume 5. The Self and the Common World: A. J. Ayer 6. Brains in a Vat: Hilary Putnam 7. The Structure of Skeptical Arguments and its Metaepistemological Implications: Richard Fumerton 8. The Experience Machine: Robert Nozick Part III: Philosophy of Mind Films: What Dreams May Come
  • Bicentennial Man
  • Heaven Can Wait
  • The Sixth Day
  • The Prestige
  • Multiplicity
  • Star Trek TV episode: Turn About Intruder Introduction 9. Second Meditation: Rene Descartes 10. Descartes' Myth: Gilbert Ryle 11. Sensations and Brain Processes: J. J. C. Smart 12. What Is It Like to Be a Bat?: Thomas Nagel 13. What Mary Didn't Know: Frank Jackson 14. Minds, Brains, and Programs: John R. Searle 15. Mad Pain and Martian Pain: David Lewis 16. Eliminative Materialism: Paul Churchland 17. Of Identity and Diversity: John Locke 18. The Self and the Future: Bernard Williams 19. From Reasons and Persons: Derek Parfit 20. A Dialogue on Personal Identity and Immortality: John Perry 21. On the Immortality of the Soul: David Hume Part IV: Ethics A. Act Consequentialism and its Critics Films: Abandon Ship!
  • Fail Safe
  • Dirty Harry
  • Sophie's Choice
  • Saving Private Ryan
  • Judgment at Nuremberg
  • Minority Report: 24 (Season 3: 6.00-7.00 a.m.)
  • Titanic
  • Vertical Limit Introduction 22. Utilitarianism: John Stuart Mill 23. Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals: Immanuel Kant 24. What Makes Right Acts Right?: W. D. Ross 25. A Critique of Utilitarianism: Bernard Williams 26. An Outline of a System of Utilitarian Ethics: J. J. C. Smart 27. Intending Harm: Shelly Kagan 28. United States v. Holmes (1842) 29. The Queen v Dudley and Stephens 30. War and Massacre: Thomas Nagel B. Obligations to Intimates Films: The English Patient
  • Casablanca
  • The Third Man
  • The Music Box
  • High Noon
  • Nick of Time
  • 24 (Season 1: 7.00-8.00 a.m.) Introduction 31. From Nicomachean Ethics: Aristotle 32. Self and Others: C. D. Broad 33. Filial Morality: Christina Hoff Sommers 34. Alienation, Consequentialism, and the Demands of Morality: Peter Railton 35. Relatives and Relativism: Diane Jeske and Richard Fumerton 36. Families, Friends, and Special Obligations: Diane Jeske 37. An Ethic of Caring: Nel Noddings Part V: Philosophy of Time Films: Somewhere in Time
  • Back to the Future
  • Planet of the Apes
  • Frequency
  • A Sound of Thunder Introduction 38. Making Things to 39. Space and Time: Richard Taylor 40. The Paradoxes of Time Travel: David Lewis Part VI: Free Will, Foreknowledge, and Determinism Films: Minority Report: The Boys From Brazil: A Clockwork Orange: The Omen: Compulsion: Law and Order ("black rage" defense), Season 5, Episode 69414, Rage (2/01/95) Introduction 41. From De Interpretatione: Aristotle 42. Of Liberty and Necessity: David Hume 43. Meaning and Free Will: John Hospers 44. Determinism: J. R. Lucas 45. Freedom of the Will and the Concept of a Person: Harry G. Frankfurt 46. The M'Naghten Rules (1843): House of Lords 47. The Insanity Defense (1956): The American Law Institute 48. What Is So Special About Mental Illness?: Joel Feinberg Part VII: Philosophy of Religion Films: Jason and the Argonauts
  • Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
  • Dogma
  • YouTube: Mr Deity and the Evil Introduction 49. The Wager: Blaise Pascal 50. The Ontological Argument: Anselm 51. The Cosmological and Design Arguments: William L. Rowe 52. Evil and Omnipotence: J. L. Mackie 53. Why I Am Not a Christian: Bertrand Russell
Volume

: hdk ISBN 9781405171021

Description

Introducing Philosophy through Film "Introducing Philosophy Through Film is a truly wonderful introduction to the core problems of philosophy. Its combination of great films, classic articles from both historical and contemporary philosophers, wonderfully clear introductions to each section, and provocative questions for discussion make for an introduction that is as compelling as it is rigorous." Richard Foley, New York University "Fumerton and Jeske have compiled an excellent anthology, filled with dozens of classic texts on the central problems of philosophy most often addressed in introductory philosophy courses. And the films they suggest will help introduce students to philosophy in the most enjoyable way possible." Michael Huemer, University of Colorado From Monty Python and The Matrix to Casablanca and A Clockwork Orange, popular films offer surprisingly perceptive insights into complex philosophical concepts. Introducing Philosophy Through Film combines this novel pedagogical approach with all the virtues of a serious introductory anthology of classical and contemporary philosophical readings. The result is an engaging and effective way to fire the imagination of those new to philosophy. Drawing on a wide range of popular and easily accessible films - along with the ideas of a diverse selection of historical and contemporary thinkers - this book introduces many of the central areas of philosophical concern, including perception, philosophy of mind, ethics, religion, free will, determinism, and more. Chapter by chapter, the editors offer a discussion of relevant film clips to help illuminate and demystify the philosophical arguments and positions raised in the anthology's readings. By merging the cinematic and philosophical worlds, Introducing Philosophy Through Film provides a uniquely effective way for beginning students to engage with philosophy and gain insights into the human mind.

Table of Contents

  • Preface Source Acknowledgments Part I: Introduction: Philosophical Analysis, Argument, and the Relevance of Thought Experiments Films: Monty Python, "The Argument Skit"
  • Pulp Fiction
  • Seinfeld episode: The Soup Part II: The Problem of Perception Films: Total Recall
  • The Matrix
  • Star Trek TV episode: The Menagerie Introduction 1. First Meditation and excerpt from Sixth Meditation: Rene Descartes 2. Some Further Considerations Concerning Our Simple Ideas of Sensation: John Locke 3. Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous: George Berkeley 4. Of the Sceptical and Other Systems of Philosophy: David Hume 5. The Self and the Common World: A. J. Ayer 6. Brains in a Vat: Hilary Putnam 7. The Structure of Skeptical Arguments and its Metaepistemological Implications: Richard Fumerton 8. The Experience Machine: Robert Nozick Part III: Philosophy of Mind Films: What Dreams May Come
  • Bicentennial Man
  • Heaven Can Wait
  • The Sixth Day
  • The Prestige
  • Multiplicity
  • Star Trek TV episode: Turn About Intruder Introduction 9. Second Meditation: Rene Descartes 10. Descartes' Myth: Gilbert Ryle 11. Sensations and Brain Processes: J. J. C. Smart 12. What Is It Like to Be a Bat?: Thomas Nagel 13. What Mary Didn't Know: Frank Jackson 14. Minds, Brains, and Programs: John R. Searle 15. Mad Pain and Martian Pain: David Lewis 16. Eliminative Materialism: Paul Churchland 17. Of Identity and Diversity: John Locke 18. The Self and the Future: Bernard Williams 19. From Reasons and Persons: Derek Parfit 20. A Dialogue on Personal Identity and Immortality: John Perry 21. On the Immortality of the Soul: David Hume Part IV: EthicsA. Act Consequentialism and its Critics Films: Abandon Ship!
  • Fail Safe
  • Dirty Harry
  • Sophie's Choice
  • Saving Private Ryan
  • Judgment at Nuremberg
  • Minority Report: 24 (Season 3: 6.00-7.00 a.m.)
  • Titanic
  • Vertical Limit Introduction 22. Utilitarianism: John Stuart Mill 23. Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals: Immanuel Kant 24. What Makes Right Acts Right?: W. D. Ross 25. A Critique of Utilitarianism: Bernard Williams 26. An Outline of a System of Utilitarian Ethics: J. J. C. Smart 27. Intending Harm: Shelly Kagan 28. United States v. Holmes (1842) 29. The Queen v Dudley and Stephens 30. War and Massacre: Thomas Nagel B. Obligations to Intimates Films: The English Patient
  • Casablanca
  • The Third Man
  • The Music Box
  • High Noon
  • Nick of Time
  • 24 (Season 1: 7.00-8.00 a.m.) Introduction 31. From Nicomachean Ethics: Aristotle 32. Self and Others: C. D. Broad 33. Filial Morality: Christina Hoff Sommers 34. Alienation, Consequentialism, and the Demands of Morality: Peter Railton 35. Relatives and Relativism: Diane Jeske and Richard Fumerton 36. Families, Friends, and Special Obligations: Diane Jeske 37. An Ethic of Caring: Nel Noddings Part V: Philosophy of Time Films: Somewhere in Time
  • Back to the Future
  • Planet of the Apes
  • Frequency
  • A Sound of Thunder Introduction 38. Making Things to Have Happened: Roderick M. Chisholm and Richard Taylor 39. Space and Time: Richard Taylor 40. The Paradoxes of Time Travel: David Lewis Part VI: Free Will, Foreknowledge, and Determinism Films: Minority Report: The Boys From Brazil: A Clockwork Orange: The Omen: Compulsion: Law and Order ("black rage" defense), Season 5, Episode 69414, Rage (2/01/95) Introduction 41. From De Interpretatione: Aristotle 42. Of Liberty and Necessity: David Hume 43. Meaning and Free Will: John Hospers 44. Determinism: J. R. Lucas 45. Freedom of the Will and the Concept of a Person: Harry G. Frankfurt 46. The M'Naghten Rules (1843): House of Lords 47. The Insanity Defense (1956): The American Law Institute 48. What Is So Special About Mental Illness?: Joel Feinberg Part VII: Philosophy of Religion Films: Jason and the Argonauts
  • Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
  • Dogma
  • YouTube: Mr Deity and the Evil Introduction 49. The Wager: Blaise Pascal 50. The Ontological Argument: Anselm 51. The Cosmological and Design Arguments: William L. Rowe 52. Evil and Omnipotence: J. L. Mackie 53. Why I Am Not a Christian: Bertrand Russell

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  • NCID
    BA90626556
  • ISBN
    • 9781405171014
    • 9781405171021
  • LCCN
    2008045562
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Chichester
  • Pages/Volumes
    xviii, 611 p.
  • Size
    25-26 cm
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