Philosophy of the Film

Epistemology, Ontology, Aesthetics

Ian Jarvie

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Routledge
26 August 2015

Dance & Performing arts

Examines the overlap between film and philosophy in three distinct ways: epistemological issues in film-making and viewing; aesthetic theory and film; and film as a medium of philosophical expression.

By: Ian Jarvie
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
Weight: 476g
ISBN: 9780415760058
ISBN 10: 0415760054
Pages: 408
Publication Date: 26 August 2015
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface, Acknowledgments, Introduction: On the Very Idea of a Philosophy of the Film: Casablanca, 1. Philosophy of the Film, 2. Film as Philosophy, 3. Casablanca as Philosophy, 4. Conclusion, Part One. Movies as a Philosophical Problem, 1. Knowledge and Existence, 2. Plato and the Cave, 3. TheGoldenMountain, USD A Approval and Realism, 4. Films and Academic Philosophy, Part Two. Movies as an Aesthetic Problem, 5. Art and Science, 6. Aesthetics and Essentialism, 7. Arguments Against Films as Art, 8. Films as Art, Part Three. Philosophical Problems on Film, 9. Philosophy, 10. Popular Philosophy, 11. On Interpretation, 12. Citizen Kane and the Essence of a Person, 13. Rashomon: Is Truth Relative?, 14. Persona: The Person as a Mask, 15. Woody Allen and the Search for Moral Integrity, Conclusion, Notes, Bibliography, Index of Subjects, Index of Names

Ian Jarvie