Cinema, Philosophy, Bergman: On Film as Philosophy by Paisley Livingston
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Overview: The increasingly popular idea that cinematic fictions can “do” philosophy raises some difficult questions. Who is actually doing the philosophizing? Is it the philosophical commentator who reads general arguments or theories into the stories conveyed by a film? Could it be the filmmaker, or a group of collaborating filmmakers, who raise and try to answer philosophical questions with a film? Is there something about the experience of films that is especially suited to the stimulation of worthwhile philosophical reflections? In the first part of this book, Paisley Livingston surveys positions and arguments surrounding the cinema’s philosophical value. He raises criticisms of bold theses in this area and defends a moderate view of film’s possible contributions to philosophy. In the second part of the book he defends an intentionalist approach that focuses on the filmmakers’ philosophical background assumptions, sources, and aims.
Genre: Non-Fiction > Faith, Beliefs & Philosophy
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