Philosophy Goes to the Movies by Christopher Falzon

Philosophy Goes to the Movies by Christopher Falzon

Drawing on a wide range of films from around the world, and the ideas of a diverse selection of thinkers from Plato and Descartes to Marcuse and Foucault, this book discusses central areas of philosophical concern, including: the theory of knowledge; the self and personal identity; ethics; social and political philosophy; and, critical thinking.

Praise for the first edition:

'No longer do students of philosophy have to fear dry texts filled with unreadable sentences from the masters of thoughtPhilosophy Goes to the Movies introduces philosophy through film... Given the importance of the visual and powerful new movies, we can only look forward to more books like Falzon's.' – Times Higher Education Suppliment

'An immensely enjoyable read. It is engagingly written by someone with an obvious enthusiasm for both film and philosophy and who clearly has a talent for making philosophy accessible.' – Journal of Applied Philosophy

'Urbane, engagingly written ... admirably suited for someone taking a basic philosophy course using film.' – Matthew Kieran, Philosophical Books

Chris Falzon is a lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Newcastle, Australia. He has researched and published in the areas of continental philosophy and philosophy and film. He is the author of Foucault and Social Dialogue (1998) and Philosophy Goes to the Movies (first edition 2002).

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ISBN 13	9780415357265
ISBN 10	0415357268
Title	Philosophy Goes to the Movies
Author	Christopher Falzon
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published	2007-03-19
Number of pages	278
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