Philosophy of Film and Motion Pictures Carroll Hardback Wiley–Blackwell

Philosophy of Film and Motion PicturesAn Anthology\nAuthor(s): Nol Carroll, Jinhee Choi\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Wiley-Blackwell\nISBN-13: 9781405120265, 978-1405120265\nSynopsis\nDesigned for classroom use, this authoritative anthology presents key selections from the best contemporary work in philosophy of film.\n\nThe featured essays have been specially chosen for their clarity, philosophical depth, and consonance with the current move towards cognitive film theory\nEight sections with introductions cover topics such as the nature of film, film as art, documentary cinema, narration and emotion in film, film criticism, and film's relation to knowledge and morality\nIssues addressed include the objectivity of documentary films, fear of movie monsters, and moral questions surrounding the viewing of pornography\nReplete with examples and discussion of moving pictures throughout