UID:
almafu_9959240972102883
Format:
1 online resource (256 p.)
Edition:
2nd ed.
ISBN:
1-134-55919-4
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1-134-55920-8
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0-203-46942-9
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1-280-40415-9
Content:
'Philosophy Goes to the Movies' is a new kind of introduction to philosophy that makes use of the movies to explore philosophical ideas and positions. It guides the reader through philosophy using lively and illuminating cinematic examples.
Note:
Previous ed.: 2002.
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Acknowledgements. Introduction. Philosophy and Film. The Philosophical Approach. Overview of the Book. 1. Plato's Picture Show: the Theory of Knowledge Plato's Cave. Descartes, Dreams and Demons. Rationalism and Empiricism. Is Seeing Believing? Kant and Relativism. The Truth and Nothing But. 2. All of Me: The Self and Personal Identity Plato and the Parts of the Soul. Descartes and Dualism. Locke and Personal Identity. Kant, Personhood and Moral Worth. 3. Crimes and Misdemeanors: Moral Philosophy The Ring of Gyges. Plato and Inner Balance. Religion and Morality. Kant: Doing One's Duty. Utilitarianism. Existentialism: Absurdity, Freedom and Bad Faith. 4. Antz: Social and Political Philosophy Plato's Ants. Liberalism: the Heroic Individual. Marxism: the Social Individual. Three Faces of Power. 5. Modern Times: Society, Science and Technology Scientific Utopias. Playing God: Scientific Hubris Alienation in a Technological Society. Recent Technology, New Views. 6. The Holy Grail: Critical Thinking Reasoning and Arguing. When Arguments Go Wrong. Closed Thinking. The Importance of Being Critical. Further Reading. Glossary. Bibliography. Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-415-23740-8
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-415-23741-6
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4324/9780203469422
