Overview
- Engages deeply with a wide range of films, from modern classics to cult favorites
- Accessible yet advanced: Holds value for scholars of communications, media studies, film, and philosophy as well as educated, interested lay readers
- Offers line-by-line, philosophical analysis of 'sublime conversations' from such varied films as North by Northwest, Pulp Fiction, Thelma and Louise, and The Manchurian Candidate
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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The Coens on Comedy and Tragedy
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Philosophy and Films as Spiritual Exercises
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Sublime Conversations
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Conclusion
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“This book offers creative interpretations of a diverse range of films. Gilmore’s passionate writing inspires contemplation about our humanity and our potential for conversations.” (Jadranka Skorin-Kapov, Stony Brook University, USA; author of “Darren Aronofsky’s Films and the Fragility of Hope”)
“Searching for Wisdom in Movies is a bracing contribution to the philosophy of film. Richard Gilmore provides a strikingly original way to think about how film can contribute to philosophy—indeed, can be philosophy. Philosophers as well as cineastes will find Gilmore’s explorations of the erotic, the ridiculous, the tragic, and the sublime in film both insightful and thought-provoking.” (Dan Flory, Montana State University, USA; author of “Philosophy, Black Film, Film Noir”)
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Book Title: Searching for Wisdom In Movies
Book Subtitle: From the Book of Job to Sublime Conversations
Authors: Richard Gilmore
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39895-2
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-39894-5Published: 17 October 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-81992-1Published: 16 June 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-39895-2Published: 12 October 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 219
Topics: Philosophy of Man, American Cinema and TV