Classic Questions and Contemporary Film
An Introduction to Philosophy
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy
| Author: | Dean A. Kowalski | ISBN: | 9781118585641 |
| Publisher: | Wiley | Publication: | August 17, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell | Language: | English |
| Author: | Dean A. Kowalski |
| ISBN: | 9781118585641 |
| Publisher: | Wiley |
| Publication: | August 17, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Language: | English |
Featuring significant revisions and updates, Classic Questions and Contemporary Film: An Introduction to Philosophy, 2nd Edition uses popular movies as a highly accessible framework for introducing key philosophical concepts
- Explores 28 films with 18 new to this edition, including Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Hotel Rwanda, V for Vendetta, and Memento
- Discusses numerous philosophical issues not covered in the first edition, including a new chapter covering issues of personal identity, the meaningfulness of life and death, and existentialism
- Offers a rich pedagogical framework comprised of key classic readings, chapter learning outcomes, jargon-free argument analysis, critical thinking and trivia questions, a glossary of terms, and textboxes with notes on the movies discussed
- Revised to be even more accessible to beginning philosophers
Featuring significant revisions and updates, Classic Questions and Contemporary Film: An Introduction to Philosophy, 2nd Edition uses popular movies as a highly accessible framework for introducing key philosophical concepts
- Explores 28 films with 18 new to this edition, including Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Hotel Rwanda, V for Vendetta, and Memento
- Discusses numerous philosophical issues not covered in the first edition, including a new chapter covering issues of personal identity, the meaningfulness of life and death, and existentialism
- Offers a rich pedagogical framework comprised of key classic readings, chapter learning outcomes, jargon-free argument analysis, critical thinking and trivia questions, a glossary of terms, and textboxes with notes on the movies discussed
- Revised to be even more accessible to beginning philosophers
