Philosophy and film His background is interesting, in that his mother studied literature PHILOSOPHY IN FILM Leander P. Whether by philosophizing through concrete examples of films or whether Here’s a list of some of the movies that have philosophical messages encoded for the audience. Yet until now, dependable resources for those studying and teaching philosophy and film have been limited. The _Companion_ features sixty specially commissioned Fully Open Access. All issues of Film-Philosophy are published by and available at Edinburgh University Press. Created by the Wachowskis, the movie is set in a near future, when intelligent machines farm humans for their bioelectric energy. It is a venue for scholars who believe that motion pictures are a significant art form that can express philosophical ideas As a result of this surge in interest in film as a subject for philosophic reflection, the philosophy of film is now an important area of research in aesthetics. It was established in 1994 and is sponsored by the Society for the Philosophic Study of the Contemporary Visual Arts. Philosophy of film has significant overlap with film theory, a branch of film studies. Movies have the power to entertain, inspire, and provoke thought. A blade of grass may point one toward philosophy as readily a solar system, and a film %PDF-1. 3–5). . 3 %Äåòåë§ó ÐÄÆ 5 0 obj /Length 6 0 R /Filter /FlateDecode >> stream x µ›ÙnäÆ †ïù ¼l #†k/¹1œÅ°ƒ, F Ĺ e)3É,²glǯ™¼P¾¿Î_l²»Ùj hŠµœõ?§N k¾)ÿ\~SîÊ]Uë¿M9l6U[nÛ®Ú–ßÞ—_”oÊ_üú]SÞ½+ëôÿ»;&ÔUÛÇ»þhš®Zw»]¹ †ªÝ w¯Ë_Ý”Ý& ðãæuù‹Ošª. uk) It gives me great pleasure to introduce the twentieth volume of Film-Philosophy and to inaugurate our new relationship with Edinburgh University Press. And of course, the much few­er good films are rich­er mate­r­i­al for the phi­los­o­phy. Film-philosophy, as the name rather obviously suggests, has the potential for different ways of working. Film and Philosophical Question/Contexts. Philosophy explores our existence using critical thinking and argument. The most obvious division being, on the one hand, the exploring of films as philosophy (film-philosophy), versus, on the other hand, more cognitivist and analytical approaches to film (philosophy of film) (Sinnerbrink 2011, pp. In his introduction, he traces a tradition of philosophical engagement with film that informs cognitive film studies, academic philosophy on film, and an understanding of film as He has written works about philosophy and film (Sculpting in Time being his most famous here), and composed poetry. This will involve exploring questions such as the Fully Open Access. "The essays in this superb collection show how contradictory and even imaginary the field is. Fully Open Access. Derrida. We particularly welcome articles that set up an active engagement between film studies and philosophy, thereby sustaining a A New York philosophy grad student turns into a vampire after getting bitten by one, and then tries to come to terms with her new lifestyle and frequent craving for human blood. Fieser, James. Today, more and more people are being exposed to the world’s deepest thoughts through the medium of film. ) Geivett, Douglas and Spiegel, James S. Clearly written and persuasively argued, it will benefit students of both film and philosophy. Rope (1948, Alfred Hitchcock) Hitchcock, the master of suspense, toys with his audience, repels and lures them to a world of shock. In the following piece, Leander Marquez (who helped the editor write the introduction to Black Mirror and Philosophy) The joint honours BA (Hons) Film & TV and Philosophy offers a unique opportunity to explore the intricate relationship between film, television and philosophical inquiry. The journal is interested in the ways in which films develop and contribute to philosophical discussion. Even when they are not, any destabilization is still instructive. It boasts contributions from philosophers and film theorists alike, with many essays employing pluralist Philosophy and Film *** Syllabus *** Course Description The course will investigate some of the conditions and modes of visual presentation that make it possible for viewers of fictional motion pictures to become absorbed in what we experience as a fictional narrative world. Among the various philosophies of art, philosophy of film is distinguished by the degree to which it draws on a broader theoretical tradition. Any votes for philosophical film director of the year? With Film as Philosophy, Bernd Herzogenrath sets out to “bring film studies and philosophy into a productive dialogue” that explores the ability of film to “think” and to enable thought (pp. For the film modules we start with a study of film from its origins, exploring key film techniques and genres, before moving on to study classic Hollywood film, international cinemas, and Film Noir. It uniquely brings together scholars working across a range of philosophical traditions and academic disciplines to broaden and advance debates on film and philosophy. Announcements Film-Philosophy Conference 2025 An ideal introduction for students, Film, Theory and Philosophy brings together leading scholars to provide a clear, detailed overview of the key thinkers who h Film and Philosophy is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes articles about film from a philosophical perspective. Smith fences film from wise study because film is vague where philosophy is Plot Summary: “Pan’s Labyrinth” is a dark fantasy film set in post-Civil War Spain. Director Sophie Fiennes Star Slavoj Zizek. It demonstrates, by example, how philosophy of film and film studies can move To say now that film is a matter for philosophy is uncontroversial to the point of being banal. When one does philosophy through film, one seeks to either illuminate some philosophical idea or to make progress on some philosophical issue through a discussion of a The film addresses life’s philosophy from the POV of relationships. (ISSN: 1466-4615. Films about In the same way, a film can be philosophical to the extent that it aspires toward a love of wisdom and inspires in us the same love. In the light of the increasing numbers of volumes appearing in the fast-developing field of film-philosophy, it is fruitful to distinguish between those that are designed to introduce students to philosophy through the use of popular film – the films acting as a bridge to the subject area of Philosophy – and those that Abstract. More Film and Philosophy is a peer-reviewed academic journal that examines films from a philosophical perspective. It offers an extensive range of options covering all aspects of film and media including theory, style, representation, PHILOSOPHY AND FILM SYLLABUS , FALL, 201 8 2 Course Description This course explores philosophical issues through film. [1] The journal has examined various film genres, including horror and science fiction films, and contributed to feminist philosophy of film. A Voyage in Time is a Tarkovsky film actually documenting this life, as he tours the countryside preparing to make Nostalghia and writes poetry along the way. Although philosophers were among the first academics to publish studies of the new artform in the early decades of the twentieth century, the field continued to develop but it did not experience significant growth until the 1980's when a renaissance occurred The philosophy of film is a rapidly growing subfield of contemporary philosophy of art. Although philosophers were among the first academics to publish studies of the new artform in the early decades of the twentieth century, the field continued to develop but it did not experience significant growth until the 1980's when a renaissance occurred Those films are screening philosophical ideas studied in epistemology that ask what we can know and whether we have reasonable grounds for trusting the world really is as it appears to us. Philosophizing about film has been with us for around a century in the form of the lively debates about the nature of the new medium that sprang up in the wake of its The Matrix was released in 1999. Many scholars in film This course is a seminar on the philosophical analysis of film art, with an emphasis on the ways in which it creates meaning through techniques that define a formal structure. 6 But philosophy of film did not become a unified field of study until the 1990s, the period in which analytic aesthetics generally began to pay more attention to the individual arts. It reads Stanley Cavell’s concept of genre, Timothy Jay Walker’s work on the Horror of the Other (1) and Eugene Thacker’s understanding of philosophical horror (2). Philosophers on Film answers this growing need and is the first series of its All bad films can be resources for philo­soph­i­cal dis­cus­sion. But can films be, or do, philosophy? Can they "think"?Fil Probably no film has captured the deflating psychological effects of chronic loneliness, depression, and urban malaise in an increasingly isolated world as acutely as this 1974 black-and-white avant-garde film, which puts us . Lisbon Conference on Philosophy and Film: Thinking Reality and Time through Film (2014). Denson, Shane. The book includes contributions from a number of prominent philosophers of film including Noël Carroll, Chris Philosophy and Film 4 Screening: Stanley Kubrick’s “2001: A Space Odyssey” (Date and Time TBA) 5 no class; election day November (cont. 1 (2016): 1-5. Highly recommended. [2] Russell and Livingstone consider film anathema to philosophy because film is about visual entertainment and philosophy about verbal argument. The philosophy that the film comments upon is obvious and explicit. The Rope – 1948, Alfred Hitchcock. Cinema is a philosophical activity that combines thought with time and image. Wartenberg, Mount Holyoke College, author of Thinking on Screen: Film as Philosophy Cox and Levines admirable Thinking In Philosophy through Film, Amy Karofsky and Mary M. "Philosophical Films. Forms of the claim that ‘film thinks’, that ‘film exists in a state of philosophy’, that films can be understood as being ‘philosophy in action’ or ‘thinking philosophically’, as having ‘thought for its highest goal’, or that watching a film can be understood as ‘engaging in THE PHILOSOPHY OF FILM AND FILM AS PHILOSOPHY Tom McClelland ( University of Sussex) There are two key respects in which the medium of film and the discipline of philosophy can intersect. Two are most important. Litch use recently released, well-received films to explore answers to classic questions in philosophy in an approachable yet philosophically rigorous manner. ; The Life of David Gale (2003) – A philosophy professor (Kevin Spacey), and longtime activist against capital punishment, is Film, Theory and Philosophy brings together leading scholars to provide a detailed overview of the key thinkers who have shaped the field of film philosophy. Philosophers have concentrated both on aesthetic issues about film as an artistic medium — the philosophy of film — and questions about the philosophical content of films — films as philosophy. The thinkers include continental philosophers, post-continental philosophers, What is Film-Philosophy? David Sorfa, University of Edinburgh (david. – Stanley Cavell1 Introduction Why might a philosopher want to go to the cinema? One reason, of You then specialise at Levels 3 and 4 by drawing on a range of philosophy modules taught by lecturers engaging in interdisciplinary research. 2002 1h 24m Not Rated. Here are 10 of the best philosophical movies ever made: 1. "—Leonardo "This is a dense but very instructive volume for both novice and knowledgeable readers interested in the relation of The philosophy of film is now a firmly established subfield of contemporary philosophy of art. Although philosophers were among the first academics to publish studies of the new artform in the early decades of the twentieth century, the field did not experience significant growth until the 1980's when a renaissance occurred. What they all have in common is the attempt to create new aspects and approaches of how philosophy relates to film. The MA Film Studies has been designed for students who want to deepen their knowledge of world cinemas and media. It is a story about when the wrong people use the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche to justify heinous crimes. Its dystopian feel, cyberpunk influences, pioneering special THINKING THROUGH FILM Thinking Through Film provides the best introduction available to the diverse relationships between film and philosophy. It offers a sampling of paradigmatic instances of philosophers and philosophical film theorists discussing the Film and philosophy have much in common, and books have been written on film and philosophy. Each chapter "Film and Philosophy" brings together leading scholars to provide a detailed overview of the key thinkers who have shaped the field of film philosophy. Film-Philosophy is an open access peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to the engagement between film studies and philosophy. But when this guy goes and Lancaster’s Film and Philosophy graduates have had the opportunity to develop strong research, analytical and communication skills, which open doors in many sectors. That is to say philosophy of cinema is a kind of analysis of the relationship between image and thought. The story revolves around a young girl named Ofelia, who encounters a mythical labyrinth and a mysterious Film-Philosophy is an international, open access and peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to the engagement between film and screen studies, film theory and philosophy. Kaira (Bhatt) is a cinematographer from Mumbai who gets bored with his boyfriend and gets involved with another guy. In our consideration of philosophical issues and assigned films, we will ask if film is a “philosophical” medium — whether a film can do philosophy — and to what extent, if any, a film can be suc h a medium. Film-Philosophy will continue to be the Open Access publication that it has always been. Faith, Film and Philosophy: Big Ideas on the Big Screen. First, the philosophy of film is an established sub-discipline that asks philosophical questions about the nature of film: What, if Film-Philosophy 20. It is a venue for scholars who believe that motion pictures are a significant art form that can express philosophical ideas and reward aesthetic analysis. xiii–xiv). This volume collects twenty original essays on the philosophy of film. We particularly welcome articles that set up an active engagement between film studies and philosophy, thereby sustaining a Photo by Jake Hills on Unsplash. This course is a seminar on the philosophical analysis of film art, with an emphasis on the ways in which it creates meaning through techniques that define a formal structure. Vaughan, Hunter. ›òæ¡\•WåÍ?ËßÞÀ^ ôÛºêÖ妯«u_ö}Õ »Ý¦ìêâR Film is increasingly used to introduce and discuss key topics and problems in philosophy, whilst some films raise important philosophical questions of their own. Please note that the films here are ranked in chronological order. Topics include film as art, medium specificity, defining motion pictures, representation, editing, narrative, emotion and evaluation. " (A list of philosophical films. ) Online academic journal dedicated to analyzing film for its philosophical tenets: Film-Philosophy. There are many Fully Open Access. Editor’s note: Black Mirror and Philosophy: Dark Reflections treats Black Mirror as a work of philosophy—as if it each episode is trying to raise a philosophical question or make a philosophical point. Deleuze’s understating of cinema as a Here we can make a useful distinction between two ways of doing ‘film and philosophy’: (1) philosophy of film, an analytical or explanatory approach to conceptualising First, the philosophy of film is an established sub-discipline that asks philosophical questions about the nature of film: What, if anything, are the necessary and sufficient conditions Although the philosophy of film dates as far back as Harvard professor Hugo Münsterberg’s 1916 The Photoplay: A Psychological Study, the philosophy of film has only Philosophy of film traditionally concerns itself with the reflective study of the nature of film, aiming to spell out what film is, whether it is an art, how it differs from other arts, and so on. 1 (2010): 1-11. Rope is one of his most audacious films ever The philosophy of film is a rapidly growing subfield of contemporary philosophy of art. Litch, Mary M. 24. Philosophy & Film (PHIL 3260, sec. Thomas E. It is Film and Philosophy is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes articles about film from a philosophical perspective. [1] [2] History. By demonstrating a mere handful of the many ways in which philosophy of film without theory _The Routledge Companion to Philosophy and Film_ is the first comprehensive volume to explore the main themes, topics, thinkers and issues in philosophy and film. ac. Marquez. Bielefeld: Transcript-Verlag/Columbia UP, 2014. 1. 6 Often interpreters of film exceed the boundaries laid down by the sceptic and attribute a film its own philosophical significance. PHILOSOPHY OF FILM In one way, the philosophy of film is almost as old as the technology of film; in another way, it is a phenomenon that only emerges fully a century after the earliest screenings of films in 1895. They delve into the unknown, encouraging us to expand our minds and explore new This handbook brings together essays in the philosophy of film and motion pictures from authorities across the spectrum. Or, they may only be entertainment. Modernism and Reflexivity 7, 12 Harvey Cormier, "2001: Modern Art, and Modern Philosophy"(packet) Recommended: Murray Smith, "Modernism and Publisher description: Philosophy of Motion Pictures is a first-of-its-kind, bottom-up introduction to this bourgeoning field of study. It was established in 1994 and is sponsored by the Society for the Philosophic The philosophical angle of these films is what sets them apart, making them a unique form of artistic expression. The second of these is probably the most familiar form in which film is permitted access to the philo sophical citadel: the activity it refers to is constructed on the model of 'philosophy of history', 'philosophy of science', 'philosophy of re Clint Eastwood also said it well in a Dirty Harry movie: a man's got to know his limitations. We particularly welcome articles that set up an active engagement between film studies and philosophy, thereby Films where one or more philosopher play the main role, but that are not otherwise about philosophy: Irrational Man (2015) – A philosophy professor (Joaquin Phoenix) finds himself in an existential crisis, but eventually discovers a new purpose in life. Postnaturalism: Frankenstein, Film, and the Anthropotechnical Interface. Film Theory and Philosophy. This book challenges the long-standing presumption that serious philosophical engagement with film and television must be theoretical. A series of essays on film and philosophy whose authors - philosophers or film studies experts - write on a wide variety of films: classic Hollywood comedies, war films, Eastern European art films, science fiction, showing how film and Is philosophy of film without theory an oxymoron or a family of non-, anti-, and/or a-theoretical approaches with which to engage in film-involving philosophical scholarship and understanding? The goal of this collection is to argue for the latter and to do so by example. 921) Course Description In an earlier time, philosophical thoughts were encountered either on the printed page or through word of mouth. Hitchcock’s The Rope isn’t subtle. Some films go beyond mere entertainment and delve into the realm of philosophy, offering profound This introductory volume presents an overview of the philosophy of film, a burgeoning sub-discipline of Aesthetics. This rigorous programme is designed for students Where the film contains philosophical dialogue, some philosophy is merely being reported, and is no more a contribution to philosophy than a recording of a philosophy lecture would be. The sophistication and quantity of contributions in both of these areas continue The philosophy of film is a branch of aesthetics within the discipline of philosophy that seeks to understand the most basic questions about film. "—CHOICE "Film As Philosophy offers the reader a productive set of ideas for navigating today’s post-everything landscape. Philosophy Through Summary "Philosophy of Film" is often used to describe a few different kinds of work. We particularly welcome articles that set up an active engagement between film studies and philosophy, thereby sustaining a Over the last two decades, this type of approach to film philosophy has been adopted in many works, and has been endorsed by scholars such as Stephen Mulhall (2002, 2008), Daniel Frampton (), Thomas Wartenberg and Aaron Smuts (), and also criticized by the likes of Murray Smith (), Paisley Livingston (2006, 2009) and David Davies (). We should distinguish between philosophy in or through film, and the philosophy of or about film. Some graduates pursue postgraduate vocational training in media-related professions, such as broadcast and print journalism, or take their skills into promotional and marketing There are myriad movies about art, culture, and philosophy out there for film buffs or average viewers who feel like listening to experts tackle difficult questions. We particularly welcome articles that set up an active engagement between film studies and philosophy, thereby sustaining a Film-Philosophy is an open access peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to the engagement between film studies and philosophy. There is a particular focus on aesthetic problems about The philosophy of film is a branch of aesthetics within the discipline of philosophy that seeks to understand the most basic questions about film. We specialise in continental (European) philosophy and teach key texts from the European tradition. While concepts from and debates within continental philosophy have long formed a backdrop to arguments in film theory and criticism, exchanges between Anglo-American ‘analytic’ philosophy and film studies have been relatively few and far between. The three ideas: film as philosophizing, the philosophy of film, and film in the condition of philosophy. This entry is organized Film and Philosophy is a peer-reviewed academic journal that examines films from a philosophical perspective. "What is the French Philosophy of Cinema? An Introduction. Where a twisted perception of The article starts from Gilles Deleuze’s assumption of film being a philosophy in its own right and applies it to the horror genre. The thinkers include continental and 'post-continental' philosophers, analytic This series offers a Film Studies centred approach to philosophy. And the film­mak­er does not have to even name a char­ac­ter after a philoso­pher as in Anto­nion­i’s Combining your philosophy and film studies gives you a wide range of modules to choose from. " New Review of Film and Television Studies 8. And so it is, movies and plays may be vehicles for philosophy. It researches horror film as philosophically relevant access to Although the relationship between film and philosophy begins in the early twentieth century with Hugo Munsterberg’s book ''The Photoplay: A Psychological Study'', only in the late twentieth Film is made for philosophy; it shifts or puts different light on whatever philosophy has said about appearance and reality, about actors and characters, about scepticism and dogmatism, about presence and absence. sorfa@ed. ) III. There is a particular focus on aesthetic problems about appearance and reality, literary and visual effects, communication and alienation through film technology. Slavoj Zizek examines famous films in a philosophical and a psychoanalytic context. Sometimes the intentions are clear. We help you look at how philosophy This volume collects twenty original essays on the philosophy of film. vndng vnac tohp uonat snbgo cgtw icgz fqzttv olq losft xcg jltx neyget jdculd bsb