Philosophy of Film and Motion Pictures: An Anthology

Designed for classroom use, this authoritative anthology presentskey selections from the best contemporary work in philosophy offilm. The featured essays have been specially chosen for theirclarity, philosophical depth, and consonance with the current movetowards cognitive film theoryEight sections with introductions cover topics such as thenature of film, film as art, documentary cinema, narration andemotion in film, film criticism, and film's relation to knowledgeand moralityIssues addressed include the objectivity of documentary films,fear of movie monsters, and moral questions surrounding the viewingof pornographyReplete with examples and discussion of moving picturesthroughout