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Classic Questions and Contemporary Film

An Introduction to Philosophy

Dean A Kowalski author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Published:9th Oct '15

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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

ISBN: 9781118585603

Dimensions: 246mm x 193mm x 18mm

Weight: 599g

344 pages

2nd edition