The Philosophy of Film

Introductory Text and Readings

Thomas E Wartenberg editor Angela Curran editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Published:15th Dec '04

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Organized around a series of philosophic questions about film, The Philosophy of Film: Introductory Text and Readings offers an accessible and engaging overview of the discipline.


  • Provides thorough selection of readings drawn from philosophy, film studies, and film criticism



  • Multiple points of view highlighted in discussion of film theory, narration, authorship, film and emotion, and the social values of cinema



  • Presents thought-provoking reading questions as well as clear and helpful introductions for each section

More information about this text along with further resources are available from the accompanying website at: http://www.mtholyoke.edu/omc/phil-film/index.html

“Congratulations to Wartenberg and Curran for their terrific anthology. Uniting key works in film theory, criticism, and philosophy, this much-needed text has excellent sections on core topics.” Deborah Knight, Queen’s University at Kingston


The Philosophy of Film presents a judicious selection of influential writings on the philosophy of film from across the spectrum of current opinion, though weighted toward the increasingly dominant cognitivist paradigm of film experience. The introductory and pedagogic material provided by the editors is uniformly helpful.”
Jerrold Levinson, University of Maryland, and Past President, American Society for Aesthetics


“Bringing together important writings by prominent philosophers and film theorists, this volume of readings with useful editorial commentary will prove a valuable resource for students of the philosophy of film.” Berys Gaut, University of St Andrews

ISBN: 9781405114424

Dimensions: 246mm x 170mm x 18mm

Weight: 558g

320 pages