Explores Malick's work as a case of cinematic ethics- films that evoke varieties of ethical experience, encompassing existential, metaphysical, and religious perspectives. Malick's films are not reducible to a particular moral position or philosophical doctrine; rather, they solicit ethically significant forms of experience, encompassing anxiety and doubt, wonder and awe, to questioning and acknowledgment, through aesthetic engagement and poetic reflection
The book delves into the influence of Hegelian and anti-Hegelian thought on major twentieth-century European philosophical movements, including critical theory, existentialism, Marxism, and poststructuralism. It examines how these currents have interacted and evolved, highlighting their impact on contemporary philosophical discourse and the development of key ideas within these traditions.
Cinematic Ethics delves into how film serves as a powerful medium for ethical experience, provoking both emotional understanding and philosophical contemplation. It explores the intersection of cinema and ethics, highlighting the unique ability of films to engage viewers in moral reflection and emotional resonance. Through this examination, the book invites readers to consider the profound impact of cinematic narratives on ethical perspectives and experiences.
What can philosophy teach us about cinema? Can cinema transform how we understand philosophy? How should we describe the competing approaches to philosophizing on film? New Philosophies of Film answers these questions by offering a lucid introduction to the exciting developments and contentious debates within the philosophy of film. Mapping out the conceptual terrain, it examines both analytic and continental approaches to cinema and puts forward a pluralist film philosophy, grounded in practical examples from film, documentaries and television series. Now thoroughly updated to showcase the most recent developments in the field, this 2nd edition features: · New chapters on phenomenology, cinematic ethics, philosophical documentary film and television as philosophy, incorporating feminist, socio-political, ethical and ecological approaches to cinema · Contemporary case studies including Carol, Roma, Melancholia, two Derrida documentaries, and the Netflix series Black Mirror · Expanded coverage of Gilles Deleuze and Stanley Cavell, two of the most influential philosophers of film · An updated bibliography, filmography and reading lists, with links to online resources to support further study Demonstrating how the film-philosophy encounter can open up new paths for thinking, New Philosophies of Film is an essential resource for putting interdisciplinary inquiry into practice.
