Searching for Wisdom In Movies
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Searching for Wisdom In Movies

From the Book of Job to Sublime Conversations

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Searching for Wisdom In Movies

From the Book of Job to Sublime Conversations

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In this volume, Richard Gilmore explores film as a channel through which to engage in philosophical reflection and analyzes the relationship between philosophy and film. This book argues that philosophy and film can and should be used for the amelioration of life's difficulties and the promotion of life's boons. Gilmore identifies how philosophy and film complement and enrich one another and explores their relationship by connecting classic wisdom texts to significant movies. For example, the volume analyzes the Coen brothers' films The Big Lebowski and A Serious Man in light of The Book of Job. Gilmore considers the ancient idea of philosophy as "spiritual exercise" and a way of life. The volume concludes by examining what the author labels "sublime conversations" as the highest expression of philosophy. The book identifies and dissects these conversations in movies directed by the likes of Robert Bresson, Yasujir? Ozu, Jean-Luc Godard, and Ingmar Bergman, among others.

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Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Year
2016
ISBN
9783319398952
Topic
Filosofía
Subtopic
Mente y cuerpo en filosofía

Table of contents

  1. Preface
  2. Contents
  3. Chapter 1: Introduction: The Search for Wisdom
  4. Part I: The Coens’ on Comedy and Tragedy
  5. Part 2: Philosophy and Films as Spiritual Exercises
  6. Part 3: Sublime Conversations
  7. Part 4: Conclusion
  8. Index