Classic Questions and Contemporary Film: An Introduction to Philosophy
Book Details
Author(s)Dean A. Kowalski
PublisherWiley-Blackwell
ISBN / ASIN1118585607
ISBN-139781118585603
AvailabilityUsually ships in 24 hours
Sales Rank786,657
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
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 philosophy students

