| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 274 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
The philosophy of popular culture |
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Philosophy of popular culture.
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| Contents |
Philosophy, the filmmaker, and the human condition -- The "big-little" film and philosophy : two takes on Spielbergian innocence / Gary Arms and Thomas Riley -- The recovery of childhood and the search for the absent father / Michel Le Gall and Charles Taliaferro -- Levinasian ethics of alterity : the face of the other in Spielberg's cinematic language / John W. Wright -- The paradox of fictional belief and its moral implications in Jaws / Christopher R. Trogan and Dean A. Kowalski -- A.I. : Artificial Intelligence and the tragic sense of life / Timothy Dunn -- Values, virtue, and justice -- What is wrong with cloning a dinosaur? : Jurassic Park and nature as a source of moral authority / James H. Spence -- Is Oskar Schindler a good man? / Roger P. Ebertz -- A Spielbergian ethics of the family in Saving Private Ryan and The Color Purple / Robert R. Clewis -- Human rights, human nature, and Amistad / David Baggett and Mark W. Foreman -- Terrorism, counterterrorism, and "The story of what happens next" in Munich / Joseph J. Foy -- Realism, mind and metaphysics -- Spielberg and cinematic realism / Keith Dromm -- A.I. : Artificial Intelligence : artistic indulgence or advanced inquiry? / V. Alan White -- Minority Report, Molinism, and the viability of Precrime / Dean A. Kowalski -- Appendix : Discussing five Spielberg films |
| Summary |
Without question, few directors have had such a powerful influence on the film industry and the moviegoing public as Steven Spielberg. Often referred to as the most successful American filmmaker of all time, Spielberg has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director six times, winning twice-for Schindler's List in 1994 and Saving Private Ryan in 1999. Seven of his films have received the Best Picture Oscar nomination. He has brought to life some of the most popular heroes of all time, such as Indiana Jones, as well as some of the most despised villains, including Amon Goeth from Schindler's List and the killer shark from Jaws. Whatever the subject--dinosaurs, war, extra-terrestrials, slavery, the Holocaust, or terrorism--one clear and consistent touchstone is present in all of Spielberg's films: an interest in the human condition. In Steven Spielberg and Philosophy, Dean A. Kowalski and some of the nation's most respected philosophers investigate Spielberg's art to lluminate the nature of humanity. The book explores rich themes such as cinematic realism, fictional belief, terrorism, family ethics, consciousness, virtue and moral character, human rights, and religion in Spielberg's work. Avid moviegoers and deep thinkers will discover plenty of common ground in this collection |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Spielberg, Steven, 1946- -- Criticism and interpretation
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| SUBJECT |
Spielberg, Steven, 1946- fast |
| Subject |
Motion pictures -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Film & Video -- Direction & Production.
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PHILOSOPHY -- General.
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Motion pictures -- Moral and ethical aspects
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kowalski, Dean A., editor.
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| ISBN |
9780813173245 |
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0813173248 |
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9780813138701 |
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0813138701 |
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128323341X |
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9781283233415 |
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