Movies and the Meaning of Life: Philosophers Take on Hollywood / Edition 1

by Kimberly A. Blessing

Overview

Blessing (philosophy, Buffalo State College) and Tudico (philosophy, East Tennessee State U.) present 19 papers in which academic philosophers use contemporary Hollywood productions to illustrate some foundational concerns of their discipline. Examples of topics include explorations of faith and belief in the science-fiction film Contact, the treatment of personal identity in Fight Club, the problem of evil as raised by Shadowlands, and freedom and determinism in Minority Report. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Product Details

ISBN-13:	2900812695754
Publisher:	Open Court Publishing Company
Publication date:	03/28/2005
Edition description:	New Edition
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 1.25(h) x 9.00(d)