In Philosophy through Film, Amy Karofsky and Mary M. Litch use
recently released, well-received films to explore answers to
classic questions in philosophy in an approachable yet
philosophically rigorous manner. Each chapter incorporates one or
more films to examine one longstanding philosophical question or
problem and assess some of the best solutions that have been
offered to it. The authors fully integrate the films into their
discussion of the issues, using them to help students become
familiar with key topics in all major areas of Western philosophy
and master the techniques of philosophical argumentation. Revised
and expanded, changes to the Fourth Edition include: A brand new
chapter on the mind-body problem (chapter 4), which includes
discussions of substance dualism, physicalism, eliminativism,
functionalism, and other relevant theories. The replacement of
older movies with nine new focus films: Ad Astra, Arrival,
Beautiful Boy, Divergent, Ex Machina, Her, Live Die Repeat: Edge of
Tomorrow, A Serious Man, and Silence. The addition of two new
primary readings to the appendix of source materials: excerpts from
Patricia Smith Churchland's, "Can Neurobiology Teach Us Anything
about Consciousness?" and Frank Jackson's "What Mary Didn't Know."
The inclusion of a Website, with a Story Lines of Films by Elapsed
Time for each focus film. The films examined in depth are: Ad
Astra, Arrival, Beautiful Boy, Crimes and Misdemeanors, Divergent,
Equilibrium, Ex Machina, Gone Baby Gone, Her, Inception, Live Die
Repeat: Edge of Tomorrow, The Matrix, Memento, Minority Report,
Moon, A Serious Man, Silence
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