Movies and the Meaning of Life - Philosophers Take on Hollywood (Paperback)

"The meaning of life is the most urgent of questions," said the existentiallist thinker Albert Camus. And no less a philosopher than Woody Allen has wondered:"How is it possible to find meaning in a finite world, given my waist and shirt size?" "Movies and the Meaning of Life" looks at popular and cult movies, examining their assumptions and insights on meaning-of-life questions: What is reality and how can I know it? (The Truman Show, Contact, Waking Life); How do I find myself and my true identity? (Fight Club, Being John Malkovich, Boys Don't Cry, Memento); How do I find meaning from my interactions with others? (Pulp Fiction, Shadowlands, Chasing Amy); What is the chief purpose in life? (American Beauty, Life is Beautiful, The Shawshank Redemption); and How ought I live my life? (Pleasantville, Spiderman, Minority Report, Groundhog Day).

General

Imprint:	Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2023
First published:	March 2005
Editors:	Kimberly A. Blessing • Paul Tudico
Dimensions:	228 x 152 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	302
ISBN-13:	978-0-8126-9575-5
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > Film theory & criticism Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > General Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > General Promotions
LSN:	0-8126-9575-5
Barcode:	9780812695755

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