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Iranian Cinema and Philosophy - Shooting Truth (Paperback, 1st ed. 2012): Farhang Erfani Iranian Cinema and Philosophy - Shooting Truth (Paperback, 1st ed. 2012)
Farhang Erfani
R1,557 Discovery Miles 15 570 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In film studies, Iranian films are kept at a distance, as 'other,' different, and exotic. In reponse, this book takes these films as philosophically relevant and innovative. Each chapter of this book is devoted to analyzing a single film, and each chapter focuses on one philosopher and one particular aesthetic question.

Iranian Cinema and Philosophy - Shooting Truth (Hardcover, New): Farhang Erfani Iranian Cinema and Philosophy - Shooting Truth (Hardcover, New)
Farhang Erfani
R1,553 Discovery Miles 15 530 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In film studies, Iranian films are kept at a distance, as 'other, ' different, and exotic. In reponse, this book takes these films as philosophically relevant and innovative. Each chapter of this book is devoted to analyzing a single film, and each chapter focuses on one philosopher and one particular aesthetic question

The Aesthetics of Autonomy - Ricoeur and Sartre on Emancipation, Authenticity, and Selfhood (Hardcover): Farhang Erfani The Aesthetics of Autonomy - Ricoeur and Sartre on Emancipation, Authenticity, and Selfhood (Hardcover)
Farhang Erfani
R3,547 Discovery Miles 35 470 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The Aesthetics of Autonomy: Ricoeur and Sartre on Emancipation, Authenticity, and Selfhood argues that, despite their differences, Sartre and Ricoeur have a similar goal. While they are both anti-essentialists, they nevertheless advocate for the notions of selfhood and autonomy. Autonomy, for them, is the end result of an aesthetic path. An identity, at the individual or collective level, is created by weaving together contingent threads of the given. In other words, identity is a narrative construct. The first two chapters focus on the respective methods of Sartre and Ricoeur. Despite their different emphases, Farhang Erfani argues that they have a similar dialectical method, between the situation and our ability to surpass it for Sartre, and between sedimentation and innovation for Ricoeur. The third chapter brings them together and shows how they can complement each other in building a narrative identity at the individual level; Ricoeur is helpful in appreciating Sartrean notions of bad faith and authenticity. The fourth and final chapter turns to collective identity; Erfani argues that Ricoeur's notions of ideology and utopia are better complemented with Sartrean political ethics. Erfani advocates for a Sartrean model of "Dark Utopianism" that overcomes the limits of Ricoeur's political philosophy. Reading Sartre and Ricoeur together provides for a balanced approach to the question of autonomy that at once pays due attention to the weight of the situation and the past, while opening up the space for change, innovation, and progress. The conclusion, accordingly, applies this thesis to the question of globalization. Both Sartre and Ricoeur scholars will be eager to explore and debate the original synthesis presented in The Aesthetics of Autonomy. It also makes contributions to hermeneutics, post-War French philosophy, and philosophy of religion. Finally, given its emphases on politics and aesthetics, the book also places itself within arguments of political theory and literary theory.

Paul Ricoeur - Honoring and Continuing the Work (Hardcover): Farhang Erfani Paul Ricoeur - Honoring and Continuing the Work (Hardcover)
Farhang Erfani; Contributions by Lorenzo Altieri, Pamela Anderson, Patrick Bourgeois, Fred Dallmayr, …
R3,938 Discovery Miles 39 380 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This collection of essays is dedicated to the prolific career of Paul Ricoeur. In his lifetime, Ricoeur made significant contributions to many fields, such as theology, aesthetics, narratology, linguistics, and of course, philosophy. Within philosophy alone, he engaged many currents of thoughts, always providing careful and faithful analyses of philosophers while adding his own unique perspectives. Many essays in this anthology revisit Ricoeur's own works, carefully placing him in his philosophical context, while providing new interpretations of questions that mattered to Ricoeur, such as imagination, forgiveness, justice, and memory. Other essays, honoring Ricoeur's own approach, bring him to dialogue with new questions, such as globalization, technology, and national memorials.

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