{"product_id":"9781444338980","title":"Film and the Emotions, Volume XXXIV","description":"\u003ch3\u003eMidwest Studies in Philosophy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eFilm and the Emotions, Volume XXXIV\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePeter A. French | Howard K. Wettstein | Michelle Saint\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFilm and the Emotions\u003c\/i\u003e explores the complicated relationship between filmed entertainment, such as movies and television shows, and our capacity to feel emotions. This volume of \u003ci\u003eThe Midwest Studies in Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e covers topics such as the role of imagination in our capacity to respond emotionally to films, how emotions felt in response to films relate to emotions felt about real events, and the moral implications of responding emotionally to fictions, among others. This collection includes nineteen original articles from experts on film and emotion, including Noel Carroll, Gregory Currie, Susan Feagin, Stacie Friend, Robert Hopkins, Peter Lamarque and Peter Goldie, Derek Matravers, Carl Plantinga, and Murray Smith.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003ePeter A. French\u003c\/b\u003e is the Lincoln Chair in Ethics, Professor of Philosophy, and the Director of the Lincoln Center for Applied Ethics at Arizona State University. His Ph.D. is from the University of Miami and he did post-doctoral work at Oxford University.  He was awarded a Doctor of Humane Letters (L.H.D.) honorary degree from Gettysburg College in 2006. French is the author of twenty books including \u003ci\u003eWar and Moral Dissonance; The Virtues of Vengeance; Cowboy Metaphysics; Ethics and College Sports; Responsibility Matters; Corporate Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e; and Collective and Corporate Responsibility. He has published dozens of articles in the philosophical and legal journals. Works by him have been translated into Chinese, Japanese, German, Italian, French, Serbian, and Spanish.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHoward K. Wettstein\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Riverside. He holds a M.A. and Ph.D. from the City University of New York and a B.A. from Yeshiva College. He has authored two books, \u003ci\u003eThe Magic Prism: An Essay in the Philosophy of Language\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHas Semantics Rested On a Mistake? and Other Essays\u003c\/i\u003e, and edited others including \u003ci\u003eThemes From Kaplan\u003c\/i\u003e (co-edited) and \u003ci\u003eDiasporas and Exiles: Varieties of Jewish Identity\u003c\/i\u003e. He is currently writing a new book in the philosophy of religion; his work in that area includes such topics as doctrine and the viability of philosophical theology; the Book of Job and the problem of evil; the Akedah (the Binding of Isaac); the character of religious experience and religious life; and the roles of awe, ritual, and intimacy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichelle Saint\u003c\/b\u003e is a lecturer at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida. She holds an M.A. and Ph.D. in philosophy from Arizona State University as well as a B.A. from The College of William and Mary in Virginia. Her dissertation focused on the nature of emotional engagement with fictional characters, and she works generally within the philosophy of fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11 October 2010\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781444338980\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e200\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44310528557196,"sku":"9781444338980","price":35.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781444338980_068501a6-a2f4-4949-b4c6-a43e6d077799.jpg?v=1780162754","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781444338980","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}