{"product_id":"9781474299299","title":"Movies with Meaning Existentialism through Film","description":"\u003ch1\u003eMovies with Meaning\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eExistentialism through Film\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDan Shaw\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy \/ Aesthetics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book pairs close readings of some of the classic writings of existentialist philosophers with interpretations of films that reveal striking parallels to each of those texts, demonstrating their respective philosophies in action. Individual chapters include significant excerpts from the original texts being discussed and illustrated. Pairings cover Schopenhauer and \u003ci\u003eWaking Life\u003c\/i\u003e, Stirner and \u003ci\u003eHud\u003c\/i\u003e, Kierkegaard and \u003ci\u003eWinter Light\u003c\/i\u003e, Nietzsche and \u003ci\u003eThe Fountainhead\u003c\/i\u003e, Heidegger, \u003ci\u003eBlade Runner\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Thin Red Line\u003c\/i\u003e, Camus, \u003ci\u003eLeaving Las Vegas\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMissing\u003c\/i\u003e, Sartre, \u003ci\u003eHusbands and Wives\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMichael Collins,\u003c\/i\u003e de Beauvoir and \u003ci\u003eRevolutionary Road\u003c\/i\u003e, and Foucault and \u003ci\u003eOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMovies with Meaning\u003c\/i\u003e offers a clear and insightful examination of the relationships between existential philosophers and film, providing both digests of their most significant texts and cinematic illustrations of what each had in mind. For the first time in one place, this book analyses the implications for film of the perspectives of a wide array of the most significant existentialist thinkers. Organized chronologically, like most existentialism anthologies, this is an ideal textbook for an intermediate level existentialism course, or as a companion to a selection of primary texts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel Shaw\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Philosophy at Lock Haven University, USA. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eFilm and Philosophy: Taking Movies Seriously \u003c\/i\u003e(2008) and \u003ci\u003eMorality and the Movies\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003ci\u003eReading Ethics Through Film \u003c\/i\u003e(Bloomsbury, 2012) and is editor of \u003ci\u003eFilm and Philosophy.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e29 June 2017\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781474299299\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e280\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.64\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332322492556,"sku":"9781474299299","price":117.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_3a2fc64b-994d-43a2-94b3-e8b4350d9bfe.jpg?v=1783602924","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781474299299","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}