Finding Ourselves at the Movies: Philosophy for a New Generation

New York: Columbia University Press (2013)
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Abstract

To reach a new generation, Paul W. Kahn argues philosophy must be brought to bear on contemporary discourse surrounding these primal concerns, and he shows how this can be achieved through a turn to popular film.

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PN1995.K255 2013

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9780231164382   0231164386   0231164394   9780231164399   9780231536028

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10.7312/kahn16438

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Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. Philosophy, Democracy, and the Turn to Film

2. Freedom and Persuasion

3. On Interpretation

4. Violence and the State

5. Love, Romance, and Pornography

Conclusion: Film, Faith, and Love

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