Description
| Product ID: | 9780415485852 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Philosophers on Film |
| Title: | Blade Runner |
| Authors: | Author: Amy Coplan, David Davies |
| Page Count: | 158 |
| Subjects: | Film history, theory or criticism, Film theory & criticism, Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge, Philosophy of mind, Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge, Philosophy of mind |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating This book explores and addresses Blade Runner from a philosophical point of view. Beginning with a helpful introduction, seven specially commissioned chapters examine the key questions concerning emotions, reason and personhood. Essential reading for students interested in philosophy and film studies. Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner is widely regarded as a "masterpiece of modern cinema" and is regularly ranked as one of the great films of all time. Set in a dystopian future where the line between human beings and ‘replicants’ is blurred, the film raises a host of philosophical questions about what it is to be human, the possibility of moral agency and freedom in ‘created’ life forms, and the capacity of cinema to make a genuine contribution to our engagement with these kinds of questions. This volume of specially commissioned chapters systematically explores and addresses these issues from a philosophical point of view. Beginning with a helpful introduction, the seven chapters examine the following questions:
Including a brief biography of the director and a detailed list of references to other writings on the film, Blade Runner is essential reading for students – indeed anyone - interested in philosophy and film studies. Contributors: Colin Allen, Peter Atterton, Amy Coplan, David Davies, Berys Gaut, Stephen Mulhall, C. D. C. Reeve. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2015-04-14 |
