PHIL 2600G - Philosophy through Film

Institution:

Utah Valley University

Subject:

Philosophy

Description:

Introduces methods, ideas, and debates in the philosophy of film. Reads engaging and important thinkers in the history of philosophy, and explores how artists have engaged these thinkers in the medium of film. Questions the separation of philosophical and cinematic texts. Analyzes films as an especially rich way to present traditional and emerging philosophical problems such as free will, love, reality and dreams, the self or soul, identity, religion, truth, war, ethical theory, language and representation, beauty, moral luck, and more. Pays particular attention to how films of various cultural background challenge and modify fundamental ideas from Western philosophy.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.uvu.edu

Phone Number:

(801) 863-8000

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

General Education

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