SignUpPhilosophy In Film and Other Media
MIT,, Spring 2004 , Prof. Irving Singer
Updated On 02 Feb, 19
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MIT,, Spring 2004 , Prof. Irving Singer
Updated On 02 Feb, 19
This course examines works of film in relation to thematic issues of philosophical importance that also occur in other arts, particularly literature and opera. Emphasis is put on film's ability to represent and express feeling as well as cognition. Both written and cinematic works by Sturges, Shaw, Cocteau, Hitchcock, Joyce, and Bergman, among others, are considered. There are no tests or quizzes, however students write two major papers on media/philosophical research topics of their choosing.
4.1 ( 11 )
Session 2 review of previous session, applying philosophical analysis to art, tree of knowledge, overlap between science technology and art, Reality Transformed, Three Philosophical Filmmakers, myth making, Hitchcock, "The Lady Eve," myth of the whorevirgin
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Sam
Sep 12, 2018
Excellent course helped me understand topic that i couldn't while attendinfg my college.
Dembe
March 29, 2019
Great course. Thank you very much.
