Plato and the moving image:
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Weitere beteiligte Personen: Biderman, Shai (HerausgeberIn), Weinman, Michael (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Leiden ; Boston Brill Rodopi [2019]
Schriftenreihe:Value inquiry book series Volume 332 : Philosophy of film
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Abstract:This book shows how and why debates in the philosophy of film can be advanced through the study of the role of images in Plato's dialogues, and, conversely, why Plato studies stands to benefit from a consideration of recent debates in the philosophy of film. Contributions range from a reading of 'Phaedo' as a ghost story to thinking about climate change documentaries through Plato's account of 'pleonexia'. They suggest how philosophical aesthetics can be reoriented by attending anew to Plato's deployment of images, particularly images that move. They also show how Plato's deployment of images is integral to his practice as a literary artist
Umfang:XI, 264 Seiten Illustrationen 24 cm
ISBN:9789004398108
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