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Can cinema be a medium for philosophy? Paisley Livingston explores the philosophical value of cinema. As a case-study for his intentionalist theory of authorship and interpretation he focuses on Ingmar Bergman's cinematic explorations of motivated irrationality, inauthenticity, and self-knowled...

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Main Author: Livingston, Paisley, 1951-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, ©2009.
Series:Oxford scholarship online.
Oxford scholarship online. Philosophy module.
Subjects:
Bergman, Ingmar, > 1918-2007 > Criticism and interpretation.
Bergman, Ingmar, > 1918-2007 > Philosophy.
Bergman, Ingmar, > 1918-2007
Motion pictures > Philosophy.
Philosophy in motion pictures.
Philosophie au cinéma.
Cinéma > Philosophie.
PERFORMING ARTS > Film & Video > History & Criticism.
Motion pictures > Philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy in motion pictures
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Can cinema be a medium for philosophy? Paisley Livingston explores the philosophical value of cinema. As a case-study for his intentionalist theory of authorship and interpretation he focuses on Ingmar Bergman's cinematic explorations of motivated irrationality, inauthenticity, and self-knowledge.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 215 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-211) and index.
ISBN:9780191570698
0191570699
9786612349065
6612349069
9780191721540
0191721549