Philosophy goes to the movies

Philosophy goes to the movies
Christopher falzon , 2007 , routledge
(Many interesting chapters using examples of films to illustrate philosophical inquiry)

Introduction
   Philosophy + film
- the book is founded on the idea that films represent a collective visual memory, vast repository of images which many ideas and arguments can be discussed.
- within philosophy there is a degree of prejudice against the visual image p3
- it is thought that images are concrete and particular, whereas philosophy is concerned with the abstract and the universal.
- thank you plato for this… The myth of the cave… Even worse the modern cinema is very much like his cave, dark + transfixed by images removed from the real world.
- seems cinema is the opposite of philosophy… However, plato himself instills a striking image into his philosophical discourse. Thus, it is a pathway to understanding… (Reminds me of wynn bullock)  p6
- philosophy is full of arresting images and imaginative visions to illustrate and clarify positions

-  calling into question the perception that philosophy is remote from everyday existence, concerned only with abstraction and universalisation. P5
- second possible concern, from the pov of film, do we run the risk of distorting films and treating them as examples for philosophy (i think they can be used for many things)

- the idea of film as philosophy… Two points.
1. Whatever philosophical themes and content going on, it is only part of it.
2. The extent which films can be used to illustrate and shed light on philosophical themes and positions.

The philosophical approach
- what is philosophy’s subject area? It is so vast.
- jay Rosenberg “philosophy is a second order discipline” . It is a form of reflection in which we try to think about, clarify, and critically evaluate the most basic terms within which we think and act. P11

Overview of the book
- starting point in each chapter is ancient greek philosophy… Roughly historical order.
- philosophy of mind may be very relevant to what i need to research (functionalism etc if i remember correctly)
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(Just a thought, ontology of the photographer… Well even though the other half of my understanding is the interpreter… Could he even be a photographer? The witness? He is making pictures in his head, we all are!!!! Everyone is a photographer, we all make images, we all reference examples in the world to make our points,..)
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Star trek clips… Such as the transporter accident… Riker being tom and riker two identities!
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