{"product_id":"a-film-philosophy-of-ecology-and-rupert-read-9780367664916","title":"A Film-Philosophy of Ecology and Enlightenment","description":"\u003cp\u003eInspired by the philosophy of Wittgenstein and his idea that the purpose of real philosophical thinking is not to discover something new, but to show in a strikingly different light what is already there, this book provides philosophical readings of a number of 'arthouse' and Hollywood films. Each chapter contains a discussion of two films-one explored in greater detail and the other analyzed as a minor key which reveals the possibility for the book's ideas to be applied across different films, registers, and genres. The readings are not only interpretive, but they offer a way of thinking and feeling \u003ci\u003eabout\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ewith\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ethrough\u003c\/i\u003e films which is genuinely transformative. Rupert Read's main contention is that certain films can bring about a change in how we see the world. He advocates an ecological approach to film-philosophy analysis, arguing that film can re-shape the viewer's relationship to the environment and other living beings. The transformative 'wake-up call' of these films is enlightenment in its true sense. The result is a book that ambitiously aims to change, though film, how we think of ourselves and our place in the world, at a time when such change is more needed than ever before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rupert Read\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0367664917\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780367664916\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.52d","brand":"Rupert Read","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43943208616191,"sku":"9780367664916","price":54.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_d228449c-96d0-4547-9338-23ba5799c1f9.jpg?v=1681496822","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-film-philosophy-of-ecology-and-rupert-read-9780367664916","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}