{"product_id":"blade-runner-amy-coplan-9780415485852","title":"Blade Runner","description":"\u003cp\u003eRidley Scott's \u003ci\u003eBlade Runner\u003c\/i\u003e is widely regarded as a \"masterpiece of modern cinema\" and is regularly ranked as one of the great films of all time. Set in a dystopian future where the line between human beings and 'replicants' is blurred, the film raises a host of philosophical questions about what it is to be human, the possibility of moral agency and freedom in 'created' life forms, and the capacity of cinema to make a genuine contribution to our engagement with these kinds of questions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis volume of specially commissioned chapters systematically explores and addresses these issues from a philosophical point of view. Beginning with a helpful introduction, the seven chapters examine the following questions: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow is the theme of death explored in \u003ci\u003eBlade Runner\u003c\/i\u003e and with what implications for our understanding of the human condition?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat can we learn about the relationship between emotion and reason from the depiction of the 'replicants' in \u003ci\u003eBlade Runner\u003c\/i\u003e?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow are memory, empathy, and moral agency related in \u003ci\u003eBlade Runner\u003c\/i\u003e?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow does the style and 'mood' of \u003ci\u003eBlade Runner\u003c\/i\u003e bear upon its thematic and philosophical significance?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIs \u003ci\u003eBlade Runner\u003c\/i\u003e a meditation on the nature of film itself?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIncluding a brief biography of the director and a detailed list of references to other writings on the film, \u003ci\u003eBlade Runner\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for students - indeed anyone - interested in philosophy and film studies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors: Colin Allen, Peter Atterton, Amy Coplan, David Davies, Berys Gaut, Stephen Mulhall, C. D. C. Reeve.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Amy Coplan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415485851\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415485852\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 158\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.50d","brand":"Amy Coplan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44119681171711,"sku":"9780415485852","price":48.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f1e14cbd-669f-4b66-a5d5-5043a0c6a6e6.jpg?v=1687410429","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/blade-runner-amy-coplan-9780415485852","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}