{"product_id":"is-harpo-free-matthew-cipa-9781438497358","title":"Is Harpo Free?: And Other Questions of the Metaphysical Screen","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExamines how philosophical concepts like free will, personal identity, and goodness are given an artistic life in films and television programs.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIs Harpo Free?\u003c\/i\u003e is a lively appreciation of film and television's ability to artistically explore concepts typical of philosophical metaphysics, such as free will, causality, and personal identity. Rather than using films and television programs as vehicles for philosophical arguments, the book instead celebrates the artistic ways in which they give life to various metaphysical concepts and how the artistic expression of these concepts and ideas helps us understand ourselves, the world, and our place within it. Through close analysis of a varied selection of works and their use of narrative, form, and style, \u003ci\u003eIs Harpo Free?\u003c\/i\u003e exemplifies a novel approach to appreciating the philosophical substance of films and television programs. Films and television programs discussed include \u003ci\u003eA Night at the Opera\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eRun, Lola, Run\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eShane\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eHarvey\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThree Colours: Blue\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Americans\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eDark\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eFargo\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matthew Cipa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1438497350\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781438497358\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 266\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d","brand":"Matthew Cipa","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47425257570559,"sku":"9781438497358","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_80bd58b9-5821-4c37-a9dd-f90929c3baeb.jpg?v=1761538023","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/is-harpo-free-matthew-cipa-9781438497358","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}