{"product_id":"film-philosophy-of-ecology-and-enlightenment-hardback","title":"Film-Philosophy of Ecology and Enlightenment - Hardback","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","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45575241662702,"sku":"9781138596023","price":227.2,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9612\/7726\/files\/9781138596023.jpg?v=1720946631","url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/film-philosophy-of-ecology-and-enlightenment-hardback","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}