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Dark Thoughts : Philosophic Reflections on Cinematic Horror

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Format Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10 0810847922
ISBN-13 9780810847927
Publisher Scarecrow Press
Imprint Scarecrow Press
Country of Manufacture GB
Country of Publication GB
Publication Date Sep 16th, 2003
Print length 304 Pages
Weight 524 grams
Dimensions 14.60 x 22.50 x 2.50 cms
Product Classification: Films, cinema
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This is a collection of provocative essays by scholars in the increasinglyinterrelated fields of philosophy, film studies and communication arts dealing with the epistemology, aesthetics, ethics, metaphysics, and genre dynamics of horror cinema.
Is horror a fundamentally nihilistic genre? Why are those of us who enjoy horror films so attracted to watching things on screen that in real life we would almost certainly find repellent? Do monster movies have a deleterious moral effect on their viewers? In seeking to answer such questions, as well as a host of related ones, Dark Thoughts reveals that our fascination with horror cinema, and the pleasure we take in it, is in the end simply a natural extension of a philosopher''s inclination to wonder. This is a collection of highly engaging and provocative essays by top scholars in the increasingly interrelated fields of Philosophy, Film Studies, and Communication Arts that deal with the epistemology, aesthetics, ethics, metaphysics, and genre dynamics of horror cinema past and present. Contributors include Curtis Bowman, Noël Carroll, Elizabeth Cowie, Angela Curran, Cynthia Freeland, Michael Grant, Matt Hills, Deborah Knight, George McKnight, Ken Mogg, Aaron Smuts, Robert C. Solomon, and J.P. Telotte. Over the past several years, one of the hottest topics in the realm of philosophical aesthetics has been cinematic horror. The emotional effects it has on audiences, the mysterious metaphysics of its impossible beings, the controversial ethics of its violent contents-these are just a few of the concerns to have drawn the attention of scholars and students alike. . .not to mention the genre''s legions of fans. Since the publication of Noël Carroll''s groundbreaking study, The Philosophy of Horror; or, Paradoxes of the Heart (1990), and including most recently Cynthia Freeland''s The Naked and the Undead: Evil and the Appeal of Horror (2000), a plethora of articles have been authored by seemingly normal philosophers about the decidedly abnormal activities of the antagonists of fright flicks.

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