Dark Thoughts: Philosophic Reflections on Cinematic Horror

Dark Thoughts: Philosophic Reflections on Cinematic Horror

Dark Thoughts: Philosophic Reflections on Cinematic Horror

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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, 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. Contributors include Curtis Bowman, No'l 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.

Dark Thoughts: Philosophic Reflections on Cinematic Horror,Daniel Shaw,Steven Jay Schneider,Scarecrow Press,0810847922,Film & Video - General,History and criticism,Horror films,Performing Arts,Performing Arts/Dance,Pop Arts / Pop Culture,Films, cinema,Performing Arts / Film / General

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