{"product_id":"blade-runner-paperback-1","title":"Blade Runner - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAmy Coplan\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eDavid Davies\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\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\u003cul\u003e \u003cul\u003e \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 \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003c\/ul\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\u003eContributors: Colin Allen, Peter Atterton, Amy Coplan, David Davies, Berys Gaut, Stephen Mulhall, C. D. C. Reeve.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAmy Coplan\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor and Chair of Philosophy at California State University, Fullerton, USA. She is the co-editor, with Peter Goldie, of \u003ci\u003eEmpathy: Philosophical and Psychological Perspectives \u003c\/i\u003e(2011).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Davies is Professor and Chair of Philosophy at McGill University, Canada. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eArt as Performance\u003c\/i\u003e (2004), \u003ci\u003eAesthetics and Literature\u003c\/i\u003e (2007), and \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy of the Performing Arts\u003c\/i\u003e (2011), and editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Thin Red Line\u003c\/i\u003e (Routledge, 2008).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 158\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42133904359559,"sku":"9780415485852","price":90.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/424773252baa1cc2785e790b4391c05d.webp?v=1732637586","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/blade-runner-paperback-1","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}