Refractions of Reality Philosophy and the Moving Image [Hardcover]

This is the first book to explore all central issues surrounding the relationship between the film-image and philosophy. It tackles the work of particular philosophers of film (}i~ek, Deleuze and Cavell) as well as general philosophical positions (Cognitivist and Culturalist), and analyses the ability of film to teach and create philosophy.Acknowledgements Preface: The Film-Envy of Philosophy Introduction: Nobody Knows Anything! Illustrating Manuscripts Bordwell and Other Cogitators }i~ek and the Cinema of Perversion Deleuze's Kinematic Philosophy Cavell, Badiou, and Other Ontologists Expanded Cognitions and the Speeds of Cinema Fabulation, Process and Event Refractions of Reality Or, What is Thinking Anyway? Conclusion: Code Unknown - A Bastard Theory for a Bastard Art Notes Bibliography Index

'In this engaging, comprehensive, incisive work, Mullarkey addresses whether film can philosophize on its own, adding something original, rather than simply illustrating concepts that philosophers extract from their own discourse An indispensible work for students/scholars in philosophy of film/art, aesthetics, and film studies.' D.W.Rothermel, CHOICE

'...addresses the question of the relation between art and philosophy - the age-old problem of aesthetics - in an entirely original manner by examining how film changes the terms of this debate.'

'...to summarize Mullarkey's text in terms of his criticism of other film theorists does not do justice to the intricate readings and impressive scope of Mullarkey's overall approach. His engagement with figures such as Jacques Ranci?re, Edward Branigan, Joseph Anderson, Badiou, and Cavell (to name a few) lead him to fascinating 'partial' observations on the nature of film.'

'The gesture Mullarkey employs - a graceful, seamless move from critical analysis to constructive observation - suggests a pluralistic strategy based on an ethics of affirmation and acknowledgement.'