Author

Publication

2012 - Routledge

Language

English

Word Count

39,250 words, Guess

Page Count

157 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-139780415485852
  • ISBN-100415485851
  • Library of Congress Control Number2014037279
  • OCLC Control Number912319004
  • OCLC Control Number368025010
and 2 more
  • Better World Books9780415485852
  • Open LibraryOL26024884M

Classifications

  • LCCPN1997
  • LCCPN1997.B596 B853 2015
  • LCCPN1997.B596 .B853 2015eb

Description

"Ridley Scott's Blade Runner 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 from what it is to be human and to the nature of consciousness. This is the first book to explore and address these questions and more from a philosophical point of view. Beginning with a helpful introduction, specially commissioned chapters examine the following questions: - What is the relationship between emotion and reason and how successful is Blade Runner in depicting emotions? - Can we know what it is like to be a replicant? - What is the origin of personhood and what qualifies one as a person? - Does the style of Blade Runner have any philosophical significance? - To what extent is Blade Runner a meditation on the nature of film itself? Including a biography of the director and annotated further reading at the end of each chapter, Blade Runner is essential reading for students interested in philosophy and film studies"--

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Blade RunnerRoutledge2012-01-01

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