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In The Philosophy of Martin Scorsese, an impressive cast of contributors explores the complex themes and philosophical underpinnings of Martin Scorsese's films. One of the most significant filmmakers in the history of American cinema, Scorsese is the creative force behind films such as GoodFellas, Taxi Driver, The Last Temptation of Christ, The Aviator, and The Age of Innocence. The contributing authors use Scorsese's films as vehicles for exploration of philosophical concepts such as friendship and egoism, vigilantism, libertarianism, Buddhist ethics, desire and self-restraint, madness, the criminal mind, beatitude and unhappiness, and the absurd.

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Author:   Mark T. Conard
Publisher:   The University Press of Kentucky
Imprint:   The University Press of Kentucky
Edition:   Updated ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.508kg
ISBN:  

9780813124445

ISBN 10:   0813124441
Pages:   280
Publication Date:   31 May 2007
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Janus, Tocqueville, and the World Fact-Givers or Fact-Makers From Hawk to Dawk United States Senator Henry Scoop Jackson and the Intersection Between Domestic Politics and Foreign Relations in the Postwar Era Religious Pluralism, Domestic Politics, and the Emerging Jewish-Evangelical Coalition on Israel, 1960-1980 Subtraction by Addition One Picture May Not Be Worth Ten Thousand Words, But The White House Is Betting It's Worth Ten Thousand Votes Creating an Ethnic Lobby Forging Consensus on Vietnamese Reeducation Camp Detainees The Congressional Human Rights Caucus and the Plight of the Refuseniks Peace through Austerity The Domestic Politics of Superpower Rapprochement Nobody Talks about it, but it is on Everybody's Mind

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<p> This collection will be particularly valuable to philosophy scholars interested in ethics as well as film and cultural critics. --Matthew Schultz, Film Criticism --

This collection will be particularly valuable to philosophy scholars interested in ethics as well as film and cultural critics. -- Matthew Schultz Film Criticism

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Mark T. Conard, assistant professor of philosophy at Marymount Manhattan College in New York City, is the editor or coeditor of many books, including The Philosophy of Film Noir and The Philosophy of Neo-Noir.

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