Woody Allen and Philosophy: [You Mean My Whole Fallacy Is Wrong]
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Woody Allen and Philosophy: [You Mean My Whole Fallacy Is Wrong]
By (Author) Mark T. Conard
By (author) Aeon J. Skoble
Foreword by Tom Morris
Edited by William Irwin
Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
10th August 2004
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Film history, theory or criticism
128
Physical Properties
Paperback
250
Width 152mm, Height 228mm
396g
Description
Fifteen philosophers representuing different schools of thought answer the question what is Woody Allen trying to say in his films And why should anyone care
Focusing on different works and varied aspects of Allen's multifaceted output, these essays explore the philosophical undertones of Anne Hall, Crimes and Misdemeanors, Manhattan, A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy and reminds us that just because the universe is meaningless and life is pointless is no reason to commit suicide.
Author Bio
Mark T. Conard and Aeon J. Skoble Contributor residences (city, state or country if outside the US or Canada):Mark T. Conard is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Marymount Manhattan College. He is a contributor to Seinfeld and Philosophy (2000) and The Simpsons and Philosophy (2001). He has published numerous scholarly articles on Kant and Nietzsche. His first novel, Dark as Night, was released by Uglytown Press in 2003. Aeon J. Skoble is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Bridgewater State College, Massachusetts. He co-edited The Simpsons and Philosophy (2001) and Political Philosophy: Essential Selections (1999).
