Inaugurating Philosophy of Film Without Theory
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Craig Fox
California University of Pennsylvania
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Britt Harrison
York University
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https://doi.org/10.58519/aesthinv.v3i2.11934Keywords:
film theory, cognitive film theory, Wittgenstein, film, philosophy without theoryAbstract
Philosophy of film without theory is a methodology that aims to motivate and legitimise the current and future development of a range of a-, non-, and anti-theoretical ways of working at the intersection of film and philosophy. We contrast philosophy of film without theory with the main traditions of theoretically orientated philosophy of film, as well as philosophically inflected film Theory and film-philosophy. We also draw attention to the range of philosophical practices and pursuits that distinguish philosophy (in general) without theory and contemporary philosophy (in general) with its near ubiquitous theoretical presumption. The paper finishes with a brief introduction to the various contributions to this Special Issue of Aesthetic Investigations on Philosophy of Film Without Theory.
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