{"product_id":"minervas-night-out-isbn-9781405193894","title":"Minerva's Night Out","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMinerva’s Night Out\u003c\/i\u003e presents series of essays by noted philosopher and motion picture and media theorist Noël Carroll that explore issues at the intersection of philosophy, motion pictures, and popular culture.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents a wide-ranging series of essays that reflect on philosophical issues relating to modern film and popular culture\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAuthored by one of the best known philosophers dealing with film and popular culture\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten in an accessible manner to appeal to students and scholars\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCoverage ranges from the philosophy of Halloween to \u003ci\u003eVertigo\u003c\/i\u003e and the pathologies of romantic love\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Philosophy and the Popular Arts 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection I The Philosophy of Mass Art 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Ontology of Mass Art 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Modernity and the Plasticity of Perception 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Ties that Bind: Characters, the Emotions, and Popular Fictions 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Character, Social Information, and the Challenge of Psychology 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection II The Philosophy of Motion Pictures 83\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Movies, the Moral Emotions, and Sympathy 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The Problem with Movie Stars 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Cinematic Narrative 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Cinematic Narration 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Psychoanalysis and the Horror Film 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection III Philosophy and Popular Film 159\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Philosophical Insight, Emotion, and Popular Fiction: The Case of Sunset Boulevard 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Vertigo and the Pathologies of Romantic Love 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 What Mr Creosote Knows about Laughter 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Memento and the Phenomenology of Comprehending Motion Picture Narration 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection IV Philosophy and Popular TV 221\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Tales of Dread in The Twilight Zone: A Contribution to Narratology 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Sympathy for Soprano 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Consuming Passion: Sex and the City 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection V Philosophy on Broadway 267\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Art and Friendship 269\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Martin McDonagh’s The Pillowman, or The Justification of Literature 276\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection VI Philosophy across Popular Culture 289\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 The Fear of Fear Itself: The Philosophy of Halloween 291\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 The Grotesque Today: Preliminary Notes toward a Taxonomy 302\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Andy Kaufman and the Philosophy of Interpretation 324\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 348\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“The combination of his well-deserved reputation with the subject matter will ensure that the volume has a widespread appeal, from academic philosophers to students of popular culture and the consumers of mass art.”  (\u003ci\u003eBritish Journal of Aesthetics\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 September 2015)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNoël Carroll\u003c\/b\u003e is a Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the CUNY Graduate Center. A former journalist, screenwriter, and President of the American Society for Aesthetics, Carroll is the author of 16 books, including \u003ci\u003eArt in Three Dimensions\u003c\/i\u003e (2010), \u003ci\u003eOn Criticism\u003c\/i\u003e (2009), \u003ci\u003eThe Philosophy of Motion Pictures\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 2008), \u003ci\u003eBeyond Aesthetics\u003c\/i\u003e (2001), \u003ci\u003eA Philosophy of Mass Art\u003c\/i\u003e (1999), and \u003ci\u003eInterpreting the Moving Image\u003c\/i\u003e (1998).\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003ci\u003eMinerva’s Night Out\u003c\/i\u003e showcases noted philosopher and motion picture and media theorist Noël Carroll addressing the philosophical aspects of popular films and pop culture in thought-provoking essays at the intersection of the popular and the profound. Ranging across the philosophy of Halloween to psychoanalysis and the horror film, from \u003ci\u003eVertigo\u003c\/i\u003e and the pathologies of romantic love to Andy Kaufman and the philosophies of interpretation, Carroll delivers the insight, wit, and serious engagement for which he’s known. At once accessible and intellectually stimulating, \u003ci\u003eMinerva’s Night Out\u003c\/i\u003e plumbs the depths beneath the surface of motion pictures and popular culture.  \u003cp\u003e“Noël Carroll is America’s greatest philosopher of popular art, and \u003ci\u003eMinerva’s Night Out\u003c\/i\u003e is the definitive collection of his work on the subject. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in the interpretation of popular culture.”\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003eWilliam Irwin, General Editor of \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBlackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“What is astonishing here is not just the versatility, but the interpretive power, Carroll's ability to find philosophical themes in subjects ranging from Yasmina Reza to Hitchcock to Halloween.” \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e—Joan Acocella of \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“In these probing, subtle, and entertaining reflections on cinema, television, and theatre, Noël Carroll once more proves himself our foremost philosopher of popular art.”\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e—David Bordwell, University of Wisconsin-Madison\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Noël Carroll's omnivorous interest in all the arts—fine, popular, mass—always undergirded by sturdy philosophical analysis is on display in this excellent collection. I'm glad to recommend it.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e—Ted Cohen, University of Chicago\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989630533861,"sku":"NP9781405193894","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405193894.jpg?v=1761784880","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/minervas-night-out-isbn-9781405193894","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}