{"product_id":"dark-thoughts-philosophic-reflections-on-cinematic-horror-hardcover","title":"Dark Thoughts: Philosophic Reflections on Cinematic Horror - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSteven Jay Schneider\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eDaniel Shaw\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs horror a fundamentally nihilistic genre? Why are those of us who enjoy horror films so attracted to watching things on screen that in real life we would almost certainly find repellent? Do monster movies have a deleterious moral effect on their viewers? In seeking to answer such questions, as well as a host of related ones, \u003ci\u003eDark Thoughts\u003c\/i\u003e reveals that our fascination with horror cinema, and the pleasure we take in it, is in the end simply a natural extension of a philosopher's inclination to wonder. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is a collection of highly engaging and provocative essays by top scholars in the increasingly interrelated fields of Philosophy, Film Studies, and Communication Arts that deal with the epistemology, aesthetics, ethics, metaphysics, and genre dynamics of horror cinema past and present. Contributors include Curtis Bowman, Noël Carroll, Elizabeth Cowie, Angela Curran, Cynthia Freeland, Michael Grant, Matt Hills, Deborah Knight, George McKnight, Ken Mogg, Aaron Smuts, Robert C. Solomon, and J.P. Telotte. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOver the past several years, one of the hottest topics in the realm of philosophical aesthetics has been cinematic horror. The emotional effects it has on audiences, the mysterious metaphysics of its impossible beings, the controversial ethics of its violent contents-these are just a few of the concerns to have drawn the attention of scholars and students alike. . .not to mention the genre's legions of fans. Since the publication of Noël Carroll's groundbreaking study, \u003ci\u003eThe Philosophy of Horror; or, Paradoxes of the Heart\u003c\/i\u003e (1990), and including most recently Cynthia Freeland's \u003ci\u003eThe Naked and the Undead: Evil and the Appeal of Horror\u003c\/i\u003e (2000), a plethora of articles have been authored by seemingly normal philosophers about the decidedly abnormal activities of the antagonists of fright flicks.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteven Jay Schneider\u003c\/b\u003e is a Ph.D. candidate in Philosophy at Harvard University and in Cinema Studies at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. He has published widely on the horror film and related genres, and is author of the forthcoming \u003ci\u003eDesigning Fear: An Aesthetics of Cinematic Horror\u003c\/i\u003e. Steven is editor of \u003ci\u003e New Hollywood Violence\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Horror and Psychoanalysis: Freud's Worst Nightmares\u003c\/i\u003e, and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Film Genres\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHorror International\u003c\/i\u003e, all forthcoming. For more information, please visit his \"website\". \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel Shaw\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Philosophy and Film at Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania. He is Editor of the journal \u003ci\u003eFilm and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e, and secretary-treasurer of its sponsor organization, the Society for the Philosophic Study of the Contemporary Visual Arts. He has published articles in \u003ci\u003eThe Journal of Value Inquiry\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKinoeye\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFilm\/Literature Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e. His reviews also appear periodically in the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism\u003c\/i\u003e and in \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e magazine.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.85 x 8.64 x 5.46 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 16, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53053197549792,"sku":"9780810847927","price":221.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/28w20VERk09780810847927.webp?v=1781280972","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/dark-thoughts-philosophic-reflections-on-cinematic-horror-hardcover","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}