{"title":"Christopher Falzon","description":"\u003cp\u003eChristopher Falzon’s works offer thoughtful engagements with contemporary philosophy, exploring themes that bridge cinematic narratives and complex ethical questions. His writing invites readers to consider how film shapes and reflects moral philosophy, enriching both disciplines through insightful analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDelving into critical philosophy and intellectual history, Falzon examines profound ideas with clarity and depth, making his books a valuable resource for those intrigued by the intersection of ethics, cultural studies, and philosophical transcendence.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"ethics-goes-to-the-movies-by-christopher-falzon-9781138938199","title":"Ethics Goes to the Movies","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMovies hold a mirror up to us, portraying the complexities of human reality through their characters and stories. They vividly illustrate moral theories that address questions about how we are to live and what sort of people we ought to be. In \u003cem\u003eEthics Goes to the Movies\u003c\/em\u003e, Christopher Falzon uses movies to provide a rich survey of moral positions as they have emerged through history. These include the ethics of the ancient world, medieval ethics, Enlightenment and Kantian ethics, existentialist ethics, and the ethics of the other. Each theory is explained in detail, using a number of examples from the book's wide selection of movies. The discussion draws on a range of recent and not-so-recent films, from Hollywood blockbusters to art-house cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eIn addition to covering thinkers one would expect in an introduction to ethics (e.g., Plato, Aristotle, Kant), the book discusses less canonical figures in detail as well (e.g., Marcuse, Foucault, Habermas).\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eThe book examines both major ethical theories (e.g., Kantianism, utilitarianism, virtue ethics) and theories too often glossed over in introductory texts (e.g. Stoicism, Epicureanism, Habermas's discourse ethics and Nietzschean ethics).\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eA wide range of movies is discussed, from Hollywood blockbusters and classics like \u003cem\u003eThe Dark Knight\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCasablanca\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eDirty Harry\u003c\/em\u003e to lesser-known films, like \u003cem\u003eForce Majeure\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eUnder the Skin\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eAt the end of each chapter, a focus on two feature films is included, with a plot summary and interpretations of several key scenes with a time marker indicating when in the film the scenes occur.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eA Filmography includes all movies discussed in the book, and a Glossary covers key philosophical terms and figures; both with corresponding page numbers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47605655077100,"sku":"9781138938199","price":537.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781138938199-ethics-goes-to-the-movies.jpg?v=1778138011"},{"product_id":"foucault-and-the-history-of-philosophical-transcendence-by-christopher-falzon-9781350475731","title":"Foucault and the History of Philosophical Transcendence","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn an original approach to Foucault’s philosophy, Christopher Falzon argues for a reading of Foucault as a philosopher of finite transcendence, and explores its implications for ethics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn order to distinguish Foucault’s position, Falzon charts the historical trajectory of transcendence as a philosophical concept, starting with the radical notion of transcendence that was introduced by Plato, and which reappears in various forms in subsequent thinkers from the Stoics to Descartes, and from Kant to Sartre. He argues that Foucault’s critique of the transcendent subject of humanism is a rejection not of transcendence per se but of radical transcendence in its distinctively modern form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs such, he shows how Foucault’s conceptualisation of transcendence as finite enables a picture of the human being as neither fully determined nor a creature of infinite possibilities, but as both subject and object, affected by but also able to affect the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith the notion of finite transcendence, Falzon captures the essence of Foucault’s unique philosophy and provides a new insight into his contribution to ethics. Demonstrating its contemporary relevance, \u003cem\u003eFoucault and the History of Philosophical Transcendence\u003c\/em\u003e further explores the potential application of Foucault’s approach to the current ecological crisis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47934033133804,"sku":"9781350475731","price":133.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781350475731-foucault-and-the-history-of-philosophical-transcendence.jpg?v=1783891538"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/christopher-falzon.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}