Beginning with a discussion of Kant, Schopenhauer, and others about the morality of sex and the morality of compassion,Explorations in Love and Sex offers a panoramic view of the philosophy of love fr
Reassesses the different visions of filmmakers Alfred Hitchcock, Orson Welles, and Jean Renoir, drawing on their writings and movies to reveal how they became sophisticated theorists on film and its p
Film is the supreme medium for mythmaking. The gods and heroes of mythology are bothlarger than life and deeply human; they teach us about the world, and they tell us a good story.Similarly, our exper
In 1984 philosopher Irving Singer published the first volume of what would become a classic and much-acclaimed trilogy, The Nature of Love. In this new book, he maps the trajectory of his thinking on
Known for their repeating motifs and signature tropes, the films of Ingmar Bergman also contain extensive variation and development. In these reflections on Bergman's artistry and thought, Irving Sing
