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Fight club

Title:

Fight club

Author:

Wartenberg, Thomas E.

ISBN:

9780415781893

9780415781886

Edition:

[1st ed.].

Publication Information:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2012.

Physical Description:

x, 170 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series:

Philosophers on film

Philosophers on film.

Contents:

Introduction / Thomas E. Wartenberg -- Have I been understood? : Dionysus vs. Ikea-Boy / Murray Skees -- Trying to be a man in a leveled-down world / Charles Guignon -- There's something About Marla : Fight club and the engendering of self-respect / Cynthia A. Stark -- Fight club, narration, and the visual / George M. Wilson & Sam Shpall -- The first rule of Fight club : Plato, Descartes and Fight club / Nancy Bauer -- Fight club as romantic comedy / Ben Caplan.

Title Subject:

Fight club (Motion picture)

Added Author:

Wartenberg, Thomas E.

Copies:

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Summary

Released in 1999, Fight Club is David Fincher's popular adaption of Chuck Palahniuk's cult novel, and one of the most philosophically rich films of recent years. This is the first book to explore the varied philosophical aspects of the film. Beginning with an introduction by the editor that places the film and essays in context, each chapter explores a central theme of Fight Club from a philosophical perspective. Topics discussed include:

Fight Club, Plato's cave and Descartes' cogito moral disintegration identity, gender and masculinity visuals and narration.

Including annotated further reading at the end of each chapter, Fight Club is essential reading for anyone interested in the film, as well as those studying philosophy and film studies.