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Film and Philosophy

The Journal of the Society for the Philosophic Study of the Contemporary Visual Arts

Laura T. Di Summa, Editor

Film and Philosophy is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes articles about film from a philosophical perspective. It is a venue for scholars who believe that motion pictures are a significant art form that can express philosophical ideas and reward aesthetic analysis. Established in 1994, the journal is sponsored by the Society for the Philosophic Study of the Contemporary Visual Arts. Members receive the journal as a benefit of membership.

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  • Current Volume + Archive
  • Contributors include Julian Baggini, Heather Battaly, Noël Carroll, Cynthia Freeland, Valerie Hardcastle, Vittorio Hösle, Joseph Margolis, Charles W. Mills, Thomas Wartenberg, and Lorraine K. C. Yeung.


    · ISSN 1073-0427 (print) · Annual · Back issues: Institutions $60, Individuals $35 · Call for availability ·
    · ISSN 2643-9239 (online) · Online access includes Vol.1 (1994) to the present ·


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