Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is one of the most widely discussed and thought-provoking films of recent years. Exploring a future where it is possible to have memories erased, it raises many intriguing and important philosophical questions spanning ethics, personal identity, the emotions and philosophy of mind.
Including annotated sections of further reading at the end of each chapter and a foreword by the director the film, Michel Gondry this volume is essential reading for students interested in philosophy and film studies.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1. Introduction Christopher Grau 2. Two Blue Ruins: Love and Memory in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind C. D. C. Reeve 3. Miserably Ever After: Forgetting, Repeating and Affirming Love in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Troy Jollimore 4. Bad Memories, Good Decisions, and the Three Joels Valerie Tiberius 5. Memory, Desire, and Value in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Julia Driver 6. Michel Gondry and the Phenomenology of Visual Perception Stephen L. White 7. Trying to Remember Clementine George Toles Index
