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Cosmos and Camus: Science Fiction Film and the Absurd

English

By (author): Shai Tubali

Over the last two decades, philosophers have been increasingly inclined to consider science fiction films as philosophical exercises that center on the nature of human consciousness and existence. Albert Camus philosophy of the absurd, however, has almost never been employed as a constructive perspective that can reveal unexplored aspects of these films. This is surprising, since science fiction films seem to be packed with visions and dialogues that echo the Sisyphean universe.

Cosmos and Camus endeavors to set foot in this uncharted terrain. Its first part introduces the main components of Camus absurdity so that it can be easily applied to the analysis of the films later. Equipped with these Camusean essentials, the book delves into an indepth analysis of two first-encounter films (Contact and Arrival) and two A.I. films (A.I. and Her). These analyses yield more than an insightful reflection of the absurd contents in science fiction film. Indeed, imaginative collisions with nonhumans seem to tell us a lot about the nature of the absurd in the human condition, as well as raising the question of whether absurdity is exclusively a human matter. Ultimately, the interpretation of the films illuminates the films themselves just as much as it illuminates, challenges, and expands Camus concept of absurdity.

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Product Details
  • Weight: 318g
  • Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
  • Publication Date: 30 Jun 2020
  • Publisher: Peter Lang International Academic Publishers
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781789976649

About Shai Tubali

Shai Tubali is a postgraduate researcher in the School of Philosophy Religion and History of Science at the University of Leeds. His Masters by Research inspired Cosmos and Camus. Currently he is conducting his doctoral research in the field of the philosophy of mysticism. His previous academic publications include several articles in philosophy journals. As an independent lecturer and author since 2000 he has published 23 books in English Hebrew and German in the fields of Eastern philosophy and selftransformation. He is also head of the Human Greatness center in Berlin Germany and travels extensively throughout Europe for lectures and seminars.

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