Philosophy and Literature at Stanford

Film and Philosophy II Conference

R. Lanier Anderson and Joshua Landy in conversation with Michael Emerson

Scott Bukatman (Stanford University)

"Comics and the Critique of Chrono-Photography"

Philosopher Robert Pippin (University of Chicago)

"Fate and Film Noir: Some Filmic Philosophy in Out of the Past" - part 1

"Fate and Film Noir: Some Filmic Philosophy in Out of the Past" - part 2

Philosopher George Wilson (University of Southern California)

On the Coen brothers' "The Man Who Wasn't There" - part 1

On the Coen brothers' "The Man Who Wasn't There" - part 2

"If the cinema is the truth 24 times a second, how shall we tell lies?" - part 1
Introduction by Stanford philosopher Lanier Anderson.

"If the cinema is the truth 24 times a second, how shall we tell lies?" - part 2

"If the cinema is the truth 24 times a second, how shall we tell lies?" - part 3

Daniel Levitin (Psychology, McGill) on music, evolution, and Steven Pinker - Part 1

Daniel Levitin (Psychology, McGill) on music, evolution, and Steven Pinker - Part 2

Daniel Levitin (Psychology, McGill) on music, evolution, and Steven Pinker - Part 3

Jonathan Berger (Music, Stanford) on timbre and surprise, two "black holes" of music theory - Part 1

Jonathan Berger (Music, Stanford) on timbre and surprise, two "black holes" of music theory - Part 2

Jonathan Berger (Music, Stanford) on timbre and surprise, two "black holes" of music theory - Part 3

"Music and the Brain," Discussion

Moderated by Stephen Hinton (Music, Stanford)
Jonathan Berger (Music, Stanford)
Daniel Levitin (Psychology, McGill)

"Is Narrative an Adaptation?"

Introduction by Lanier Anderson (Philosophy, Stanford)
William Flesch (English, Brandeis)
Jonathan Kramnick (English, Rutgers)
Blakey Vermeule (English, Stanford)

"Is Narrative an Adaptation?" Discussion