PHIL 1512

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PHIL 1512
Philosophy and Film

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

In what ways do movies reflect our world? In what ways to movies limit our imagination? Can we learn about ourselves and the real world from fiction in films? And if so, what is it that we learn? What do movies communicate? Can you misinterpret a film? Does it matter what the filmmaker intended? How do we evaluate the truth of what films say? How can we answer the questions they ask us? This course will explore philosophical questions and themes taken up through film and ask these philosophical questions about the genre itself.


Last 4 Terms Offered 2025SU, 2009SU, 2008SU

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Syllabi: none

  •   Six Week Summer.  Combined with: PMA 1512

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1614 PHIL 1512   LEC 001

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    • MTWRF
    • Jun 22 - Jul 31, 2026

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  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning-Synchronous

    This Summer Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit: https://sce.cornell.edu/.
    Enrollment open to: Precollege Studies Online program students. For details visit: https://sce.cornell.edu/precollege/program/online.