The influence of classic film noir on the style and substance of television in the 1950s and 1960s has persisted to the present day. Its pervasiveness suggests the vitality of the noir depiction of human experience and the importance of TV for transmitting the legacy of film noir and producing new forms of noir. Noir television is also noteworthy for its capacity to raise philosophical questions about the nature of the human condition. Drawing from the fields of philosophy, media studies, and literature, the contributors to The Philosophy of TV Noir illuminate the best of noir television, including such shows as Dragnet, The Fugitive, Miami Vice, The X-Files, CSI, and 24.

About the Author
Steven M. Sanders, emeritus professor of philosophy at Bridgewater State College, is the editor of The Philosophy of Science Fiction Film. Aeon J. Skoble, associate professor of philosophy at Bridgewater State College, is coeditor of The Simpsons and Philosophy: The D'oh! of Homer.

Reviews
Given the centrality of television as an organ of popular culture, this book is profoundly important to understanding the legacy of film noir. - Chris Matthew Sciabarra, author of Total Freedom: Toward a Dialectical Libertarianism



Book Information
ISBN 9780813124490
Author Steven Sanders
Format Hardback
Page Count 288
Imprint The University Press of Kentucky
Publisher The University Press of Kentucky