Philosophy, imagination and film
Could I time travel ahead of my parents' birth and kill my grandfather? Is it possible to philosophise with film? Sally Potter, Helen Beebee, Lucy Bolton and Max de Gaynesford.
Sally Potter joins Rana Mitter to discuss the relationship between philosophy and film. Also in the studio are philosophers Helen Beebee, Max de Gaynesford, and Lucy Bolton.
David Kellogg Lewis (September 28, 1941 – October 14, 2001) was an American philosopher. In his book Counterfactuals published in 1973 he explored the theory of possible worlds and counterfactual statements.
You can find more discussions on the Free Thinking programme website Philosophy playlist
https://bbc.kongjiang.org/www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07x0twx
Producer: Luke Mulhall
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