In her introduction to Contemporary Cinema and the Philosophy of Iris Murdoch, Lucy Bolton begins her dialogue with the philosopher through one precious and impressive resource: an unearthed essay written by Murdoch on the art of the cinema, resurrected from the British Vogue archive, first published in 1956. This act in itself is emblematic of Bolton's tenacity as a researcher whose investment in Murdoch leads her to re-investigate archival material found at Kingston University's Murdoch archives, as well as much beyond this. Drawing on the revelatory contents of the Vogue essay, as well careful examination of much of Murdoch's entire body of work (which is no small feat), Bolton asserts a “Murdochian” film experience, engaging with a wide range of contemporary films in order to put forth a case for a new, and vividly fleshed out, form of ethical spectatorship. As a contribution to the field of film-philosophical enquiry, especially ethical thinking, this book is outstanding and will be important reading for those whose interests lie in philosophy and film. However, I firmly believe that this book honours more than its title suggests. For, Bolton is an accomplished writer and thinker, and the creative and theoretical analyses here are of a cadence I can only describe as an imaginative moral work in its own right.

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露西·博尔顿 (Lucy Bolton) (2019) 当代电影与艾丽丝·默多克 (Iris Murdoch) 的哲学

在对当代电影和艾瑞斯·默多克哲学的介绍中，露西·博尔顿通过一项宝贵而令人印象深刻的资源开始了与这位哲学家的对话：默多克撰写的一篇关于电影艺术的出土文章，从英国Vogue档案中复活，首次出版1956 年。这一行为本身就象征着博尔顿作为一名研究人员的坚韧不拔，她对默多克的投资使她重新调查了在金斯顿大学默多克档案中发现的档案材料，以及除此之外的更多内容。借鉴《Vogue》的启示性内容文章，以及对默多克整个作品的大部分仔细检查（这是一项不小的壮举），博尔顿断言了“默多克式”的电影体验，参与了广泛的当代电影，以提出一个新的案例，并生动地充实了，道德旁观的形式。作为对电影哲学研究领域，尤其是伦理思考领域的贡献，本书非常出色，对于那些对哲学和电影感兴趣的人来说将是重要的读物。然而，我坚信这本书的荣誉比它的书名所暗示的要多。因为，博尔顿是一位多才多艺的作家和思想家，这里的创造性和理论分析是一种节奏，我只能将其描述为一部富有想象力的道德作品。