Restoring Bresson to the radical political culture from which he emerged - and to which he remained faithful - Price offers a major revision of the reputation of one of the most celebrated figures in the history of French film.
The French auteur Robert Bresson, director of such classics as Diary of a Country Priest (1951), The Trial of Joan of Arc (1962), The Devil, Probably (1977), and L'Argent (1983), has long been thought of as a transcendental filmmaker preoccupied with questions of grace and prede…
What is regret? -- The habit of virtue -- Non-voluntary and involuntary relations -- Stupidity and akrasia -- When to speak? -- Impossible advice -- The postman always rings twice -- Possible advice -- The gift of advice -- Economy, economies -- Sameness and trust -- The problem…
In A THEORY OF REGRET Brian Price takes up regret as a useful political emotion and, surprisingly, as a way to understand bureaucracy. Drawing on the work of Hannah Arendt, Aristotle, and Heidegger, as well as examples from film, Price presents a philosophical reflection on the …
Brian Price theorizes regret as an important political emotion that allows us to understand our convictions as habits of perception rather than as the signs of moral courage, teaches us to give up our expectations of what might appear, and prepares us to realize the steps toward…
In A THEORY OF REGRET Brian Price takes up regret as a useful political emotion and, surprisingly, as a way to understand bureaucracy. Drawing on the work of Hannah Arendt, Aristotle, and Heidegger, as well as examples from film, Price presents a philosophical reflection on the …