1st Edition
Philosophy, Analytic Aesthetics, and Theater
Part 1 Epistemology
1. What Theatre Knows: From Ludwig Wittgenstein to Richard Foreman
David Kornhaber
2. Philosophy Learns from Performance: Imaginative Resistance
Tzachi Zamir
3. Immersive Theatre, Affectivity and Self‑Understanding
Karen Simecek
4. Origins of Theatrical Conventions
James R. Hamilton
5. Theatrical Works, Theatrical Performances, and Performance Practice
David Davies
Part 2 Politics and Ethics
6. Theater as Democracy
Paul Woodruff
7. Caring for the Ignorant: Kent Monkman’s Philosophical Theatre
Shanna Ketchum‑Heap of Birds and Will Daddario
8. Kant, Ibsen, and the Categorical Imperative
David Krasner
9. Radical Empathy: The Ethics of Enacting the Ethnic Other
David Z. Saltz
Part 3 Theater and Other Arts
10. Dance in Musical Theater: Moving Beyond Divertissement
Renee M. Conroy
11. Spotlight on the Machinist
Paul Thom
12. Film as Philosophy of Theater: The Case of Birdman and the Mind of an Actor
Garry L. Hagberg
13. What Theatre Can and Can’t Do: Playing off Chatman
Michael Y. Bennett
Biography
Michael Y. Bennett is an Associate Professor of English and Affiliated Faculty in Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, U.S.A. Known for his work on philosophy of theater and absurd drama, he is the author or editor of 15 books.
