Philosophy of Mind and Body in Andrei Tarkovsky's Solaris

Andrei Tarkovsky's film Solaris (1972) is studied through the lens of philosophy of mind. The question of memory and personhood, as developed by John Locke and then expanded by Derek Parfit, is applied to the status of Hari – the copy of the protagonist's deceased wife. The key question ad...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Vladimir Tumanov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh University Press 2016-10-01
Series:Film-Philosophy
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Online Access:https://www.euppublishing.com/doi/10.3366/film.2016.0020