The Philosophy of Theatre, Drama and Acting

Tom Stern is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at University College London. He is the author of Philosophy and Theatre: An Introduction (2013). Contributors: Kristin Gjesdal, Professor of Philosophy, Temple University, USA; Jennifer Ann Bates, Professor of Philosophy, Duquesne University, USA; Paul Woodruff, Professor of Philosophy, University of Texas Austin, USA; Tzachi Zamir, Associate Professor of English and General & Comparative Literature, Hebrew University Jerusalem, Israel; James R. Hamilton, Professor of Philosophy, University of Kansas, USA; David Saltz Professor of Theatre and Film Studies, University of Georgia, USA; Paul Thom, Honorary Visiting Professor in the School of Philosophical and Historical Inquiry, University of Sydney, Australia, Lior Levy, Assistant Professor, University of Haifa

1. Introduction Tom Stern / Part I Historical Perspectives / 2. ‘Hegel’s “Instinct of Reason” and Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice: What is a Relevant Aufhebung of Nature? Of Justice?’ Jennifer Ann Bates / 3. The Theatre of Thought: A. W. Schlegel on Modern Drama and Romantic Criticism Kristin Gjesdal / Part II Acting / 4. Nietzsche, the Mask, and the Problem of the Actor Tom Stern / 5. The Image and the Act: Sartre on Dramatic Theatre Lior Levy / 6. Attention to Technique in Theatre Paul Woodruff / 7. Giving Focus Tzachi Zamir / Part III: Theatre as Art / 8. What is the relationship between ‘observed’ and ‘participatory’ performance? James R. Hamilton / 9. Plays are Games, Movies are Pictures: Ludic vs. Pictorial Representation David Z. Saltz / 10. ‘Ideals of Theatrical Art’ Paul Thom