ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book investigates either a filmmaker or a group of films that make a substantial contribution to ongoing debates in the philosophy of technology and environmental philosophy as viewed through the lens of the social dimensions of ethics, politics, or aesthetics. It discusses the fundamental question that inspired the field of philosophy of technology. The book argues that one of Wim Wenders's earlier films, Alice in the Cities, offers a unique set of insights on a debate in the philosophy of technology. It focuses on the problem of the representation of class interests, against other political identities, in John Sayles's film Matewan. The book offers a distinction between different kinds of political identity, so as to make room for both traditional topics, such as the nature and implications of feminism, and those identities formed around particular interests, such as the protection of the environment.
