ABSTRACT
In this chapter, the author argues that films, just like thought experiments, can afford epistemic gains and imagination is the source that justifies these gains. The chapter is divided into two sections: the first section is focused on the epistemological problems surrounding imagination and thought experiments and the second section of the chapter is devoted to drawing the analogy between thought experiments and film. The argument developed is that films and thought experiments can function in similar fashion, and if thought experiments can be deemed epistemically valuable then films too may share the same value. With this chapter, the author wants to bring a contribution to the Film as Philosophy debate, critically questioning the so-called paraphrase dilemma and the alleged impossibility to linguistically articulate epistemic contributions that are made through means that are ‘purely’ cinematic.
