Philosophy: aesthetics
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Philosophy: aesthetics
Paperback. Editor(s): Paul, Elliot Samuel; Kaufman, Scott Barry, Ph.D. Num Pages: 338 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
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- Reprint
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- New
- SKU
- V9780190683757
- ISBN
- 9780190683757
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€ 68.29
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Paperback. Discusses the place of art in human evolution and in the future Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
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- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295974798
- ISBN
- 9780295974798
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€ 32.99€ 31.30
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Hardback. Argues that art, especially architecture, music, and painting, is born from the disruptive forces of sexual selection. This book approaches art as a form of erotic expression that connects sensory richness with primal desire. It argues that the meaning of art comes from the intensities and sensations it inspires, not just its intention. Series: The Wellek Library Lectures. Num Pages: 136 pages, two color images. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 149 x 16. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 136
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- First Edition (1st printing)
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231145183
- ISBN
- 9780231145183
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€ 26.00€ 22.06
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€ 22.06
Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF3; HPN; HPQ; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
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- New
- SKU
- V9780231181624
- ISBN
- 9780231181624
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€ 40.99€ 28.70
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€ 28.70
paperback. .
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719038273
- ISBN
- 9780719038273
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€ 33.99€ 32.16
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€ 32.16
Paperback. The Aesthetic Mind breaks new ground in bringing together empirical sciences and philosophy to enhance our understanding of art and the aesthetic. An eminent international team of experts explores the roles of emotion, imagination, empathy, and beauty in this realm of human experience, discussing visual and literary art, music, and dance. Editor(s): Schellekens, Elisabeth; Goldie, Peter. Num Pages: 470 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: ABA; HP; HPN; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 233 x 25. Weight in Grams: 710.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198705925
- ISBN
- 9780198705925
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€ 74.03
€ 74.03
Hardcover. Kant's The Critique of Judgment> laid the groundwork of modern aesthetics when it appeared in 1790. Eli Friedlander's reappraisal emphasizes the internal connection of judgment and meaning, showing how the pleasure in judging is intimately related to our capacity to draw meaning from our encounter with beauty. Num Pages: 130 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
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- New
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- V9780674368200
- ISBN
- 9780674368200
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€ 47.99€ 39.32
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Hardback. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF7; HPN; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231166829
- ISBN
- 9780231166829
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€ 54.99€ 39.25
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Paperback. Intends to propound the author's theory that the sublime and the beautiful should be regarded as wholly separate states - the first, an experience inspired by fear and awe, the second an expression of pleasure and serenity. This work offers an account of our sensory, imaginative and judgmental processes and their relation to artistic appreciation. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACD; HPC; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 370.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140436259
- ISBN
- 9780140436259
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€ 16.99€ 12.37
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Paperback. In his Enquiry Edmund Burke overturned the Platonic tradition in aesthetics and replaced metaphysics with psychology. His revolutions in method and sensibility influenced later philosophers and literary and artistic movements from the Gothic novel to Romanticism and beyond. This new edition guides the reader through Burke's arguments. Editor(s): Guyer, Paul. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HPN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 129 x 196 x 10. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Revised ed.
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- New
- SKU
- V9780199668717
- ISBN
- 9780199668717
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€ 11.99€ 10.77
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Paperback. The essays in this volume, indebted in great part to Jacques Maritain and to other Neo-Thomists, represent a contribution to an understanding of beauty and the arts within the Aristotelian-Thomistic tradition. As such they constitute a different voice in present-day discussions on aesthetics. Editor(s): Ramos, Alice. Num Pages: 308 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- American Maritain Association Washington, D.C.
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780966922622
- ISBN
- 9780966922622
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€ 32.61
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paperback. Examines the history and psychology of pictorial representation in light of present-day theories of visual perception information and learning. Searching for a rational explanation of the changing styles of art, this title reexamines many ideas on the imitation of nature and the function of tradition. Series: A.W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts. Num Pages: 512 pages, 320 illus. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised
- SKU
- V9780691070001
- ISBN
- 9780691070001
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€ 67.47
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Paperback. Reveals the intimate connection between beauty and the philosophical life. What Plato meant by beauty is not easily characterized, this work shows that Plato ultimately gives up on the possibility of a definition. It provides a serious investigation into the meaning of beauty and places it at the very heart of philosophy. Series: Studies in Continental Thought. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HPCA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 14. Weight in Grams: 298.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253219770
- ISBN
- 9780253219770
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€ 23.99€ 21.72
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Paperback. Series: Object Lessons. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPN; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 120. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
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- New
- SKU
- V9781501314773
- ISBN
- 9781501314773
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€ 13.99€ 11.57
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Paperback. This book proposes a theory of architectural failure; a radical way to approach memory and history in the city. Num Pages: 167 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AMA; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 210 x 11. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 167
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
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- Reprint
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- New
- SKU
- V9781780990224
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- 9781780990224
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€ 16.99€ 15.34
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Hardback. This book brings together researchers from a range of disciplines that use diverse methodologies to provide new perspectives and formulate answers to questions about the meaning, means, and contextualisation of expressive performance in music. Editor(s): Fabian, Dorottya; Timmers, Renee; Schubert, Emery. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVA; HPN; JMH; JMQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 179 x 246 x 27. Weight in Grams: 896.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 500
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199659647
- ISBN
- 9780199659647
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€ 142.59
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Hardback. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts. Num Pages: 320 pages, 13 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCD1; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 236 x 30. Weight in Grams: 578.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231172462
- ISBN
- 9780231172462
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€ 82.73€ 62.74
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Hardback. Four Arts of Photography explores the history of photography through the lens of philosophy and proposes a new scholarly understanding of the art form for the 21st century. Series: New Directions in Aesthetics. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AJ; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 237 x 15. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119053170
- ISBN
- 9781119053170
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€ 108.07
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Paperback. A collection of four essays on aesthetic, ethical, and political issues by Dieter Henrich, the preeminent Kant scholar in Germany today. Series: Studies in Kant & German Idealism. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 143 x 6. Weight in Grams: 138.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780804723671
- ISBN
- 9780804723671
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€ 27.99€ 27.09
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Paperback. Editor(s): Giunta, Lecturer in Philosophy Carrie (University of the Arts London); Janus, Lecturer in English and Literature in a World Context Adrienne (University of Aberdeen). Series: Critical Connections Eup. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; HPCF; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474425810
- ISBN
- 9781474425810
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.39
€ 32.99
€ 29.39