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Philosophy: aesthetics

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Philosophy: aesthetics

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.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674368200
ISBN
9780674368200
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.84

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
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.76

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.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140436259
ISBN
9780140436259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.37

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.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199668717
ISBN
9780199668717
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

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.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
American Maritain Association Washington, D.C.
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780966922622
ISBN
9780966922622
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.89

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.82

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.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253219770
ISBN
9780253219770
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.94

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
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501314773
ISBN
9781501314773
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.69

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
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780990224
ISBN
9781780990224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.52

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.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231172462
ISBN
9780231172462
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.18
€ 63.58

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
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.93

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.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780804723671
ISBN
9780804723671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.31

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. Turning to Eastern traditions, people are discovering the Japanese concept of WABI SABI. This work presents a collection of reflections, along with classic poetry and verse from both Eastern and Western traditions, that capture the WABI SABI moment. It is complemented by photography and calligraphy inspired by the WABI SABI spirit. Num Pages: 384 pages, photographs/illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: HPN; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 101 x 108 x 23. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Workman Publishing United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580176286
ISBN
9781580176286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.18

Do fictions depend upon imagination? Derek Matravers argues against the mainstream view that they do, and offers an original account of what it is to read, listen to, or watch a narrative. He downgrades the divide between fiction and non-fiction, largely dispenses with the imagination, and in doing so illuminates a succession of related issues. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: APFA; DSA; HPN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 144 x 223 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199647019
ISBN
9780199647019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 118.11

Paperback.
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253006202
ISBN
9780253006202
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.20

Hardback. "The range is phenomenal, the erudition daunting and the index rigorous. It is an essential purchase for all but the most tough-minded of academic reference collections and it would grace the shelves of many a public or personal library. Editor(s): Davies, Stephen; Higgins, Kathleen Marie; Hopkins, Robert; Stecker, Robert; Cooper, David E. Series: Blackwell Companions to Philosophy. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: HPN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 257 x 185 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1264.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405169226
ISBN
9781405169226
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.06

Paperback. Deciphers sounds and silences buried within the ghostly horrors of Arthur Machen, Shirley Jackson, Charles Dickens, M R James and Edgar Allen Poe, Dutch genre painting from Rembrandt to Vermeer, artists as diverse as Francis Bacon and Juan Munoz, and the writing of many modernist authors including Virginia Woolf, Samuel Beckett, and James Joyce. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVA; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 360. The Mediumship of the Listener. 272 pages. Deciphers sounds and silences buried within the ghostly horrors of Arthur Machen, Shirley Jackson, Charles Dickens, M R James and Edgar Allen Poe, Dutch genre painting from Rembrandt to Vermeer, artists as diverse as Francis Bacon and Juan Munoz, and the writing of many modernist authors including Virginia Woolf, Samuel Beckett, and James Joyce. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVA; HPN. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 19. Weight: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Continuum Publishing Corporation
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441155870
ISBN
9781441155870
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.47

Paperback. Series: Deleuze Encounters. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPN; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 0. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472524904
ISBN
9781472524904
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 30.69

Hardback. Marshall asks what it means for these authors to view the world through the frame of art. Series: Parallax: Re-visions of Culture and Society. Num Pages: 272 pages, 4, 4 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801882333
ISBN
9780801882333
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.45
€ 51.62

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