Philosophy: aesthetics
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Philosophy: aesthetics
Paperback. What is beauty, and what is truth? These are some of the questions which aesthetics tries to answer. In our everyday life, we talk about the 'aesthetics' of an artwork or a piece of design. But aesthetics goes beyond the simple experience of art. It is also a branch of philosophy concerned with the whole nature of experience itself. Illustrator(s): Piero. Series: Introducing.. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPN; HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 118 x 14. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Publisher
- Icon Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848311671
- ISBN
- 9781848311671
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€ 11.99€ 9.82
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Hardcover. Designed for readers with no or little prior knowledge of the subject, this concise anthology brings together key texts in aesthetics and the philosophy of art. Designed for readers with no or little prior knowledge of the subject. Presents two contrasting pieces on each of six topics. Series: Reading Philosophy. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 189 x 24. Weight in Grams: 720.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405118071
- ISBN
- 9781405118071
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€ 118.59
€ 118.59
Paperback. Designed for readers with no or little prior knowledge of the subject, this concise anthology brings together key texts in aesthetics and the philosophy of art. Designed for readers with no or little prior knowledge of the subject. Presents two contrasting pieces on each of six topics. Series: Reading Philosophy. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 22. Weight in Grams: 629.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405118088
- ISBN
- 9781405118088
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€ 41.99€ 39.99
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Paperback. Series: Object Lessons. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HPN; JFCD; JFD; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 120. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
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- New
- SKU
- V9781501323225
- ISBN
- 9781501323225
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€ 15.99€ 11.65
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Hardcover. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPN; HRLK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 565.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403965912
- ISBN
- 9781403965912
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€ 64.69
€ 64.69
Hardback. Addresses the apparent contradiction in moral condemnation of good artworks. Num Pages: 203 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN; HPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 203
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781575911243
- ISBN
- 9781575911243
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€ 120.37
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Paperback. Series: Swansea Studies in Philosophy. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPN; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349418473
- ISBN
- 9781349418473
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€ 121.01
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Paperback. Whether we recognise it or not, virtually every aspect of our life today has been influenced in part by the aesthetic legacy of Modernism. In this Very Short Introduction Christopher Butler examines how and why Modernism began, explaining what it is and showing how it has gradually informed all aspects of 20th and 21st century life. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 136 pages, 15 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: ACXD2; DSBH; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 112 x 171 x 8. Weight in Grams: 110.
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Number of pages
- 136
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192804419
- ISBN
- 9780192804419
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€ 11.99€ 10.81
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Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823249732
- ISBN
- 9780823249732
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€ 32.99€ 29.58
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Paperback. * Discusses and demystifies Kant's Critique of the Power of Judgment and connects it to Kant's other relevant work. * Explains difficult concepts in plain language, using numerous examples and a helpful glossary. * Proceeds in the same order as Kant's text for ease of reference and comprehension. Num Pages: 208 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 294.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405130363
- ISBN
- 9781405130363
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€ 40.99€ 40.76
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Hardback. * Discusses and demystifies Kant's Critique of the Power of Judgment and connects it to Kant's other relevant work. * Explains difficult concepts in plain language, using numerous examples and a helpful glossary. * Proceeds in the same order as Kant's text for ease of reference and comprehension. Num Pages: 208 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 418.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405130356
- ISBN
- 9781405130356
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€ 117.11
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Paperback. Community Without Community in Digital Culture presents the view that our digital culture is determined not by greater connection, but by the separation and gap that is a necessary concomitant of our fundamental technicity. Num Pages: 191 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HPN; JFC; JFD; JFF; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 191
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349439324
- ISBN
- 9781349439324
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€ 64.18
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Paperback. Learn what art is and what it's not Series: Beginner's Guides. Num Pages: 208 pages, ill. BIC Classification: HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851688203
- ISBN
- 9781851688203
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€ 13.99€ 11.52
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Hardcover. This work defends two main theses. First, modern Western pornographic fiction functions as a self-deceptive vehicle for sexual or blood-lustful arousal; and second, that its emergence owes as much to Puritan Protestantism and its inner- or this-worldly asceticism as does the emergence of modern rationalized capitalism. Num Pages: 187 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSK; HPN; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137556752
- ISBN
- 9781137556752
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Paperback. Gilles Deleuze is now regarded as one of the most radical philosophers of the twentieth century. His work is hugely influential across a range of subjects, from philosophy to literature, to art, architecture and cultural studies. This guide to Deleuzian thought includes chapters on the event and philosophy. Series: Key Concepts. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 356. 288 pages. Editor(s): Stivale, Charles J. Gilles Deleuze is now regarded as one of the most radical philosophers of the twentieth century. His work is hugely influential across a range of subjects, from philosophy to literature, to art, architecture and cultural studies. This guide to Deleuzian thought includes chapters on the event and philosophy. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPN. Dimension: 216 x 144 x 21. Weight: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844652884
- ISBN
- 9781844652884
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€ 44.99€ 42.19
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Paperback. Radio, the most widely used medium in the world, is a dominant mediator of musical meaning. Through a combination of critical analysis, interdisciplinary theory and ethnographic writing about community radio, this book provides a novel theorization of democratic aesthetics, with important implications for the study of old and new media alike. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; AV; HPN; JFD; JPA; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 235
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349351282
- ISBN
- 9781349351282
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€ 63.23
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Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 230 x 39. Weight in Grams: 872.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801456701
- ISBN
- 9780801456701
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.39
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Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5. BIC Classification: DSA; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801488436
- ISBN
- 9780801488436
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€ 38.99€ 35.28
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Hardback. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPN; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231173087
- ISBN
- 9780231173087
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€ 59.26€ 46.48
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€ 46.48
Hardback. Translator(s): Shread, Carolyn. Series: Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and Culture. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF7; HPN; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 288. Dialectic, Destruction, Deconstruction. Series: Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and Culture. 136 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: HPCF7; HPN; HPS. Dimension: 218 x 148 x 16. Weight: 290. Translator(s): Shread, Carolyn.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 136
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231145244
- ISBN
- 9780231145244
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€ 73.01
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Hardback. Addresses a genuine gap in word and image studies. It offers fresh conceptual frameworks in which to think about the relationship between visual and verbal practices, with American works and artefacts positioned within the context of the American philosophical tradition. Editor(s): Gander, Catherine; Garland, Sarah. Num Pages: 240 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ABA; AC; HBTB; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 258 x 17. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784991500
- ISBN
- 9781784991500
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Condition: New
€ 158.39
€ 158.39
Hardback. This book represents the first publication of one of the seminars (transcribed) of Cornelius Castoriadis, a renowned and influential figure in 20th-century thought. A close reading of Plato's Statesman is an exemplary instance of Castoriadis's discriminating approach to thinking about and reading a great work. Editor(s): Curtis, David. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPN; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804741446
- ISBN
- 9780804741446
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Condition: New
€ 87.35
€ 87.35
Paperback. Philosophers have considered questions raised by the nature of art, of beauty, and critical appreciation since ancient times, and the discipline of aesthetics has a long tradition that stretches from Plato to the present. Editor(s): Korsmeyer, Carolyn. Series: Philosophy: The Big Questions. Num Pages: 384 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 21. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631205944
- ISBN
- 9780631205944
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Condition: New
€ 47.21
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Paperback. This timely book provides new insights into debates around the relationship between women and film by drawing on the work of philosopher Luce Irigaray. Arguing that female-directed cinema provides new ways to explore ideas of representation and spectatorship, it also examines the importance of contexts of production, direction and reception. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; HPN; JFCX; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349363216
- ISBN
- 9781349363216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.83
€ 62.83