Philosophy: aesthetics
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Philosophy: aesthetics
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
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 11.60
€ 16.99
€ 11.60
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
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.75
€ 11.99
€ 10.75
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
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Condition: New
€ 33.12
€ 33.12
Paperback. Series: Sovietica. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPN; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 391.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1979
- Number of pages
- 229
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400994362
- ISBN
- 9789400994362
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Condition: New
€ 188.10
€ 188.10
Mirrors to One Another analyzes the convergence of Jane Austen's literary themes and characters with David Hume's views of morality and human nature. This engaging text emphasizes how the works of Austen and Hume complement each other in such a way that deepens the reader's understanding of both. Series: New Directions in Aesthetics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405193481
- ISBN
- 9781405193481
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Condition: New
€ 38.22
€ 38.22
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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Condition: New
€ 67.84
€ 67.84
Hardcover. This original study examines Jean-Francois Lyotard's philosophical concept of the differend and details its unexplored implications for literature. it provides a new framework with which to understand the discourse itself, from its Homeric beginnings to postmodern works by authors such as Michael Ondaatje and Jonathan Safran Foer. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTE; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137383341
- ISBN
- 9781137383341
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.61
€ 64.61
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
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.85
€ 25.99
€ 23.85
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
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.56
€ 13.99
€ 11.56
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
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.30
€ 15.99
€ 15.30
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.
- Format
- 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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Condition: New
€ 141.04
€ 141.04
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
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Condition: New
€ 81.28€ 62.71
€ 81.28
€ 62.71
Paperback. A study of the Arabic discourse on beauty. The author searched for her evidence in a wide variety of sources, such as the Qur'an, legal, religious and Sufi texts, chronicles, biographies, belle-lettres, literary criticism, and scientific, geographic and philosophical literature. Num Pages: 268 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; ABA; HPN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1905
- Publisher
- Marcus Wiener Publishers
- Edition
- 61981st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558761995
- ISBN
- 9781558761995
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.51
€ 32.99
€ 28.51
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
€ 110.54
€ 110.54
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€ 27.12
€ 27.99
€ 27.12
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
€ 31.99€ 29.30
€ 31.99
€ 29.30
Hardback. Compiled and presented by Jean Szenec, this anthology helps the contemporary reader to familiarize himself with Diderot's aesthetic thought in all its greatness. It includes eight illustrations and is followed by texts from Jean Starobinski, Michel Delon, and Arthur Cohen. Editor(s): Glaus, John S.D.; Seznec, Jean. Num Pages: 189 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JF; HPCD; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 459.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 189
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400700611
- ISBN
- 9789400700611
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.15
€ 126.15
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
€ 9.99€ 8.58
€ 9.99
€ 8.58
Hardcover. Series: Palgrave Studies in Nineteenth-Century Writing and Culture. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; DSBF; HPN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 146 x 227 x 23. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403945693
- ISBN
- 9781403945693
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.83
€ 64.83
Hardback. Editor(s): Li, Deshun. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPN; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642382581
- ISBN
- 9783642382581
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.46
€ 124.46