Philosophy: aesthetics
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Philosophy: aesthetics
hardcover. Western aesthetics and art theory begin with Plato; this book aims to offer an understanding of his criticisms of the arts in the context of his own philosophy, and to locate him in today's philosophy of art. Christopher Janaway provides a discussion of such issues as beauty, emotion, ethical knowledge, artistic autonomy, and censorship. Num Pages: 236 pages, 2 diagrams. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; HPCA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 427. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Clarendon Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032222
- ISBN
- 9780198240075
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.65
€ 5.65
Hardback. Editor(s): Kul-Want, Christopher. Num Pages: 376 pages, 3 illus. BIC Classification: HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231140942
- ISBN
- 9780231140942
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.45€ 90.70
€ 119.45
€ 90.70
Paperback. Accessible and scholarly, this classic book considers the underlying philosophy and the aesthetics of Chinese art and poetry, the expression of the Taoist approach to existence. Chung-yuan Chang's always lucid narrative explores the relationship between the Tao and the creative arts, introducing classic paintings and poems to bring Taoism to life. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ABA; HPDF; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848190504
- ISBN
- 9781848190504
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.64
€ 25.64
Paperback. Drawing from ancient, medieval, modern, and contemporary sources, this textbook offers a comprehensive and systematic historical overview of aesthetic theory. Editor(s): McQuillan, Colin; Tanke, Joseph J. Num Pages: 720 pages, ill. BIC Classification: DSA; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1068. 720 pages, ill. Editor(s): McQuillan, Colin; Tanke, Joseph J. Drawing from ancient, medieval, modern, and contemporary sources, this textbook offers a comprehensive and systematic historical overview of aesthetic theory. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: DSA; HPN. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 46. Weight: 1070.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Number of pages
- 720
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441138262
- ISBN
- 9781441138262
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.38
€ 66.38
Hardback. Amidst the turmoil of economic crisis, Greece has become the first European experiment of Left rule in a sea of neoliberalism. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: HPN; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 135. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781509511570
- ISBN
- 9781509511570
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.82
€ 66.82
Paperback. Amidst the turmoil of economic crisis, Greece has become the first European experiment of Left rule in a sea of neoliberalism. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: HPN; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 135. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509511587
- ISBN
- 9781509511587
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.24
€ 22.24
Presents the defense of the intuitive nature of art in Western philosophical thought. Translator(s): Romanell, Patrick. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 132 x 12. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 88
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872203051
- ISBN
- 9780872203051
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.14
€ 43.99
€ 31.14
Paperback. Explains why innovation and controversy are valued in the arts, bringing together philosophy, art theory, and many examples. This work discusses blood, beauty, culture, money, sex, web sites, and research on the brain's role in perceiving art. It is suitable for the public, introductory students, and teachers in the arts. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 184 pages, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 116 x 11. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192804631
- ISBN
- 9780192804631
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.77
€ 13.99
€ 11.77
Paperback. In today's art world many strange, even shocking, things qualify as art. In this book, Cynthia Freeland explains why innovation and controversy are valued in the arts, weaving together philosophy and art theory with examples. She discusses blood, beauty, culture, money, museums, sex, and politics. Num Pages: 254 pages, 8 pp. colour plates, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 123 x 172 x 26. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 254
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192853677
- ISBN
- 9780192853677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.16
€ 18.99
€ 15.16
Hardcover. Theory--an embattled discourse for decades--faces a new challenge from those who want to model the methods of all scholarly disciplines on the sciences. What is urgently needed, says D. N. Rodowick, is a revitalized concept of theory that can assess the limits of scientific explanation and defend the unique character of humanistic understanding. Num Pages: 330 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674416673
- ISBN
- 9780674416673
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 45.53
€ 53.99
€ 45.53
Paperback. Rhetorically charged debates over theory have divided humanities scholars for decades. Rodowick steps back from arguments pro and con to assess why theory has become such a deeply contested concept. Far from lobbying for a return to the high theory of the 1980s, he calls for dialogue on an ethically inflected philosophy of the humanities." Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674088153
- ISBN
- 9780674088153
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.06
€ 37.99
€ 32.06
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415772334
- ISBN
- 9780415772334
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 17.86
€ 49.99
€ 17.86
Hardback. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Religions, Philosophies, and Movements Series. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 146 x 28. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810855397
- ISBN
- 9780810855397
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.98
€ 184.98
Paperback. Editor(s): Petersson, Dag; Steinskog, Erik. Num Pages: 297 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Nordisk sommeruniversitet NSU Press Sweden
- Number of pages
- 297
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789188484253
- ISBN
- 9789188484253
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.60
€ 25.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 5 illus. BIC Classification: HPN; JFCA; JFH; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 131 x 204 x 14. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231145411
- ISBN
- 9780231145411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.42
€ 30.99
€ 22.42
Hardback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 24 illus. BIC Classification: HPN; JFSL4; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 173 x 237 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456. 232 pages, ill. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HPN; JFSL4; JPA. Dimension: 173 x 237 x 20. Weight: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231160186
- ISBN
- 9780231160186
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.72€ 46.83
€ 59.72
€ 46.83
Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 17. BIC Classification: APFA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231157698
- ISBN
- 9780231157698
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.67
€ 37.99
€ 27.67
Hardback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 17. BIC Classification: APFA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 237 x 19. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780231157681
- ISBN
- 9780231157681
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.89€ 83.63
€ 109.89
€ 83.63
Paperback. An exploration of some of Deleuze's key concepts and an introduction to Deleuze's Cinema books. It takes up Deleuze's idea that the true objects of the theory of cinema are the concepts that cinema generates when understood as a practice of images. Translator(s): Marchetti, Sarin. Series: Deleuze Studies Special Issues. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: APFA; HPCF; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 7. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748697731
- ISBN
- 9780748697731
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.38
€ 26.99
€ 25.38
Paperback. Why do gardens matter so much and mean so much to people? David Cooper identifies garden appreciation as a special human phenomenon distinct from both from the appreciation of art and the appreciation of nature. Anyone with a reflective interest in things horticultural will find this book fascinating reading. Num Pages: 184 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: HPN; JFC; WMB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 135 x 12. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199238880
- ISBN
- 9780199238880
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.19
€ 56.19