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Philosophy: aesthetics

Paperback. Discusses works by Martin Amis, Ian McEwan, Don DeLillo, Simon Armitage and Mohsin Hamid in relation to the specific problems of writing about such a visually spectacular 'event' that has had enormous global implications. Focusing on 9/11, this book offers an overview of some of the main texts that have represented the attacks and their aftermath. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JM; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748691197
ISBN
9780748691197
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

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

Hardback. This volume in the Blackwell Companions to Philosophy series focuses on the main themes and topics in the philosophy of literature. It is composed of all newly commissioned essays, written by the top scholars in the field.

Note: I received a lot of advice on this project over several iterations. Editor(s): Hagberg, Garry L.; Jost, Mr. Walter. Series: Blackwell Companions to Philosophy. Num Pages: 568 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HPN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 179 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1140.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
568
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405141703
ISBN
9781405141703
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 220.59

Paperback. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJ; ABA; ACXJ; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231152938
ISBN
9780231152938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.15

Hardback. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 215 x 22. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231152921
ISBN
9780231152921
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.36
€ 50.63

Hardcover. A Naive Realist Theory of Colour defends the view that colours are mind-independent properties of things in the environment. Keith Allen argues that a naive realist theory of colour best explains how colours appear to perceiving subjects, and that this view is not undermined by our modern scientific understanding of the world. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPM; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 241 x 18. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198755364
ISBN
9780198755364
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.71

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. 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. Editor(s): Jacobs, James. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; HPCF; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780982711972
ISBN
9780982711972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.00

Hardback. A Return to Aesthetics confronts postmodernism's rejection of aesthetics by showing that this critique rests on central concepts of classical aesthetic theory, namely autonomous form, disinterest, and symbolic discourse. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804751155
ISBN
9780804751155
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.97

Hardback. Editor(s): Woodward, Lecturer in Philosophy Ashley (University of Dundee); Jones, Graham (Loughborough University UK). BIC Classification: APF; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474418935
ISBN
9781474418935
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.05

Paperback. Editor(s): Woodward, Lecturer in Philosophy Ashley (University of Dundee); Jones, Graham (Loughborough University UK). BIC Classification: APF; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474418942
ISBN
9781474418942
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Hardback. Presenting a collection of essays on Arthur C Danto's philosophy, this book describes his theories of art, action, and history, and the depth of his innovation as a philosopher of culture. It explores the importance of Danto's philosophy and criticism for contemporary art, along with his theories of perception, action, and historical knowledge. Editor(s): Herwitz, Daniel; Kelly, Michael. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 b&w halftones. BIC Classification: HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231137966
ISBN
9780231137966
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.49

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

€ 24.46

Hardback. A comprehensive, critical and accessible account of Theodor W. Adorno's materialist-dialectical aesthetic theory of art from a contemporary perspective, this volume shows how Adorno's critical theory is awash with images crystallising thoughts to such a degree that it has every reason to be described as aesthetic. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230347885
ISBN
9780230347885
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.63

Hardback. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 237 x 24. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231177245
ISBN
9780231177245
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.36
€ 50.63

Paperback. Editor(s): Hulatt, Owen. Series: Bloomsbury Studies in Philosophy. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 halftone illus. BIC Classification: HPN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474222938
ISBN
9781474222938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.02

Paperback. Series: Theory & History of Literature S. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 11. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816622047
ISBN
9780816622047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

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): Matthews, Pamela R.; McWhirter, David. Num Pages: 384 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: AC; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 177 x 28. Weight in Grams: 920.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816639939
ISBN
9780816639939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.53

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