Philosophy: aesthetics
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Philosophy: aesthetics
Hardback. Western philosophy's traditional assessment of the nature and value of humor has not been kind, as the standard theories made humor look antisocial, irrational, and foolish. It wasn't until well into the 20th century that humor gained even a semblance of respect. Comic Relief goes a great way in ameliorating this injustice. Series: New Directions in Aesthetics. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPN; HPQ; JMQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405196123
- ISBN
- 9781405196123
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Condition: New
€ 37.02
€ 37.02
Hardback. This study will attempt to understand, through both a careful reading of Kundera's oeuvre as well as a consideration of the Continental philosophical tradition, the place that Kundera calls "the universe of the novel." I argue that Kundera transforms--not applies--philosophical reflection within the art form of the novel. Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DV; DS; HPD; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 516.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823268207
- ISBN
- 9780823268207
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.29
€ 78.29
Paperback. The universe is expanding, the world has gone global, and the US has launched a crusade to export the universal right to democracy to every part of the world. This book examines how contemporary works of art in different media and genres influence, shape, or confront the political realm in both theory and practice by way of the universal. Editor(s): Baggesgaard, Mads Anders; Ladegaard, Jakob. Num Pages: 365 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPN; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 175 x 24. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 365
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788779345553
- ISBN
- 9788779345553
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Condition: New
€ 45.80
€ 45.80
Paperback. This collection takes its point of departure from Walter Benjamin's concept of the historical constellation, a concept which puts "contemporary" as well as "Romanticism" in play as period designations and critical paradigms. The book regards Romanticism as a thought experiment that poses questions for our own "now" time. Editor(s): Khalip, Jacques; Pyle, Forest. Series: Lit Z. Num Pages: 344 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVC; DSBH5; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780823271047
- ISBN
- 9780823271047
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.51
€ 46.99
€ 41.51
Hardback. This collection takes its point of departure from Walter Benjamin's concept of the historical constellation, a concept which puts "contemporary" as well as "Romanticism" in play as period designations and critical paradigms. The book regards Romanticism as a thought experiment that poses questions for our own "now" time. Editor(s): Khalip, Jacques; Pyle, Forest. Series: Lit Z. Num Pages: 344 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 20 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVC; DSBH5; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3887 x 5817 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780823271030
- ISBN
- 9780823271030
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.12
€ 127.12
Paperback. Brings together fresh debates on eleven of the most controversial issues in aesthetics and the philosophy of art. Topics addressed include the nature of beauty, aesthetic experience, artistic value, and the nature of our emotional responses to art. Editor(s): Kieran, Matthew. Series: Contemporary Debates in Philosophy. Num Pages: 384 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 173 x 28. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405102407
- ISBN
- 9781405102407
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.77
€ 43.77
Paperback. A collection of classic and contemporary readings in Continental aesthetics. Spanning Romanticism through modernism to post-modernism, it includes landmark texts that have sparked renewed interest in aesthetics, including work from Schiller, Kant, Nietzsche, Hegel and Heidegger. Editor(s): Kearney, Richard; Rasmussen, David. Series: Blackwell Philosophy Anthologies. Num Pages: 488 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPC; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 173 x 246 x 29. Weight in Grams: 798.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631216117
- ISBN
- 9780631216117
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.18
€ 52.18
Paperback. The book makes available for the first time in English-and for the first time in its entirety in any language-an important yet little known interview that Jacques Derrida granted on the question of photography and its relation to such key deconstructive concepts as copy, archive, and signature. Translator(s): Fort, Jeff. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: AJG; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 178 x 114 x 9. Weight in Grams: 102.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804760973
- ISBN
- 9780804760973
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.76
€ 20.99
€ 20.76
Hardcover. Num Pages: 188 pages. BIC Classification: HPN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 264 x 185 x 14. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781629482002
- ISBN
- 9781629482002
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 229.78€ 155.75
€ 229.78
€ 155.75
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
€ 25.38
€ 25.38
Hardback. This collection is framed through Deleuze's symptomalogical approach which creates the ideal terrain for architecture and medical technologies of care to meet with robotics, alongside the newly emerging 'materialist landscape. Editor(s): Radman, Andrej; Sohn, Heidi. Series: New Materialisms. Num Pages: 328 pages, 45 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AMA; HPJ; HPN; HPS; PDA; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 237 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474421119
- ISBN
- 9781474421119
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.63€ 119.92
€ 129.63
€ 119.92
Digital (delivered electronically). John Armitage and Joanne Roberts present a groundbreaking examination of the relations between historical and, crucially, contemporary ideas of luxury. This volume gives you a technocultural focus on aesthetic, design-led and media practice with key case studies. Editor(s): Armitage, John (Winchester School of Art University of Southampton); Roberts, Professor in Arts and Cultural Management and Co-Director of the Winchester Luxury Research Group Joanne (Winchester School of Art University of Southampton). Series: Technicities Eup. BIC Classification: ABQ; AC; AFJ; HPN; KN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474425827
- ISBN
- 9781474425827
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.93
€ 31.99
€ 25.93
Hardback. Pluhar maintains a fine, even tone throughout. . . . Those who have found the prospect of teaching the third Critique daunting will admire its clarity. . . . No one will be disappointed. --Timothy Sean Quinn, "The Review of Metaphysics" Translator(s): Pluhar, Werner S. Num Pages: 686 pages. BIC Classification: HPL; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 162 x 106. Weight in Grams: 864.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872200265
- ISBN
- 9780872200265
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.30€ 63.47
€ 81.30
€ 63.47
Hardback. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts. Num Pages: 336 pages, 33. BIC Classification: HPN; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231164788
- ISBN
- 9780231164788
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.24
€ 87.24
Updated and revised, the Second Edition of Danto and His Critics presents a series of essays by leading Danto scholars who offer their critical assessment of the influential works and ideas of Arthur C. Series: Philosophers & Their Critics. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470673447
- ISBN
- 9780470673447
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.60
€ 129.60
Hardback. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, B&W Illus.: 23,. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231163460
- ISBN
- 9780231163460
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.41€ 82.35
€ 108.41
€ 82.35
Paperback. Translator(s): Chalmers, Martin. Series: SB-The German List. Num Pages: 118 pages, 39 color plates. BIC Classification: AJB; FYB; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 140 x 13. .
- Publisher
- Seagull Books London Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857424440
- ISBN
- 9780857424440
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.38
€ 23.99
€ 19.38
Paperback. Series: Bloomsbury Studies in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; HPCF; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474260244
- ISBN
- 9781474260244
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 32.89
€ 35.99
€ 32.89
Paperback. Series: Plateaus New Directions in Deleuze Studies. BIC Classification: HPC; HPN; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474425841
- ISBN
- 9781474425841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.83
€ 40.99
€ 33.83
Paperback. Drawing on a range of contributors, case studies and examples, this book examines ways in which we can think about design through Deleuze, and likewise how Deleuze's thought can be experimented upon and re designed to produce new concepts. It uses Deleuze and Guattari to provide a theoretical framework to address the theory and practice of design. Editor(s): Marenko, Betti; Brassett, Jamie. Series: Deleuze Connections. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AK; HPN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748691548
- ISBN
- 9780748691548
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.94
€ 40.99
€ 35.94