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Philosophy: aesthetics

Paperback. Let us revive the true sense of fine arts: enchantment! In the conceptualised, commercialised, artificial approach to fine arts, we forgot its authentic experiential sense. It lies at the imaginative heart of all arts there to be retrieved by the creative recipient as the very 'truth of it all'. Editor(s): Kronegger, Marlies; Tymieniecka, Anna-Teresa. Series: Analecta Husserliana. Num Pages: 336 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AF; HPCF3; HPJ; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2000
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9789048154050
ISBN
9789048154050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 186.23

Paperback. Environmental aesthetics explores the meaning and influence of environmental perception and experience on human life. Arguing for the idea that environment is fully integrated and continuous with us, this book explores the aesthetic dimensions of the human-environment continuum in both theoretical terms and concrete situations. Num Pages: 315 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPN; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
315
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566393348
ISBN
9781566393348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 42.39

Paperback. This imaginative new collection explores the aesthetic qualities of human relationships, sports, taste, smell, food, and natural and built environments. With essays from philosophers working in a variety of traditions in the humanities and social sciences, this collection offers an important contribution to and expansion of traditional aesthetics. Editor(s): Light, Andrew; Smith, Jonathan. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342. 248 pages. Editor(s): Light, Andrew; Smith, Jonathan. This imaginative new collection explores the aesthetic qualities of human relationships, sports, taste, smell, food, and natural and built environments. With essays from philosophers working in a variety of traditions in the humanities and social sciences, this collection offers an important contribution to and expansion of traditional aesthetics. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HPN. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 14. Weight: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231135030
ISBN
9780231135030
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPN; HPS; JHBA; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
Number of pages
277
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349509850
ISBN
9781349509850
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.94

Paperback. Mimesis is one of the oldest, most fundamental concepts in Western aesthetics. This book offers a searching treatment of its long history at the center of theories of representational art. Moving between ancient and modern traditions, it contends that the history of mimesis hinges on problems that are of concern for contemporary aesthetics. Num Pages: 440 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
442
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691092584
ISBN
9780691092584
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.26
€ 45.97

Paperback. What is music, what is its value, and what does it mean? In this exciting book, the philosopher Roger Scruton explores the nature and meaning of music from first principles and gives a fascinating analysis of musical organization, together with a provocative account of contemporary civilization and its discontents. Num Pages: 560 pages, music examples. BIC Classification: AVA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 826.
Publisher
Clarendon Press
Number of pages
552
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198167273
ISBN
9780198167273
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.37

Paperback. The Aesthetics of Natural Environments is a collection of essays investigating philosophical and aesthetics issues that arise in our appreciation of natural environments. The introduction gives an historical and conceptual overview of the rapidly developing field of study known as environmental aesthetics. Editor(s): Carlson, Allen; Berleant, Arnold. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551114705
ISBN
9781551114705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.58
€ 60.91

Paperback. Examining the work of the Elizabethan playwright, Robert Greene, this book argues that Greene's plays are innovative in their use of spectacle. Its most striking feature is the use of the one-to-one analogies between Greene's drama and modern cinema, in order to explore the plays' stage effects. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; HPN; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
221
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349461707
ISBN
9781349461707
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.42

Hardcover. The aesthetics of television concerns the medium's means of expression, its forms, conventions and 'styles', and also the content and the relationship between content and expression, as well as the relationship between programme and genre, programme and audience etc. This book aims to describe and analyse television as an aesthetic phenomenon. Editor(s): Agger, Gunhild; Jensen, Jens F. Series: Media & Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 396 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APT; HPN; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 175 x 31. Weight in Grams: 896.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Number of pages
396
Condition
New
SKU
V9788773076231
ISBN
9788773076231
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.29

Hardback. Translator(s): Szegdy-Maszak, Andrew. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVG; AFPC; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 11. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691633268
ISBN
9780691633268
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.83

Hardback. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts. Num Pages: 200 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; HPN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 208 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 416. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts S. 200 pages, 20 illus. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: AC; HPN. Dimension: 208 x 165 x 21. Weight: 416.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231140966
ISBN
9780231140966
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.09
€ 49.95

Paperback. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts. Num Pages: 200 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231140973
ISBN
9780231140973
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.92

Hardback. This collection of 14 essays asks how Georges Perec has continued to influence of Media and Communication at us after his death. Swinburne University ofTechnology. What do Perec's descriptions of the minutiae of everyday life reveal about our use of information and communications technologies?. Editor(s): Wilken, Rowan; Clemens, Justin. Num Pages: 320 pages, 12 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSK; HPN; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474401241
ISBN
9781474401241
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.87
€ 101.23

Paperback. Series: Boston Studies in Philosophy, Religion and Public Life. Num Pages: 209 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 14 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AF; HPN; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
Number of pages
209
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319361369
ISBN
9783319361369
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.36

Hardcover. Series: Boston Studies in Philosophy, Religion and Public Life. Num Pages: 191 pages, 17 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 164 x 16. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer
Edition
2015th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319099996
ISBN
9783319099996
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACQ; AGB; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 127 x 46. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486795256
ISBN
9780486795256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 315 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; AJ; HPC; HPN; HRAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
315
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349440276
ISBN
9781349440276
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.31

Hardcover. This comprehensive critique examines three dialectical systems, Hegel, Benjamin, and Derrida, and their respective engagement with photography for the unfolding of the system's self-conception. Num Pages: 315 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AJ; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 29. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137029935
ISBN
9781137029935
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.61

Paperback. The Art of Understanding Art reveals to students and other readers new and meaningful ways of developing personal ideas and opinions about art and how to express them with confidence. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, colour plates. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 191 x 247 x 13. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470658345
ISBN
9780470658345
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.90

Paperback. Videogames aren't just for children anymore. In fact, their fictional worlds now inspire us to judgments of perceptual beauty, involve us in interpretation, and arouse our emotions. Reflecting the increasing technical and moral sophistication of the genre, The Art of Videogames presents a unique philosophical approach to the art of videogaming. Series: New Directions in Aesthetics. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPN; UGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405187886
ISBN
9781405187886
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.55

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