Philosophy: aesthetics
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Philosophy: aesthetics
Hardback. Editor(s): Dziemidok, Bohdan; McCormick, Peter. Series: Nijhoff International Philosophy Series. Num Pages: 313 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 625.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 313
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792300717
- ISBN
- 9780792300717
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€ 192.26
€ 192.26
Hardcover. This work provides a unitary reading of the "Critique of Judgement", situated in relation to Kant's attempt to think ends in general. The question of how to think ends is argued to guide Kant in his treatment of aesthetics and teleology and to provide the rationale for critique. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 435.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333732229
- ISBN
- 9780333732229
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€ 122.49
€ 122.49
Hardback. Series: Language, Discourse, Society. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 554.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 241
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312068271
- ISBN
- 9780312068271
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€ 123.24
€ 123.24
Paperback. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; HPN; HRAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 416.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230600911
- ISBN
- 9780230600911
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€ 64.11
€ 64.11
Hardcover. A collection of newly composed essays, some with a historical focus and some with a contemporary focus, which addresses the problem of explaining the appeal of artworks whose appreciation entails negative or difficult emotions on the appreciator's part - what has traditionally been known as "the paradox of tragedy". Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 22. Weight in Grams: 484.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230349834
- ISBN
- 9780230349834
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€ 122.84
€ 122.84
Hardback. Music has extraordinary power to move us, but how and why does it affect us? What is going on, emotionally, physically and cognitively when listeners have strong emotional responses to music? This is a highly readable, original and philosophically important book for anyone who has ever been moved by music. Num Pages: 183 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AVA; HPM; HPN; JMR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 183
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230209893
- ISBN
- 9780230209893
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€ 69.62
€ 69.62
Paperback. The principal motif that runs throughout The Virtual Point of Freedom is a confrontation with the discourse of freedom, or, more specifically, the falsely transgressive ideal of a total emancipation that would know no constraints. Series: Diaeresis. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; HPN; HRAB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810133730
- ISBN
- 9780810133730
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€ 45.99€ 38.57
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The Way of Nature and the Way of Grace. Philosophical Footholds on Ter...
. Ed(S): Beever, Jonathan; Cisney, Vernon W.
Hardback. Amid all the controversy, criticism, and celebration of Terence Malick's award-winning film The Tree of Life, what do we really understand of it? The Way of Nature and the Way of Grace thoughtfully engages the philosophical riches of life, culture, time, and the sacred through Malick's film. Editor(s): Beever, Jonathan; Cisney, Vernon W. Num Pages: 348 pages. BIC Classification: APFB; APFD; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810132559
- ISBN
- 9780810132559
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€ 115.40€ 103.44
€ 115.40
€ 103.44
Paperback. A speculative exploration of theory, subjectivity and art in an age of uncertainty. Num Pages: 248 pages, 24 photos. BIC Classification: ACXJ8; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780773539747
- ISBN
- 9780773539747
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€ 43.21
€ 43.21
Paperback. Focusing on the definition of landscapes in relation to the concepts of nature, environment, territory, and man-made settings such as gardens and cities, this book examines the origins of the predilection for natural scenery in the works of landscape painters and in travel literature. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: ACB; AGN; AMV; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 292.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780773535473
- ISBN
- 9780773535473
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€ 37.11
€ 37.11
Paperback. Begins from the observation that interpretation, even the kind represented by interpretation of the arts, is not a homogeneous activity. This book provides a bridge between analytical aesthetics and theoretical discussion within aesthetic disciplines. It offers a frame for discussion of the issues and a perspective on debates about interpretation. Num Pages: 200 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780773525719
- ISBN
- 9780773525719
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€ 37.26
€ 37.26
Paperback. This work is ideal both as an introductory survey of the literature on theories of art and beauty from earliest times to the present and as a text for courses in the philosophy of art. The author examines all major aspects of Western aesthetic thought. Num Pages: 418 pages, bibliographies, index. BIC Classification: HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 27. Weight in Grams: 576.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1975
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 418
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817366230
- ISBN
- 9780817366230
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€ 34.99€ 29.44
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Hardcover. Includes essays that explore the question of how ethical ideas guiding the design process - a concern for the environment or for social justice - relate to the beauty of our buildings, cities, and artworks. This book presents a range of viewpoints and does not ignore the perils of an easy association of ethics and aesthetics. Editor(s): Iliescu, Sanda. Num Pages: 320 pages, 102 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AMA; HPN; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 203 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813927602
- ISBN
- 9780813927602
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€ 60.61€ 55.84
€ 60.61
€ 55.84
Hardcover. In this text, Schaffer analyzes writers such as Lucas Malet, Ouida, Alice Meynell, Rosamund Marriott Watson and Una Ashworth Taylor. These women used aestheticism to forge a compromise between the two models of female identity available to them - the New Woman and the Angel in the House. Series: Victorian Literature and Culture Series. Num Pages: 258 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; DSK; HPN; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 649.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813919362
- ISBN
- 9780813919362
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Condition: New
€ 69.94€ 63.94
€ 69.94
€ 63.94
Paperback. Collects essays by philosophers responding to John Sallis's Transfigurements: On the True Sense of Art as well as his other works on the philosophy of art, including Force of Imagination and Logic of Imagination. Each of the chapters engages Sallis's work on both ancient and new senses of aesthetics as a beginning that is always beginning again. Editor(s): Jones, David; Wirth, Jason M.; Schwartz, Michael. Series: Comparative and Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 240 pages, 6 images in gallery. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ABA; HPCF3; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 525.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810131606
- ISBN
- 9780810131606
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Condition: New
€ 43.30
€ 43.30
Paperback. Beginning with the assertion that earth is the elemental place that grants an abode to humans and to other living things, in "Senses of Landscape "the philosopher John Sallis turns to landscapes, and in particular to their representation in painting, to present a powerful synthetic work. " Series: Comparative and Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810131095
- ISBN
- 9780810131095
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.57
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Paperback. Editor(s): Smith, Michael B. Num Pages: 421 pages. BIC Classification: HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 646.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 421
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810110748
- ISBN
- 9780810110748
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.57
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Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 6. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGC9; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press New York
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801485893
- ISBN
- 9780801485893
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 36.99
€ 41.99
€ 36.99
Hardcover. A serious look at the meaning of laughter through the ages Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPN; HPQ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 527.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472098187
- ISBN
- 9780472098187
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.06€ 46.80
€ 50.06
€ 46.80
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: HPN; HPQ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472068180
- ISBN
- 9780472068180
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.40
€ 29.99
€ 25.40