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Philosophy: aesthetics

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Philosophy: aesthetics

Paperback. The attraction of a wink, a nod, a discarded snapshot - such feelings permeate our lives, yet we usually dismiss them as insubstantial. Jean Paul Ricco argues through the medium of modern art that it is precisely such fleeting experiences that will create a queer aesthetic, and notion of ethics. Num Pages: 184 pages, 36 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 123 x 13. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226711010
ISBN
9780226711010
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.52

Hardcover. Improvisation is usually either lionized as an ecstatic experience of being in the moment or disparaged as the thoughtless recycling of cliches. Eschewing both of these orthodoxies, this title considers the improvised dimension of philosophy itself in order to elaborate an innovative concept of improvisation. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: AB; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 60 x 90 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226662787
ISBN
9780226662787
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 78.49

Hardcover. The years before World War I were a time of profound social and political ferment in Europe that deeply affected the art world. In this title, the author argues that anarchist aesthetics and a related politics of form played crucial roles in the development of modern art, only to be suppressed soon after the war and then forgotten. Num Pages: 304 pages, 32 colour plates, 99 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; ACXD; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 288 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1378.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226471389
ISBN
9780226471389
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.42
€ 50.37

Hardcover. Why did the history of art come into being? Is it now in danger of slipping into obsolescence? And, if so, should we care? This book proposes that we might reframe the questions concerning art history by asking what kind of writing might help the discipline to better imagine its actual practices - and its potential futures. Num Pages: 296 pages, 30 halftones, 15 line drawings. BIC Classification: AC; HPN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226388250
ISBN
9780226388250
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.14
€ 88.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPN; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226325309
ISBN
9780226325309
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 20.11

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 27ill. BIC Classification: AC; HPN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226316925
ISBN
9780226316925
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 40.83

Paperback. This wide-ranging study of sexuality, aesthetics, and epistemology covers everything from the aesthetics of war to the works of Caravaggio, Michelangelo, Christopher Marlowe, and Francis Bacon, synthesizing queer theory and psycholanalysis. Num Pages: 236 pages, 4 colour plates, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; AC; HBJD; HPK; HPN; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226315195
ISBN
9780226315195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.52

Paperback. This work begins during a key transitional moment in aesthetic and economic theory, 1871, when both disciplines underwent a turn from production to consumption models. The author traces the shift in Western thought from models of production to consumption. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HPN; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226278544
ISBN
9780226278544
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.77

Hardcover. In his Berlin lectures on fine art, Hegel argued that art involves a unique form of aesthetic intelligibility - the expression of a distinct collective self-understanding that develops through historical time. This title offers a sophisticated exploration of Hegel's position. Num Pages: 184 pages, 7 colour plates, 36 halftones. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226079493
ISBN
9780226079493
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 78.49

Hardcover. Despite its foundational role in the history of philosophy, Plato's famous argument that art does not have access to truth or knowledge is now rarely examined, in part because recent philosophers have assumed that Plato's challenge was resolved long ago. In this title, the author argues that Plato has in fact never been satisfactorily answered. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; HPCA; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226040028
ISBN
9780226040028
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 79.17

hardcover. In this study, Alan Paskow situates the phenomenological approach to the experience of painting. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8 colour illus. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 583.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521828338
ISBN
9780521828338
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.93

Paperback. Designed for readers with no or little prior knowledge of the subject, this concise anthology brings together key texts in aesthetics and the philosophy of art. Designed for readers with no or little prior knowledge of the subject. Presents two contrasting pieces on each of six topics. Series: Reading Philosophy. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 22. Weight in Grams: 629.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405118088
ISBN
9781405118088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 40.69

Paperback. Best known for his theories of ethics and responsibility, Emmanuel Levinas was one of the most profound and influential thinkers of the 20th century. This guide examines why Levinas is increasingly fundamental to the study of literature and culture. Series: Routledge Critical Thinkers. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 195 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 180.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415402750
ISBN
9780415402750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 34.07

Paperback. Gilles Deleuze is now regarded as one of the most radical philosophers of the twentieth century. His work is hugely influential across a range of subjects, from philosophy to literature, to art, architecture and cultural studies. This guide to Deleuzian thought includes chapters on the event and philosophy. Series: Key Concepts. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 356. 288 pages. Editor(s): Stivale, Charles J. Gilles Deleuze is now regarded as one of the most radical philosophers of the twentieth century. His work is hugely influential across a range of subjects, from philosophy to literature, to art, architecture and cultural studies. This guide to Deleuzian thought includes chapters on the event and philosophy. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPN. Dimension: 216 x 144 x 21. Weight: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844652884
ISBN
9781844652884
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 44.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 35. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226325583
ISBN
9780226325583
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.26

Paperback. The itineraries suggested in this book interrogate the ontological and metaphysical sense of aesthetic experience, understood as the primary experience, in which our complexity as human beings is invested by the world and manifests itself. Num Pages: 138 pages. BIC Classification: HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Mimesis International Italy
Number of pages
138
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857526706
ISBN
9788857526706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.66

Paperback. By exploring central issues in the philosophy of literature, illustrated by a wide range of novels, poems, and plays, Philosophy of Literature gets to the heart of why literature matters to us and sheds new light on the nature and interpretation of literary works. Series: Foundations of the Philosophy of the Arts. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405121989
ISBN
9781405121989
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 38.46

Paperback. Deciphers sounds and silences buried within the ghostly horrors of Arthur Machen, Shirley Jackson, Charles Dickens, M R James and Edgar Allen Poe, Dutch genre painting from Rembrandt to Vermeer, artists as diverse as Francis Bacon and Juan Munoz, and the writing of many modernist authors including Virginia Woolf, Samuel Beckett, and James Joyce. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVA; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 360. The Mediumship of the Listener. 272 pages. Deciphers sounds and silences buried within the ghostly horrors of Arthur Machen, Shirley Jackson, Charles Dickens, M R James and Edgar Allen Poe, Dutch genre painting from Rembrandt to Vermeer, artists as diverse as Francis Bacon and Juan Munoz, and the writing of many modernist authors including Virginia Woolf, Samuel Beckett, and James Joyce. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVA; HPN. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 19. Weight: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Continuum Publishing Corporation
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441155870
ISBN
9781441155870
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.47

Paperback. In this work, the author searches for a critical aesthetic to inform education. It features in the "John Dewey Lecture Series". Series: John Dewey Lecture S. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: HPN; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 245.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Publisher
Teachers´ College Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807728970
ISBN
9780807728970
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.29

Hardback. Through the lens of fashion and style, Dressing for the Culture Wars guides us through the competing political and social movements of the culture war. Betty Luther Hillman illustrates how self-presentation influenced the culture and politics of the era and carried connotations similarly linked to the broader political challenges of the time. Num Pages: 280 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HPN; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 825.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803269750
ISBN
9780803269750
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 43.79

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