Philosophy: aesthetics
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Philosophy: aesthetics
Paperback. A comprehensive, systematic approach to the subject. Written for the philosophical novice. Includes an appendix containing the texts referred to in the book as well as further reading suggestions and a comprehensive glossary. Series: Introducing Philosophy. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Basil Blackwell Inc, US United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557867315
- ISBN
- 9781557867315
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Condition: New
€ 47.69
€ 47.69
Paperback. The book traces the multiple meanings of art to their various sources, and equips the reader to choose between them. Num Pages: 222 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: AC; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 200 x 14. Weight in Grams: 382.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780998411
- ISBN
- 9781780998411
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.85
€ 26.99
€ 23.85
Paperback. A thorough-going re-elaboration of modern experience via the senses. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782790518
- ISBN
- 9781782790518
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.82
€ 25.99
€ 22.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 136 x 53. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Diaphanes AG
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783037342091
- ISBN
- 9783037342091
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.66
€ 30.99
€ 24.66
Hardcover. Explores the intersection of beauty and violence by examining university lectures and course materials on aesthetics along with riots, acts of domestic terrorism, and magic lantern exhibitions. This work suggests that the distance separating academic thinking and popular wisdom about social transformation is narrower than we generally suppose. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: DSA; HPN; JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226096285
- ISBN
- 9780226096285
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.12€ 79.61
€ 95.12
€ 79.61
Paperback. Explores the intersection of beauty and violence by examining university lectures and course materials on aesthetics along with riots, acts of domestic terrorism, and magic lantern exhibitions. This work suggests that the distance separating academic thinking and popular wisdom about social transformation is narrower than we generally suppose. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: DSA; HPN; JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226096292
- ISBN
- 9780226096292
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.82
€ 40.99
€ 31.82
Paperback. Presents a fresh look at an ancient question, bringing it into contemporary relief. This volume offers a comprehensive account of Plato's influence through nearly the whole history of Western aesthetics. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AB; HPC; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226272634
- ISBN
- 9780226272634
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.78
€ 41.99
€ 32.78
Hardback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 17. BIC Classification: APFA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 237 x 19. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780231157681
- ISBN
- 9780231157681
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Condition: New
€ 109.39€ 83.75
€ 109.39
€ 83.75
Hardback. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, B&W Photos: 111. BIC Classification: APFB; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231166027
- ISBN
- 9780231166027
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.64€ 80.25
€ 104.64
€ 80.25
Hardback. Explores the history of bodily beautification Editor(s): Brand, Peg Zeglin. Num Pages: 448 pages, 16 color illus., 64 b&w illus. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 749.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253006424
- ISBN
- 9780253006424
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.25
€ 87.25
Paperback. Considers the intellectual renaissance at the close of the 17th century that caused the shift in the portrayals and perceptions of mountains in prose and poetry, from ugly protuberances to glorious heights. Examines various writers from the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, and traces both the causes Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Classics. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSB; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 27. Weight in Grams: 672.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780295975771
- ISBN
- 9780295975771
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691601014
- ISBN
- 9780691601014
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Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.95
€ 54.99
€ 39.95
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPN; JMA; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 428.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691647227
- ISBN
- 9780691647227
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Condition: New
€ 89.18€ 68.86
€ 89.18
€ 68.86
Paperback. This book offers an overview and critique of the conventions surrounding artistic creativity and intellectual endeavor which began with the decline of feudalism in the church. Num Pages: 336 pages, 7 half-tones. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804728430
- ISBN
- 9780804728430
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Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 38.84
€ 43.99
€ 38.84
Paperback. Philosopher, literary critic, translator, Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe is one of the leading intellectual figures in France. This volume of six essays deals with the relation between philosophy and aesthetics, particularly the role of mimesis in a metaphysics of representation. Editor(s): Lacoue-Labarthe, Philippe. Translator(s): Fynsk, Christopher. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 324 pages. BIC Classification: HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 435.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804732826
- ISBN
- 9780804732826
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Hardback. Translator(s): Farrell, John. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804743808
- ISBN
- 9780804743808
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.31
€ 129.31
Hardback. This volume presents a new proposal for the link between philosophy and art. Badiou identifies and rejects the three schemes of didacticism, romanticism, and classicism that he sees as having governed traditional "aesthetics," and seeks a fourth mode of accounting for the educative value of works of art. Translator(s): Toscano, Alberto. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804744089
- ISBN
- 9780804744089
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.01
€ 114.01
Paperback. The predicate "beautiful" indicates that something has minimal form and is cognizable. This book explores this concept of form, in particular the role of presentation in what Kant refers to as mere form, which involves not only the understanding, but also reason as the faculty of ideas. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: HPK; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804746212
- ISBN
- 9780804746212
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. This book suggests that modern cultural and critical institutions have persistently associated questions of aesthetics and politics with literature, theory, technics, and Romanticism. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804747509
- ISBN
- 9780804747509
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. The aim of this book is to provide an account of modernist painting--from Pollock to Ryman--that follows on from the aesthetic theory of Theodor W. Adorno. It offers a materialist account of modernism with detailed discussions of modern aesthetics from Kant to Arthur Danto, Stanley Cavell, and Adorno. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 416 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX; AFF; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804748957
- ISBN
- 9780804748957
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36