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Philosophy: aesthetics

Hardcover. * Engages design students with the philosophical and ethical underpinnings of their discipline * Written in a clear accessible way suitable for the non-specialist * Builds a strong case for the reassessment of Modernist design ethics * Suitable for students of design, philosophy, ethics, modernism and related subjects. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 542.
Publisher
Polity
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745663883
ISBN
9780745663883
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.21

Paperback. The zany, the cute, and the interesting saturate postmodern culture, dominating the look of its art and commodities as well as our ways of speaking about the ambivalent feelings these objects often inspire. In this study Ngai offers an aesthetic theory for the hypercommodified, mass-mediated, performance-driven world of late capitalism. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; GTE; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674088122
ISBN
9780674088122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.53

Paperback. A philosophical exploration of sound and contemporary technoculture that utilizes fictocriticism and the conceit of the dream to engage with the intersection of listening and dreaming. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: AVA; HPN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 27. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501320804
ISBN
9781501320804
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.90

Paperback. Editor(s): Sukla, Ananta Chavana. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA; DSK; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 202 x 26. Weight in Grams: 842.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472575036
ISBN
9781472575036
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 38.85

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGC; HPM; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 144 x 23. Weight in Grams: 488.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195324785
ISBN
9780195324785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 92.15

Hardback. Argues that art, especially architecture, music, and painting, is born from the disruptive forces of sexual selection. This book approaches art as a form of erotic expression that connects sensory richness with primal desire. It argues that the meaning of art comes from the intensities and sensations it inspires, not just its intention. Series: The Wellek Library Lectures. Num Pages: 136 pages, two color images. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 149 x 16. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
136
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First Edition (1st printing)
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231145183
ISBN
9780231145183
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.22

Paperback. Editor(s): Schaberg, Christopher (Loyola University New Orleans USA); Bogost, Professor Ian (Loyola University New Orleans USA). Series: Object Lessons. Num Pages: 160 pages, 3 bw illus. BIC Classification: HPN; JFCD; JFCK; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 120. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501315060
ISBN
9781501315060
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.65

Paperback. In his Enquiry Edmund Burke overturned the Platonic tradition in aesthetics and replaced metaphysics with psychology. His revolutions in method and sensibility influenced later philosophers and literary and artistic movements from the Gothic novel to Romanticism and beyond. This new edition guides the reader through Burke's arguments. Editor(s): Guyer, Paul. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HPN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 129 x 196 x 10. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199668717
ISBN
9780199668717
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

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
€ 19.14

Paperback. In this wide-ranging book, renowned philosopher and cultural theorist Peter Sloterdijk examines art in all its rich and varied forms: from music to architecture, light to movement, and design to typography. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Polity
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745699875
ISBN
9780745699875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 31.26

Paperback. What is beauty, and what is truth? These are some of the questions which aesthetics tries to answer. In our everyday life, we talk about the 'aesthetics' of an artwork or a piece of design. But aesthetics goes beyond the simple experience of art. It is also a branch of philosophy concerned with the whole nature of experience itself. Illustrator(s): Piero. Series: Introducing.. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPN; HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 118 x 14. Weight in Grams: 152.
Publisher
Icon Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848311671
ISBN
9781848311671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.82

Hardback. Deeply engaged with the work of Aquinas, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, and Kant, among others, The Eclipse and Recovery of Beauty will be essential reading for those interested in contemporary philosophy and theology. Series: Lonergan Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPN; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 560.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442647114
ISBN
9781442647114
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.47

Hardback. Editor(s): Ben-Dor Benite, Zvi; Geroulanos, Stefanos; Jerr, Nicole. Series: Columbia Studies in Political Thought / Political History. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HBTB; HPN; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231171861
ISBN
9780231171861
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.45
€ 61.86

Paperback. Learn what art is and what it's not Series: Beginner's Guides. Num Pages: 208 pages, ill. BIC Classification: HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851688203
ISBN
9781851688203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.52

Paperback. Editor(s): Schaberg, Christopher (Loyola University New Orleans USA); Bogost, Professor Ian (Loyola University New Orleans USA). Series: Object Lessons. BIC Classification: DSA; HPN; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628922653
ISBN
9781628922653
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.65

paperback. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719038273
ISBN
9780719038273
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.80

Paperback. An exploration of some of Deleuze's key concepts and an introduction to Deleuze's Cinema books. It takes up Deleuze's idea that the true objects of the theory of cinema are the concepts that cinema generates when understood as a practice of images. Translator(s): Marchetti, Sarin. Series: Deleuze Studies Special Issues. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: APFA; HPCF; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 7. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748697731
ISBN
9780748697731
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

Paperback. An aesthetics of the economy for the twenty-first century. Num Pages: 311 pages. BIC Classification: HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 28. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780992754
ISBN
9781780992754
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.53

Paperback. Series: Object Lessons. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPN; JFCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 122 x 209 x 16. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628924732
ISBN
9781628924732
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.68

Paperback. Philosophy of the Arts presents a comprehensive and accessible introduction to those coming to aesthetics and the philosophy of art for the first time. The third edition is greatly enhanced by new chapters on art and beauty, the performing arts, and modern art, and new sections on Aristotle, Hegel and Nietzsche. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415349796
ISBN
9780415349796
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.61

Paperback. Turning to Eastern traditions, people are discovering the Japanese concept of WABI SABI. This work presents a collection of reflections, along with classic poetry and verse from both Eastern and Western traditions, that capture the WABI SABI moment. It is complemented by photography and calligraphy inspired by the WABI SABI spirit. Num Pages: 384 pages, photographs/illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: HPN; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 101 x 108 x 23. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Workman Publishing United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580176286
ISBN
9781580176286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.18

Paperback. .
Publisher
Verso Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781683088
ISBN
9781781683088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.70

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

€ 50.77

Hardback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474232647
ISBN
9781474232647
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.81
€ 136.68

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