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Philosophy: aesthetics

Paperback. This marvelous book is a compilation of outstanding articles written about art from cross-cultural points of view, effecting a wider perspective of our world and a deeper insight into the art that enriches it. Editor(s): Braembussche, Antoon Van den (Free University of Brussels); Kimmerle, Heinz; Note, Nicole. Series: Einstein Meets Magritte: An Interdisciplinary Reflection on Science, Nature, Art, Human Action and Society. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AF; HPD; HPN; PSXE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 349.
Publisher
Springer
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9789048171385
ISBN
9789048171385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 121.95

Paperback. Series: Object Lessons. Num Pages: 160 pages, 23 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HPN; JFCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 123 x 237 x 14. Weight in Grams: 154.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628924091
ISBN
9781628924091
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.48

Paperback. Num Pages: 182 pages. BIC Classification: HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 148 x 10. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Oslo Academic Press Norway
Number of pages
182
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9788274773745
ISBN
9788274773745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.27

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
€ 41.86

hardcover. Here, the theory of environmental aesthetics is related to our active appreciation of the prosaic landscapes of home, recreation or work. This leads to the discovery of hidden continuities, as well as the pleasure and meaning we receive from our understanding of our environment. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AM; HPN; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University Press of Kansas United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Edition
New
SKU
V9780700608119
ISBN
9780700608119
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.74

Paperback. Series: Princeton Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; ACXJ; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Updated edition with a New Foreword
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691163895
ISBN
9780691163895
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.49

paperback. How do we appreciate a work of art? Awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship to explore connections between art, mind, and brain, Arthur Shimamura takes findings from psychological and brain sciences to address ways of understanding our aesthetic responses. Num Pages: 304 pages, With illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN; JMR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 254 x 25. Weight in Grams: 690.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190239077
ISBN
9780190239077
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.64

Paperback. Series: Commonalities. Num Pages: 320 pages, 20 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: HPN; HRCC96; HRCM; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 2. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823274550
ISBN
9780823274550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.95

Hardback. Series: Commonalities. Num Pages: 320 pages, 20 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: HPN; HRCC96; HRCM; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3887 x 5817 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823274543
ISBN
9780823274543
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.82

Paperback. This book mounts a critique of persistently romantic assumptions in contemporary literary criticism and advances an original theory of literary production. Along the way, it offers new readings of major modernist novels of Samuel Beckett, Marcel Proust, and Gertrude Stein. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823270064
ISBN
9780823270064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.17

Hardback. This book mounts a critique of persistently romantic assumptions in contemporary literary criticism and advances an original theory of literary production. Along the way, it offers new readings of major modernist novels of Samuel Beckett, Marcel Proust, and Gertrude Stein. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3887 x 5817 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823270057
ISBN
9780823270057
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.63

Hardback. Art and Social Theory provides a comprehensive introduction to sociological studies of the arts. It examines the central debates of social theorists and sociologists about the place of the arts in society and the social significance of aesthetics. Num Pages: 248 pages, 0. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745630380
ISBN
9780745630380
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.74

Paperback. Art and Social Theory provides a comprehensive introduction to sociological studies of the arts. It examines the central debates of social theorists and sociologists about the place of the arts in society and the social significance of aesthetics. Num Pages: 248 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745630397
ISBN
9780745630397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.49

Paperback. Editor(s): Babich, Babette E. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 518 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF3; HPN; HR; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 783.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2002
Number of pages
518
Condition
New
SKU
V9789048159260
ISBN
9789048159260
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 240.78

Hardcover. In this book, Emslie establishes that narrative explanations are to be preferred over non-narrative in the humanities. They are more truthful in two senses. They both correspond more closely to reality and allow inference as to normative values. This is particularly the case when aesthetics are added to the mix. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBAH; HPN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 219 x 22. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137275448
ISBN
9781137275448
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.27

Paperback. Shows how musical acts and performances generate their own aesthetic and political force, creating, however fleetingly, a shared sense of the world among otherwise diverse listeners. Series: Refiguring American Music. Num Pages: 344 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AV; HPN; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822356585
ISBN
9780822356585
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.18

Hardback. Shows how musical acts and performances generate their own aesthetic and political force, creating, however fleetingly, a shared sense of the world among otherwise diverse listeners. This book argues that communities grounded in the act and experience of listening can give rise to new political ideas and expression. Series: Refiguring American Music. Num Pages: 344 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: AV; HPN; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822356462
ISBN
9780822356462
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.35

Hardback. The Sublime in Schopenhauer's Philosophy transforms our understanding of Schopenhauer's aesthetics and anthropology. Vandenabeele seeks ultimately to rework Schopenhauer's theory into a viable form so as to establish the sublime as a distinctive aesthetic category with a broader existential and metaphysical significance. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPM; HPN; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137358684
ISBN
9781137358684
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.21

Paperback. Jean-Francois Lyotard was one of the founding members of the College Internationale de philosophie. Ha has taught at Vincennes, Saint Denis and is currently Professor of Philosophy at the University of California at Irvine. Several of his books have appeared in English, notable The Postmodern Condition, Just Gaming and The Dirrerend. Num Pages: 448 pages, 8 half-tones, bibliography. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPN; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 614.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631163398
ISBN
9780631163398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.52

Hardback. Represents a step in the exploration of the dimension of spirituality in Marxist thought. Contributors, both Marxist and non-Marxist, from various countries, reflect on such concerns as the spiritual implications of Marxism and its critiques of economic determinism, alienation, and more. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPN; HPQ; JPFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780897892919
ISBN
9780897892919
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.72
€ 77.25

Hardback.

In this important new book, the leading cultural theorist and philosopher Bernard Stiegler re-examines the relationship between politics and aesthetics in our contemporary hyperindustrial age. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HPN; JFC; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 232 x 15. Weight in Grams: 312.

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745652641
ISBN
9780745652641
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.45

Paperback.

In this important new book, the leading cultural theorist andphilosopher Bernard Stiegler re-examines the relationship betweenpolitics and aesthetics in our contemporary hyperindustrial age. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HPN; JFC; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 204.

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745652658
ISBN
9780745652658
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.85

Hardback. In this important new book, leading cultural theorist and philosopher Bernard Stiegler re-examines the relationship between politics and art in the contemporary world. Our hyper-industrial epoch represents what Stiegler terms a 'katastroph of the sensible'. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPN; JFC; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745652665
ISBN
9780745652665
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.59

Paperback. In this important new book, leading cultural theorist and philosopher Bernard Stiegler re-examines the relationship between politics and art in the contemporary world. Our hyper-industrial epoch represents what Stiegler terms a 'katastroph of the sensible'. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPN; JFC; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745652672
ISBN
9780745652672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.80

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