Philosophy: aesthetics
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Philosophy: aesthetics
Hardcover. This volume presents new essays on art, mind, and narrative inspired by the work of the late Peter Goldie. Topics covered include the role of narrative thinking in our lives, the nature of our imaginative engagement with fiction, the emotions and their role in motivating action, and the nature of conceptual art. Editor(s): Dodd, Julian. Series: Mind Association Occasional Series. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ; HPM; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 548.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198769736
- ISBN
- 9780198769736
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.95
€ 115.95
Paperback. The Images of Time is a philosophical investigation of the nature of time and the mind's ways of representing it. Robin Le Poidevin examines the ways in which we perceive time and change, the means by which memory links us with the past, the attempt to represent change and movement in art, and the nature of fictional time. Num Pages: 210 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK; HPM; HPN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 284.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199575510
- ISBN
- 9780199575510
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Condition: New
€ 59.29
€ 59.29
Hardcover. A Naive Realist Theory of Colour defends the view that colours are mind-independent properties of things in the environment. Keith Allen argues that a naive realist theory of colour best explains how colours appear to perceiving subjects, and that this view is not undermined by our modern scientific understanding of the world. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPM; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 241 x 18. Weight in Grams: 466.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198755364
- ISBN
- 9780198755364
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Condition: New
€ 106.69
€ 106.69
Paperback. The Aesthetic Mind breaks new ground in bringing together empirical sciences and philosophy to enhance our understanding of art and the aesthetic. An eminent international team of experts explores the roles of emotion, imagination, empathy, and beauty in this realm of human experience, discussing visual and literary art, music, and dance. Editor(s): Schellekens, Elisabeth; Goldie, Peter. Num Pages: 470 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: ABA; HP; HPN; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 233 x 25. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198705925
- ISBN
- 9780198705925
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.00
€ 73.00
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195113044
- ISBN
- 9780195113044
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Condition: New
€ 126.11
€ 126.11
Paperback. In fifteen essays-one new, two newly revised and expanded, three with new postscripts-Kendall L. Walton wrestles with philosophical issues concerning music, metaphor, empathy, existence, fiction, and expressiveness in the arts. Num Pages: 320 pages, 11. BIC Classification: AB; AVA; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 418.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195098723
- ISBN
- 9780195098723
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Condition: New
€ 62.58
€ 62.58
Paperback / so. BIC Classification: AGR; HPN; HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 141 x 5. Weight in Grams: 96.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781596380073
- ISBN
- 9781596380073
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.77
€ 10.77
Building a New World (Palgrave Studies in Postmetaphysical Thought)
Irigaray, Luce. Ed(S): Marder, Michael
paperback. With an original introduction by Luce Irigaray, and original texts from her students and collaborators, this book imagines the outlines of a more just, ecologically attuned world that flourishes on the basis of sexuate difference. Editor(s): Marder, Michael. Series: Palgrave Studies in Postmetaphysical Thought. Num Pages: 349 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HPN; HPS; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 349
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349497591
- ISBN
- 9781349497591
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Condition: New
€ 64.47
€ 64.47
Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Performance and Technology. Num Pages: 301 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 26 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AN; DSC; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Number of pages
- 301
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137508379
- ISBN
- 9781137508379
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.23
€ 139.23
hardcover. First book to examine how the theories of Gotthold Ephraim Lessing have affected individual artists and their works. Editor(s): Lippert, Sarah. Series: International Library of Modern and Contemporary Art. Num Pages: 304 pages, 30 integrated bw. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 25. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781784533458
- ISBN
- 9781784533458
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.99€ 9.39
€ 39.99
€ 9.39
Paperback. Why do gardens matter so much and mean so much to people? David Cooper identifies garden appreciation as a special human phenomenon distinct from both from the appreciation of art and the appreciation of nature. Anyone with a reflective interest in things horticultural will find this book fascinating reading. Num Pages: 184 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: HPN; JFC; WMB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 135 x 12. Weight in Grams: 212.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199238880
- ISBN
- 9780199238880
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Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 54.81
€ 54.99
€ 54.81
Paperback. Series: Phenomenology of Practice. Num Pages: 180 pages, 9 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 253 x 2. Weight in Grams: 280.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138208414
- ISBN
- 9781138208414
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Condition: New
€ 61.39
€ 61.39
Paperback. In this highly original interdisciplinary study incorporating close readings of literary texts and philosophical argumentation, Henry W. Pickford develops a theory of meaning and expression in art intended to counter the meaning skepticism most commonly associated with the theories of Jacques Derrida. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBF; HPCF; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810131729
- ISBN
- 9780810131729
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Condition: New
€ 53.75
€ 53.75
Paperback. Editor(s): Berleant, Arnold; Carlson, Professor Allen (University of Alberta). Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551116853
- ISBN
- 9781551116853
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Condition: New
€ 71.92€ 55.54
€ 71.92
€ 55.54
Ever since Plato expelled the poets from his ideal state, the ethics of art has had to confront philosophy's denial of art's morality. In Art before the Law, Ruth Ronen proposes a new outlook on the ethics of art by arguing that art insists on this tradition of denial, affirming its singular ethics through negativity. Num Pages: 200 pages, figures. BIC Classification: HPN; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442647886
- ISBN
- 9781442647886
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.84
€ 72.84
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.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810133730
- ISBN
- 9780810133730
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Condition: New
€ 50.69
€ 50.69
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.40
€ 40.40
Paperback. 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 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813927725
- ISBN
- 9780813927725
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.43
€ 44.43
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
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.41
€ 88.41
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
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.29
€ 101.29