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Philosophy: aesthetics
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Experience: Culture, Cognition, and the Common Sense
Caroline A. Jones (Associate Professor of the History of Art, Massachusetts Institute of Technology), David Mather, Rebecca Uchill
Theory of art; Philosophy: aesthetics; Cognition & cognitive psychology
Hardback
A book that produces sensory experiences while bringing the concept of experience itself into relief as a subject of criticism... [more]
The Star as Icon: Celebrity in the Age of Mass Consumption
Professor Daniel Herwitz
Philosophy: aesthetics; Popular culture; Popular beliefs & controversial knowledge; Media, information & communication industries
Paperback
Princess Diana, Jackie O, Grace Kelly-the star icon is the most talked about yet least understood persona. The object of adoration,... [more]
Black is Beautiful: A Philosophy of Black Aesthetics
Paul C. Taylor
Theory of art; Philosophy: aesthetics; Black & Asian studies
Paperback
Black is Beautiful identifies and explores the most significant philosophical issues that emerge from the aesthetic dimensions... [more]
The Method of Equality: Interviews with Laurent Jeanpierre and Dork Zabunyan...
Jacques Ranciere
Philosophy: aesthetics; Social & political philosophy
Paperback
The development of Ranciere's philosophical work, from his formative years through the political and methodological break... [more]
One-Way Street
Walter Benjamin
Literary essays; Literary studies: classical, early & medieval; Philosophy: aesthetics
Paperback
Presented in a new edition with expanded notes, this genre-defying meditation on the semiotics of late-1920s Weimar culture,... [more]
Melancholy and the Landscape: Locating Sadness, Memory and Reflection in...
Jacky Dr. Bowring (Lincoln University, New Zealand)
Theory of architecture; Landscape art & architecture; Philosophy: aesthetics
Hardback
Written as an advocacy of melancholy's value as part of landscape experience, this book situates the concept within landscape's... [more]
Ancient Aesthetics
Andrew Mason
Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500; Philosophy: aesthetics
Paperback
Ancient thought, particularly that of Plato and Aristotle, has played an important role in the development of the field of... [more]
Surrealism: Key Concepts
Michael Richardson, Krzysztof Fijalkowski
Art & design styles: Surrealism & Dada; Literary studies: from c 1900 -; Philosophy: aesthetics; Cultural studies
Hardback
Emerging from the disruption of the First World War, surrealism confronted the resulting `crisis of consciousness' in a way... [more]
Cigarette Lighter
Jack Pendarvis
Philosophy: aesthetics; Material culture; Media studies
Paperback
An eclectic and poetic exploration of the cigarette lighter and its association with romance, magic, art, science, immortality... [more]
Wollheim, Wittgenstein, and Pictorial Representation: Seeing-as and Seeing-in...
Gary Kemp, Gabriele M. Mras
Theory of art; Philosophy of mind; Philosophy: aesthetics
Hardback
Pictorial representation is one of the core questions in aesthetics and philosophy of art. What is a picture? How do pictures... [more]
Film Fables
Jacques Ranciere
Film theory & criticism; Philosophy: aesthetics
Paperback
Tracing the history of modern cinema, this book shows us how, between its images and its stories, the cinema tells its truth.... [more]
Novelty: A History of the New
John Lardas Modern
Philosophy: aesthetics; History of ideas
Paperback
If art and science have one thing in common, it's a hunger for the new-new ideas and innovations, new ways of seeing and depicting... [more]
The Philosophy of Art History
Arnold Hauser
Theory of art; History of Art & Design Styles; Philosophy: aesthetics
Hardback
First published in 1959, this book is concerned with the methodology of art history, and so with questions about historical... [more]
Love
Tony Milligan
Philosophy: aesthetics
Hardback
An exploration of love, a subject that has occupied philosophers since the time of Plato. Tackling the mood of pessimism about... [more]
Aesthetics: An Introduction
W. Charlton (University of Calgary, Canada)
Philosophy: aesthetics
Hardback
First published in 1970. What is a work of art? What is the status of things in pictures and books? How are we to distinguish... [more]
Key Concepts: A Guide to Aesthetics, Criticism and the Arts in Education...
Trevor Pateman
Philosophy: aesthetics
Hardback
First published in 1991. The arts can only thrive in a culture where there is conversation about them. This is particularly... [more]
An Introduction to Aesthetics
E. F. Carritt
Philosophy: aesthetics
Hardback
First published in 1949. This title provides an introduction into the subject of aesthetics, and the problems associated with... [more]
A Transformation Theory of Aesthetics
Michael Stephan (University of Calgary, Canada)
Philosophy: aesthetics; Cognition & cognitive psychology
Hardback
First published in 1990. How we perceive and respond to the visual image has been traditional concern of psychologists, philosophers... [more]
A Critical History of Modern Aesthetics
Earl of William Francis Hare Listowel
Philosophy: aesthetics
Hardback
First published in 1933. The purpose of this work was to bridge a gap in English philosophical literature by completing the... [more]
Science and Aesthetic Judgement: A Study in Taine's Critical Method
Sholom J. Kahn (University of Calgary, Canada)
Philosophy: aesthetics
Hardback
First published in 1953. This title provides an exposition and discussion on Hippolyte Taine (1828-1893), the leader of the... [more]
The Cognitive Basis of Aesthetics: Cassirer, Crowther, and the Future
Elena Fell, Ioanna Kopsiafti
Philosophy: aesthetics
Hardback
This book seeks to fill a void in contemporary aesthetics scholarship by considering the cognitive features that make the... [more]
Routledge Library Editions: Aesthetics
Various Authors
Philosophy: aesthetics
Hardback
This set reissues 6 books on aesthetics originally published between 1933 and 1991. The volumes provide a clear introduction... [more]
Current Controversies in Philosophy of Film
Katherine Thomson-Jones
Films, movies & cinema; Philosophy: aesthetics; Media studies
Hardback
This volume advances the contemporary debate on five central issues in the philosophy of film. These issues concern the relation... [more]
Ancient Aesthetics
Andrew Mason
Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500; Philosophy: aesthetics
Hardback
Ancient thought, particularly that of Plato and Aristotle, has played an important role in the development of the field of... [more]
The Topological Imagination: Spheres, Edges, and Islands
Angus Fletcher
Philosophy: aesthetics; Topology
Hardback
In a bold and boundary defining work, Angus Fletcher clears a space for an intellectual encounter with the shape of human... [more]
