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Philosophy: aesthetics
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Joanna Walsh (Writer and Illustrator, UK)
Literary theory; Philosophy: aesthetics; Society & Social Sciences; Material culture
Paperback
Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the... [more]
The Philosophy of Design
Glenn Parsons
Philosophy: aesthetics
Paperback
* Engages design students with the philosophical and ethical underpinnings of their discipline * Written in a clear accessible... [more]
This Strange Idea of the Beautiful
Francois Jullien
Philosophy: aesthetics
Hardback
Brings together ideas of beauty from both Eastern and Western philosophy in order to challenge the assumptions underlying... [more]
In Praise of Theatre
Alain Badiou, Nicolas Truong
Theatre Studies; Philosophy: aesthetics
Paperback
In Praise of Theatre is Alain Badiou's latest work on the `most complete of the arts,' the theatrical stage. [more]
Japan Style
Gian Carlo Calza
Oriental art; Philosophy: aesthetics; Cultural studies
Paperback
An authoritative and wide-ranging visual essay on the aesthetics of Japan, now in a beautiful paperback edition. [more]
The Introduction to Hegel's Philosophy of Fine Art
Theory of art; Art styles not defined by date; Philosophy: aesthetics
Hardback
Originally published in 1905, Bosanquet's translation of Hegel's Philosophy of Fine Art brings Hegel's commentary and analysis... [more]
Brushstroke and Emergence: Courbet, Impressionism, Picasso
James D. Herbert
Art & design styles: Impressionism & Post-Impressionism; Philosophy: aesthetics
Hardback
No pictorial device in nineteenth-century French painting more clearly represented the free-ranging self than the loose brushstroke.... [more]
Symbolic Misery, Volume 2: The Catastrophe of the Sensible
Bernard Stiegler
Philosophy: aesthetics; Cultural studies; Social theory
Paperback
In this important new book, leading cultural theorist and philosopher Bernard Stiegler re-examines the relationship between... [more]
Art and Contemporaneity
Frank Ruda, Jan Voelker
Theory of art; Philosophy: aesthetics
Paperback
Although art always takes place in time, its manifestations, actual works of art, can be characterized by the specific and... [more]
Routledge Philosophy Guidebook to Aristotle and the Poetics
Angela Curran
Literary studies: classical, early & medieval; Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500; Philosophy: aesthetics
Hardback
Aristotle's Poetics is the first philosophical account of an art form and the foundational text in aesthetics. The Routledge... [more]
Reckoning with the Imagination: Wittgenstein and the Aesthetics of Literary...
Charles Altieri
Literary theory; Philosophy: aesthetics
Paperback
Charles Altieri argues for a reconsideration of the Kantian tradition of Idealist ethics, which he believes can restore much... [more]
Doing Aesthetics with Arendt: How to See Things
Cecilia Sjoholm
The Arts: General & Reference; History of Art & Design Styles; Western philosophy, from c 1900 -; Philosophy: aesthetics; Politics & government
Hardback
Constructs an Arendtian theory of aesthetics from the philosopher's fragmentary writings on art and perception. [more]
Beyond Speculation: Art and Aesthetics without Myths
Jean-Marie Schaeffer
Theory of art; Philosophy: aesthetics
Hardback
Rejecting not only the identification of the aesthetic with the work of art, but also the Kantian association of the aesthetic... [more]
The Experimental Psychology of Beauty
C. W. Valentine
Philosophy: aesthetics; Psychological theory & schools of thought; Cognition & cognitive psychology; Educational psychology
Hardback
Originally published in 1962, the experimental study of aesthetics was a field particularly associated with the name of C.W.... [more]
A Companion to the Philosophy of Literature
Garry L. Hagberg, Mr. Walter Jost
Literary theory; Philosophy: aesthetics
Paperback
This volume in the Blackwell Companions to Philosophy series focuses on the main themes and topics in the philosophy of literature.... [more]
Summers of Discontent
Raymond Tallis, Julian Spalding
Theory of art; Philosophy: aesthetics
Paperback
An original readable, understandable (and brief) discussion of the need for arts, one of the great philosophical mysteries,... [more]
Feeling Beauty: The Neuroscience of Aesthetic Experience
G. Gabrielle Starr
Philosophy: aesthetics; Physiological & neuro-psychology, biopsychology
Paperback
A theory of the neural bases of aesthetic experience across the arts, which draws on the tools of both cognitive neuroscience... [more]
Psychoanalysis and Aesthetics
Charles Baudouin
Poetry; Literary theory; Philosophy: aesthetics; Psychological theory & schools of thought; Psychoanalytical theory (Freudian psychology)
Hardback
This is a new release of the original 1924 edition. [more]
The Architecture of the Illusive Distance
Amir H. Ameri
Theory of architecture; Philosophy: aesthetics; Media studies; Human geography; Museum, historic sites, gallery & art guides
Hardback
Focusing on three secular, institutional building types: libraries, museums and cinemas, this book explores the intricate... [more]
Shifting Focus: Strangers and Strangeness in Literature and Education
Peter Roberts
Literature: history & criticism; Philosophy: aesthetics; Philosophy & theory of education
Hardback
There is a long history of interest in `strangers' and `strangeness' in the West. Literature lends itself particularly well... [more]
Philosophy's Artful Conversation
D. N. Rodowick
Theory of art; Philosophy: aesthetics
Hardback
Theory-an embattled discourse for decades-faces a new challenge from those who want to model the methods of all scholarly... [more]
Expressions of Judgment: An Essay on Kant's Aesthetics
Eli Friedlander
Semiotics & semiology; History of Western philosophy; Philosophy: aesthetics
Hardback
Kant's The Critique of Judgment laid the groundwork of modern aesthetics when it appeared in 1790. Eli Friedlander's reappraisal... [more]
The Material Imagination: Reveries on Architecture and Matter
Matthew Mindrup
Theory of architecture; Philosophy: aesthetics; Material culture
Hardback
In recent years architectural discourse has witnessed a renewed interest in materiality under the guise of such familiar tropes... [more]
The Architecture Chronicle: Diary of an Architectural Practice
Jan Kattein
Theory of art; History of Art & Design Styles; Architecture; History of architecture; Philosophy: aesthetics
Paperback
During the last 30 years, technological, social, economic and environmental changes have brought about the most dramatic evolution... [more]
Deathwatch: American Film, Technology, and the End of Life
C. Scott Combs
Electronic, holographic & video art; Film theory & criticism; Philosophy: aesthetics; Sociology: death & dying
Paperback
The first study to unpack American cinema's long history of representing death [more]
