Aesthetics

The first translation of the volumes in Michel Serres' classic 'Humanism' tetralogy, this ambitious philosophical narrative explores what it means to be human. With his characteristic breadth of references including art, poetry, science, philosophy and...

For Theodore Gracyk meaning in popular music depends as much on the context of reception and performer's intentions as on established musical and semantic practices. Songs are structures that serve as the scaffolding for meaning production, influenced by...

This book examines animal welfare themes in fiction, and considers how authors of the last two centuries undermine dominative attitudes toward the nonhuman. Appearing alongside the emerging humane movements of the nineteenth century and beyond is a kind...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781515434283Author Arthur SchopenhauerFormat HardbackPage Count 88Imprint SMK BooksPublisher SMK BooksWeight(grams) 304gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 10mm

I. Since the appearance in 1902 of Benedetto Croce's L'estetica come scienza dell' espressione e linguistica generale, the problem of the ontology of the work of art or aesthetic object - what kind of thing it is and what its mode of being is - has come...

From Kathmandu to Toronto, what to do with waste has become a major problem. In the UK this problem is dealt with by public inquiries. These tend to involve emotive issues where human energy becomes embroiled passionately, to satisfy personal desires...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789811414565Author Allison Grimaldi DonahueFormat PaperbackPage Count 124Imprint Delere PressPublisher Delere PressWeight(grams) 178g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781604592580Author Immanuel KantFormat PaperbackImprint A & D PublishingPublisher A & D PublishingWeight(grams) 181g

Attracting philosophers, politicians, artists as well as the educated reader, Edmund Burke's Philosophical Enquiry, first published in 1757, was a milestone in western thinking. This edited volume will take the 250th anniversary of the Philosophical...

The present work addresses itself to the question of the nature of appraisive concepts such as were the subject of investigation in The Concepts of Value* and The Concepts of Criticism. ** Many problems of prime importance in the theory of value could...

This translation was made from the third edition of The Foundations of Aesthetics as prepared by the author (I ed. 1933. II ed. 1949. III ed. 1957. IV ed. in Works 1966). Some parts of the text were deleted from this translation such as references to...

Now available in English for the first time, The Visibility of the Image explores the development of an influential aesthetic tradition through the work of six figures. Analysing their contribution to the progress of formal aesthetics, from its origins...

Drawing on the philosophies of art developed by the continental authors and studies of Anglo-American philosophers, this book presents a panorama of the philosophy of art. Tiziana Andina discusses definitions offered from the analytical school including...

Whilst aesthetics as a discipline did not exist before the modern age, ancient philosophers give many insights about beauty and art. In Late Antiquity Plotinus confronted the problem of beauty and the value of the arts. Plotinus' reflections have an...

Although various sections of this work have been published separately in various journals and volumes their separate publication is wholly attributable to the exigencies of life in academia: the work was devised as and is supposed to constitute something...

This book offers a broad re-evaluation of the key ideas developed by the German Romantics concerning philosophy and literature. It focuses not only on their own work, but also on that of their fellow travelers (such as Hoelderlin) and their contemporary...

This book investigates how we are involved in politically informed structures and how they appear to us. Following different approaches in contemporary aesthetics and cultural philosophy, such as everyday aesthetics, atmosphere and aestheticization, the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788027310449Author PlatonFormat PaperbackPage Count 44Imprint e-artnowPublisher e-artnowWeight(grams) 73gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 2mm

This book offers a broad re-evaluation of the key ideas developed by the German Romantics concerning philosophy and literature. It focuses not only on their own work, but also on that of their fellow travelers (such as Hoelderlin) and their contemporary...

This book provides a comprehensive view of the aesthetic realm, placing the various major artforms within the setting of nature and the built environment as they arise within the field of experience. Each chapter displays the regional ontology of the...

Presenting different ways to imagine criticism without critique, this collection provides a survey of both the difficult times facing ideological critique and the ways in which literary criticism and aesthetics have been affected by changing attitudes...

The relationship between aesthetics and science has begun to generate substantial interest. However, for the most part, the focus has been on the beauty of theories, and other aspects of scientific practice have been neglected. This book offers a novel...

This edited collection investigates the kinds of moral reflection we can undertake within the imaginative worlds of literature. In philosophical contexts of ethical inquiry we can too easily forget that literary experience can play an important role in...

This book presents and discusses the varying and seminal role which colour plays in the development of Wittgenstein's philosophy. Having once said that "Colours spur us to philosophize", the theme of colour was one to which Wittgenstein...

In this book, perspectives in psychology, aesthetics, history and philosophy are drawn upon to survey the value given to sad music by human societies throughout history and today. Why do we love listening to music that makes us cry? This mystery has...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788194747253Author Friedrich Wilhelm NietzscheFormat PaperbackPage Count 322Imprint Delhi Open BooksPublisher Delhi Open BooksWeight(grams) 129g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781801352017Author Rod GiblettFormat PaperbackPage Count 106Imprint Transnational Press LondonPublisher Transnational Press LondonWeight(grams) 154g

This edited collection investigates the kinds of philosophical reflection we can undertake in the imaginative worlds of literature. Opening with a look into the relations between philosophical thought and literary interpretation, the volume proceeds...

This book discusses the philosophy of influential contemporary philosopher Peter van Inwagen. Looking at perennial philosophical problems from a modern point of view, Peter van Inwagen's philosophy masterfully combines positions that have been considered...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789811105326Author Jeremy FernandoFormat PaperbackPage Count 212Imprint Delere PressPublisher Delere PressWeight(grams) 295g

This book re-examines Adorno’s aesthetics, developing a new literary approach that aims to unveil hidden elements of Adorno’s thought. Farina proposes to read Adorno’s aesthetics as a literary theory of art, showing its efficacy in its comprehension of...

This book addresses the philosophy of Kant and the poetry of Shelley as historical starting points for a new way of thinking in the modern age. Fusing together critical philosophy and visionary poetry, Bassler develops the notion of visionary critique,...

This book explores the aesthetics of the novel from the perspective of Continental European philosophy, presenting a theory on the philosophical definition and importance of the novel as a literary genre. It analyses a variety of individuals whose work...

This book explores the aesthetics of the novel from the perspective of Continental European philosophy, presenting a theory on the philosophical definition and importance of the novel as a literary genre. It analyses a variety of individuals whose work...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781904987840Author Dagfinn FollesdalFormat PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint Stanborough Press LtdPublisher Stanborough Press LtdWeight(grams) 354g

The appreciation of nature and natural beauty demands our attention as environmental issues become ever more urgent. In this timely introduction, Glenn Parsons provides an overview of philosophical work on the aesthetics of nature, identifying key...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789186883133Author Sven-Olov WallensteinFormat PaperbackPage Count 444Imprint Axl BooksPublisher Axl BooksWeight(grams) 431g

This book deals with the complexity of art by focusing on the singularity of the work of art. Gathering a selection of writings in art theory and semiotics, it explores the question of apprehending art from its perceptual aspects to aesthetic...

This impressive edited collection investigates the relationship between British Pop Art pioneer Eduardo Paolozzi and the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein. At this time, when Paolozzi's oeuvre is in the process of being rediscovered, his long-time...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798385214334Author Lauren D FriesenFormat HardbackPage Count 132Imprint Pickwick PublicationsPublisher Pickwick PublicationsWeight(grams) 299g