CK - Aesthetics 2

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 ……続きを見る

W. H. Mallock's 'The New Paul and Virginia; Or, Positivism on an Island' explores the clash of positivism and romanticism in a secluded island setting, providing a thought-provoking commentary on so……続きを見る

Contains all the major political, philosophical and educational writings of William Godwin, one of the foremost philosophers of his age. His work on government and individual freedom, "Political Jus……続きを見る

As we face the compounded crises of late capitalism, environmental catastrophe and technological transformation, who are the thinkers and the ideas who will allow us to understand the world we live ……続きを見る

Mise en abyme is a term developed from literary theory denoting a work that doubles itself within itselfーa story placed within a story or a play within a play. The term flourished in experimental f……続きを見る

The authors of the standard approach to Bonaventure’s aesthetics established the broad themes that continue to inform the current interpretation of his philosophy, theology, and mysticism of beauty:……続きを見る

Au milieu du siècle dernier, alors que l’image en mouvement s’est pleinement constituée comme forme culturelle et intellectuelle, la phénoménologie et l’esthétique du cinéma partagent le projet déli……続きを見る

Pubblicato nel 1854, ampliato e continuamente aggiornato nell’arco di sedici edizioni, Il bello musicale è il testo rivoluzionario che determina lo spartiacque tra vecchia e nuova musicologia e che ……続きを見る

This book analyzes the nature and functions of horror films from the vantage of a theoretical reconstruction of George Santayana’s account of beauty. This neo-Santayanan framework forms the conceptu……続きを見る

This book offers new ways of thinking about and assessing the impact of virtual reality on its users. It argues that we must go beyond traditional psychological concepts of VR "presence" to better u……続きを見る

Science geeks and space film fans, take a journey through the questions from your favorite movies that may continue to haunt or puzzle you. Specter of the Monolith offers a radically original critiq……続きを見る

De nalatenschap van rabbijn Jonathan Sacks. De kracht van ideeën van rabbijn Jonathan Sacks is een boeiende selectie van zijn essays, toespraken en columns. De verzamelde stukken van de rabbijn tone……続きを見る

« Silence and Secrecy! s'écrie Carlyle, il faudrait leur élever des autels d'universelle adoration. (Si ces jours étaient de ceux où l'on élève encore des autels). Le silence est l'élément dans lequ……続きを見る

An Essay Concerning Human Understanding by John Locke is a work by John Locke concerning the foundation of human knowledge and understanding. It first appeared in 1689 (although dated 1690) with the……続きを見る

Martin Heidegger's (1889-1976) criticism of Friedrich Nietzsche's nihilism represented a 'turn' in his thought. In this new and perceptive book, Dominic Kelly explores nihilism through the work of t……続きを見る

In this 1922 scholarly landmark, influential British critic I. A. Richards and his colleagues Charles Ogden and James Wood lay out a new theory of harmony and balance in a work of literatureーthe tw……続きを見る

The monograph presents psychological interpretations of the specific reactions of individuals within the perception of attractive human faces. It concentrates on exploring selected attributes of hum……続きを見る

A groundbreaking analysis of Alfred North Whitehead’s thinking on aesthetics. Though philosopher Alfred North Whitehead did not dedicate any books or articles specifically to aesthetics, aesthetic m……続きを見る

This book concerns the experience of enchantment in art. Considering the essential characteristics, dynamics and conditions of the experience of enchantment in relation to art, including liminality,……続きを見る

Metaphysical thought has been excluded from much of the discourse on modern art, especially abstract painting. By connecting ideas about faith with the initiators of abstract painting, Joseph Mashec……続きを見る

Enlightenment critics from Dryden through Johnson and Wordsworth conceived the modern view that art and especially literature entails a double reflection: a reflection of the world, and a reflection……続きを見る

In dieser Winter Edition XXL - Mega Malbuch - Band 16, erwarten Dich 250 tolle märchenhafte Motive, mit denen Du kreativ in die unterschiedlichsten Winterlandschaften und Themen eintauchen kannst. D……続きを見る

This is the first book to discuss the full sweep of the work of J. Hillis Miller, from his earliest writing in the 1950s to those near the time of his death in February 2021, across the genres of hi……続きを見る

The sense of smell has long been the most neglected of the human senses in literature. Common Scents sets out to undo this forgetting of olfactory sense-making by tracing the appearance of odors in ……続きを見る

An important new examination of Islamic themes in the art of Albrecht Dürer Albrecht Dürer’s depictions of Muslim figures and subjects are considered by many to be among his most perplexing images. ……続きを見る

Despite its foundational role in the history of philosophy, Plato’s famous argument that art does not have access to truth or knowledge is now rarely examined, in part because recent philosophers ha……続きを見る

Praised in its original edition for its up-to-date, rigorous presentation of current debates and for the clarity of its presentation, Robert Stecker's new edition of Aesthetics and the Philosophy of……続きを見る

Intersections of Value investigates the universal human need for aesthetic experience. It examines three appreciative contexts where aesthetic value plays a central role: art, nature, and the everyd……続きを見る

An acclaimed philosopher and new father argues that engaging with beauty can make life worth living You didn’t choose to live this life, in this body, in these conditionsーthis delicate and difficul……続きを見る

As the sunset swings into view, you think, "That's beautiful." You take a bite of cake and you think, "Wow, that's sweet"-maybe too sweet. You hear that new song and it blows you away. You play it f……続きを見る