MB - Aesthetics 1

While much has been written on Marcel Duchamp - one of the twentieth century's most beguiling artists - the subject of his flirtation with architecture seems to have been largely overlooked. Yet, in……続きを見る

The Culture and Philosophy of Ridley Scott, edited by Adam Barkman, Ashley Barkman, and Nancy Kang, brings together eighteen critical essays that illuminate a nearly comprehensive selection of the d……続きを見る

Lambert Wiesing's The Philosophy of Perception challenges current theories of perception. Instead of attempting to understand how a subject perceives the world, Wiesing starts by taking perception t……続きを見る

Great philosophers such as Kierkegaard, Nietzsche and Sartre have clearly been preoccupied by the possibility of authenticity. In this study, Jacob Golomb looks closely at the literature and writing……続きを見る

It has often been claimed, and frequently denied, that music derives some or all of its artistic value from the relation in which it stands to the emotions. This book presents and subjects to critic……続きを見る

In an era of rapid transformation from analog to digital, how can we write about cinema in ways that are as fresh, surprising, and challenging as the best films are? In 10/40/70 Nicholas Rombes prop……続きを見る

Today’s film scholars draw from a dizzying range of theoretical perspectivesーthey’re just as likely to cite philosopher Gilles Deleuze as they are to quote classic film theorist André Bazin. To stu……続きを見る

Umberto Eco a reunit textele din acest volum pentru a demonstra preocuparea sa continuă pentru filosofie, estetică şi semiotica medievală încă din anii facultăţii, când a început să fie interesat de……続きを見る

Limite del nostro campo visivo, l’orizzonte ci lega al mondo e agli altri: sta di fronte a noi, ma il suo sito non è immutabile. E tuttavia abbiamo spesso l’impressione di poterlo raggiungere, di po……続きを見る

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. A 3-year-old asks her physician father about his job, and his inability to provide a succin……続きを見る

Il tema della bellezza viene qui affrontato da Umberto Galimberti, come nel suo stile, con un ritorno alle sorgenti della nostra cultura. Se quella ebraica era una cultura della parola, quella greca……続きを見る

The essays in this volume all ask what it means for human beings to be embodied as desiring creaturesーand perhaps still more piercingly, what it means for a philosopher to be embodied. In taking up……続きを見る

Reinterpreting Badiou's philosophy in light of both his persistent, reverent invocations of the German-Jewish poet Paul Celan, and his long-term engagement with Samuel Beckett, Badiou, Poem and Subj……続きを見る

EN. This essay serves the double purpose of investigating the aesthetic dimensions of Thoreau’s environmental philosophy while examining the philosophical and political implications of its capacity ……続きを見る

Alfred William Benn's 'The Greek Philosophers' is a comprehensive exploration of the ancient philosophers of Greece, examining their profound ideas and enduring influence on Western thought. Through……続きを見る

Bello è un concetto di inquietante complessità, un giacimento di idee e intuizioni dilatatosi nel tempo fino ai confini estremi della riflessione. Bello, bellezza, sono tra le parole più ricorrenti ……続きを見る

Os avanços da dermatologia estética e os cuidados com a alimentação e o bem-estar físico são fatores capazes de proporcionar o rejuvenescimento. Esses temas encontram-se bem detalhados nesse livro q……続きを見る

Aristotle and Plotinus set the horizon of inquiry--thinking is thinking on thinking. Discussion of mind, meaning, and subjectivity begins with the question, How is thinking on thinking different fro……続きを見る

Italian philosopher Giorgio Agamben takes a close look at why the sense of taste has not historically been appreciated as a means to know and experience pleasure or why it has always been considered……続きを見る

Philosophic Poems - Poetic considerations for a world in chaos is a book by Célio Azevedo (Luso-Brazilian), Aline Franco (Italo-Brazilian) and Daysie Hambarliyska (Bulgarian). It s a poetic guide on……続きを見る

A groundbreaking account of perception and art, from one of the twentieth century’s most important art historians E. H. Gombrich is widely considered to be one of the most influential art historians……続きを見る

This book is the first comprehensive study investigating the cultural affinities and resonances of Zen in early twentieth-century American poetry and its contribution to current definitions of ecopo……続きを見る

”Inden kulturproblemer kan formuleres, må begrebet kultur bestemmes nøjere. Allerede denne opgave smager af filosofi. Den kræver indsigt i forskellen mellem bedre og ringere begrebsformationer. Og d……続きを見る

It appears to me that there are two descriptions of persons by whom the present work must be considered to be of inestimable worth, the lovers of antiquity and the lovers of ancient philosophy and r……続きを見る

In this thought-provoking book Lambert Wiesing asks simply: What is luxury? Drawing on a fascinating range of examples, he argues that luxury is an aesthetic experience. Unlike experience gained via……続きを見る

This ebook contains Aristotle's complete works. This edition has been professionally formatted and contains several tables of contents. The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the eboo……続きを見る

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In the twentieth century, avant-garde movements have pushed the concept of art far beyond its traditional boundaries. In this dynamical process of constant renewal the prestige of thinking about art……続きを見る

The first book to address everyone who relishes reading Proust and wants to know more about how his writing works. This is a matchless close reading of a literary masterpiece, In Search of Lost Time……続きを見る

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 ……続きを見る