Philosophy: aesthetics books

In this book the editors brought together outstanding articles concerning intercultural aesthetics. The concept...  Read More >>

This ground-breaking book brings to life a neglected topic: our...  Read More >>

While philosophy believes it is impossible to have an experience of God without the senses, theology claims that...  Read More >>

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This book is a collection of essays on the philosophy of Karl Popper written by some outstanding contributors from...  Read More >>

The Figure of the Road examines the metaphor of the road, way, or path in works of representative humanities disciplines...  Read More >>

The author of Faust provides a unique perspective on the nature of color, compensating for his scientific inaccuracy...  Read More >>

Artworks potentially convey two kinds of knowledge: knowledge of art itself as well as general empirical knowledge,...  Read More >>

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Kant argues that beauty is subjective, but the judgment of taste about beauty is capable of universal validity....  Read More >>

What is a musical work? This work addresses some of the questions by way of a critical engagement with the New Musicology...  Read More >>

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A compendium of writings by one of the leading figures in aesthetics. This work contains twenty-four essays, which...  Read More >>

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Plass argues that Adorno’s essays on literature are of prime importance for an understanding of his aesthetics because...  Read More >>

Why does poetry appeal to music? Can music be said to communicate, as language does? What, between music and poetry,...  Read More >>

In this volume, Simona Goi and Frederick M. Dolan gather stimulating arguments for the indispensability of fiction_including...  Read More >>

This book provides an original treatment of the concept of good and beauty in ancient Egypt. It seeks to examine...  Read More >>

Die Erfindungen von Athanasius Kircher und Johann Philipp Kirnberger markieren die zeitlichen Eckpunkte des Zeitraumes,...  Read More >>

Presenting an analysis of the interconnections between science and the visual arts, this book takes the reader on...  Read More >>

Readings of Hegel, Nietzsche, Benjamin, Adorno, and Heidegger trace the role that the discourse on the end of art...  Read More >>

Readings of Hegel, Nietzsche, Benjamin, Adorno, and Heidegger trace the role that the discourse on the end of art...  Read More >>

Benjamin Tilghman has been a leading commentator on analytic philosophy for many years. This book brings together...  Read More >>

Aesthetics is not a ""factual"" discipline; there are no aesthetic facts. The word itself is derived from the Greek...  Read More >>