Philosophy: aesthetics books

The essays in this volume, indebted in great part to Jacques Maritain and to other Neo-Thomists, represent a contribution...  Read More >>

As an alternative to the view that everything from ""abstract art"" and ""performance art"" to ""hyperfiction""...  Read More >>

As an alternative to the view that everything from ""abstract art"" and ""performance art"" to ""hyperfiction""...  Read More >>

This collection initiates an inquiry into the aesthetic foundations of the fine arts. Their common aesthetic nature,...  Read More >>

Explores the values and politics of beauty as they affect our everyday lives.  Read More >>

In looking at the entirety of Benjamin's work - rather than the four or five essays available in English which tend...  Read More >>

A study of Yeats's aesthetics, in which the writing is profoundly engaged with the inner world of Yeats's poetry....  Read More >>

""The Birth of Tragedy"" (1872) is a book about the origins of Greek tragedy and its relevance to the German culture...  Read More >>

In this text, Schaffer analyzes writers such as Lucas Malet, Ouida, Alice Meynell, Rosamund Marriott Watson and...  Read More >>

In this text, Schaffer analyzes writers such as Lucas Malet, Ouida, Alice Meynell, Rosamund Marriott Watson and...  Read More >>

A critique of the philosophy of art as it developed from the eighteenth century to the twentieth century, combined...  Read More >>

This study focuses on the literal, symbolic, and metaphorical dimensions of The Philosophy of Modern Music. It explains...  Read More >>

Leading scholars consider Hegel's philosophy of art and its contemporary significance.  Read More >>

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May I have a coffee? How different the meaning of this statement is when it is uttered on a stage rather than in...  Read More >>

Alle Arbeiten von Wilhelm Hennis zeugen von seiner unverwechselbaren Art, Politikwissenschaft zu betreiben. Als...  Read More >>

Alle Arbeiten von Wilhelm Hennis zeugen von seiner unverwechselbaren Art, Politikwissenschaft zu betreiben. Als...  Read More >>

Examines John Dewey's thinking about the arts and its implications for educational practices.  Read More >>

Examining select high points in the speculative tradition from Plato and Aristotle through the Middle Ages and German...  Read More >>

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Examines writers, philosophers, and political leaders in China and the West, and reveals the extent to which they...  Read More >>

Examines writers, philosophers, and political leaders in China and the West and reveals the extent to which they...  Read More >>

Critics and artists claim the title of interpreter for themselves. Scientists do not so readily describe themselves...  Read More >>

Theories of Art Today explore a variety of issues including: aesthetic and institutional theories of art, feminist...  Read More >>