Philosophy: aesthetics books

This, the sequel to the same author's much-acclaimed 'Xanthippic Dialogues,' is a multi-faceted commentary on the...  Read More >>

One of the best-known continental theorists writing today, Gerard Genette here explores our aesthetic relation to...  Read More >>

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Aesthetic Order challenges contemporary theories of aesthetics, offering the idea of beauty as quantitative yet...  Read More >>

Celebrating Eliot Deutsch's project promoting understanding of Asian philosophical ideas among Westerners, these...  Read More >>

This book presents fresh and fascinating insights into our interpretation of the environment.  Read More >>

Taste has traditionally been considered beneath the concern of philosophy - too bound to the body, too personal...  Read More >>

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This work presents a rethinking of Critical Philosophy through the recovery of a larger sense of 'aesthetics' in...  Read More >>

In this book, a novelist, playwright, and literary critic explores the question that has troubled artists and philosophers...  Read More >>

Wie kaum eine andere soziologische Theorie der vergangenen Jahrzehnte bietet die Systemtheorie Niklas Luhmanns kulturwissenschaftliche...  Read More >>

A textbook for undergraduate students interested in the topic of philosophical aesthetics, this book introduces...  Read More >>

The first systematic study of the aesthetic evaluations that scientists pass on their theories.  Read More >>

An analysis of liminal performance. It surveys traditional and contemporary aesthetics, followed by a series of...  Read More >>

In this book, Gutkin brings together the best work written on the subject of Soviet aesthetic ideology.  Read More >>

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Wagner's epic Ring of the Niebelungs stands as a focal point of nineteenth-century German art. Redemption or Annihilation?...  Read More >>

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Die Einbildungskraft ist besonders in der philosophischen Tradition vielfach zum Gegenstand der ästhetischen Spekulation...  Read More >>

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A discussion of the diverse relationships between law and the artistic image. The essays draw on the critical procedures...  Read More >>

Introduces a scheme of machine aesthetics, including classical industrial machines, high technology, and decaying...  Read More >>