Philosophy: aesthetics books

Modernity might be defined as the age when Western man tried, for the first time, to do without the Church, then...  Read More >>

This book sets up a rich intercultural dialogue between the philosophy of Immanuel Kant and Michel Foucault.  Read More >>

This volume consists of selected essays on the art and aesthetics of the avantgarde, contemporary art, and postsocialist...  Read More >>

Immanuel Kant's Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysics of Morals, first published in 1785, is an essential contribution...  Read More >>

An acclaimed sociologist's exploration of the connections among performances in life, art, and politics  Read More >>

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An acclaimed sociologist's exploration of the connections among performances in life, art, and politics  Read More >>

An acclaimed sociologist's exploration of the connections among performances in life, art, and politics  Read More >>

Jean-François Lyotard (1924-1998) was one of the previous century’s most provocative thinkers. Can his work help...  Read More >>

Martin Heidegger’s (1889-1976) criticism of Friedrich Nietzsche’s nihilism represented a ‘turn’ in his thought....  Read More >>

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A collection of essays from one of the great philosophers of the modern era, Arthur Schopenhauer.  Read More >>

This open access book offers a concise overview of the theories constructed within the various human sciences around...  Read More >>

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Immanuel Kant's Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysics of Morals, first published in 1785, is an essential contribution...  Read More >>

Bringing together Bataille with Lacan and Nietzsche, Tim Themi examines the role of aesthetics, implicit in each,...  Read More >>

In his antireligious ""Essay On Miracles"", David Hume reiterates a simple message: ""No testimony is sufficient...  Read More >>

Making History Move builds upon decades of scholarship investigating history in visual culture, proposing a methodology...  Read More >>

This volume explores the state of literary theory today, decades after the repeatedly proclaimed end of theory....  Read More >>

Making History Move builds upon decades of scholarship investigating history in visual culture, proposing a methodology...  Read More >>

In his antireligious ""Essay On Miracles"", David Hume reiterates a simple message: ""No testimony is sufficient...  Read More >>

An insightful look at how avant-garde musicians of the postwar period in New York explored the philosophical dimensions...  Read More >>

This is the first monograph on Kant's theory of intuition to appear in several decades. It will appeal to scholars...  Read More >>

An introduction to philosophical aesthetics and the philosophy of art written for all audiences. While students...  Read More >>