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by Theodor W Adorno
Theodor Adorno (1903-69) was undoubtedly the foremost thinker of the Frankfurt School, the influential group of German thinkers that fled to the US in the 1930s, including such thinkers as Herbert Marcuse and Max Horkheimer. His work has proved ...
ISBN: 9781780936598
Binding: Paperback
$29.99
by Theodor W. Adorno
<p>This volume of lectures on aesthetics, given by Adorno in the winter semester of 1958/59, formed the foundation for his later text <i>Aesthetic Theory</i>, widely regarded as one of Adorno’s greatest works. <br /> <br /> The lectures ...
ISBN: 9780745679402
Binding: Paperback
$42.95
A Comprehensive Anthology
by Steven M. Cahn
From Plato's <i>Ion</i> to works by contemporary philosophers, this anthology showcases classic texts to illuminate the development of philosophical thought about art and the aesthetic. This volume is the most comprehensive collection of ...
ISBN: 9781405154352
Binding: Paperback
$64.95
by Charles Taliaferro
What is art? Why do we find some things beautiful but not others? Is it wrong to share MP3s? These are just some of the questions explored by aesthetics, the philosophy of art. In this sweeping introduction, Charles Taliaferro skilfully guides
ISBN: 9781743104422
Binding: CD-Extra
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Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art
The Analytic Tradition, An Anthology
by Peter Lamarque
ISBN: 9781119222446
Binding: Paperback
$92.95
by Karl Rosenkranz
In this key text in the history of art and aesthetics, Karl Rosenkranz shows ugliness to be the negation of beauty without being reducible to evil, materiality, or other negative terms used it 's conventional condemnation. This insistence on ...
ISBN: 9781350022928
Binding: Paperback
$39.99
by Nikki Gemmell
Nikki Gemmell’s world changed forever when the body of her elderly mother was found and it became clear she had decided to end her own life. After the immediate shock came the guilt and the horror, for Nikki, her family, relatives and friends. ...
ISBN: 9781460796283
Binding: CD-Audio
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by Nikki Gemmell
Nikki Gemmell’s world changed forever when the body of her elderly mother was found and it became clear she had decided to end her own life. After the immediate shock came the guilt and the horror, for Nikki, her family, relatives and friends. ...
ISBN: 9781460796290
Binding: CD-Extra
Audio Book$49.95
by Claire Colebrook
<p>Until recently, "continental" philosophy has been tied either to the German tradition of phenomenology or to French post-structuralist concerns with the conditions of language and textuality. Giorgio Agamben draws upon and departs from both ...
ISBN: 9780745653112
Binding: Paperback
$37.95
Age of Genius: The Seventeenth Century and the Birth of the Modern Mind
by A. C. Grayling
What happened to the European mind between 1605, when an audience watching <i>Macbeth</i> at the Globe might believe that regicide was such an aberration of the natural order that ghosts could burst from the ground, and 1649, when a large crowd,
ISBN: 9781408870389
Binding: Paperback
$27.99
Conversations about Retirement, Romance, Wrinkles, and Regret
by Martha C. Nussbaum
We all age differently, but we can learn from shared experiences and insights. The conversations, or paired essays, in Aging Thoughtfully combine a philosopher's approach with a lawyer-economist's.Here are ideas about when to retire, how to
ISBN: 9780190600235
Binding: Hardback
$38.95
Alice in Wonderland and Philosophy
Curiouser and Curiouser
by William Irwin
The perfect companion to Lewis Carroll's classic book and director Tim Burton's March 2010 remake of <i>Alice in Wonderland</i> <p><i>Alice?s Adventures in Wonderland</i> has fascinated children and adults alike for generations. Why does Lewis ...
ISBN: 9780470558362
Binding: Paperback
$26.95
I Infest, Therefore I Am
by William Irwin
<p><i>Alien and Philosophy: I Infest, Therefore I Am </i>presents a philosophical exploration of the world of <i>Alien</i>, the simultaneously horrifying and thought-provoking sci-fi horror masterpiece, and the film franchise it spawned.</p> ...
ISBN: 9781119280811
Binding: Paperback
$26.95
by Jacques Ranciere
Jacques Ranci re's first major work, <em>Althusser's Lesson</em> appeared in 1974, just as the energies of May 68 were losing ground to the calls for a return to order. Ranci re's analysis of Althusserian Marxism unfolds against this background-
ISBN: 9781350009110
Binding: Paperback
$29.99
The Power of Compassion to Change Yourself and the World
by Matthieu Ricard
The new bestseller from Matthieu Ricard is the result of a lifetime's thought. This inspirational book argues that by understanding kindness and developing it as a skill we can change the world. ...
ISBN: 9780857896995
Binding: Paperback
$32.99
Ammonius: On Aristotle On Interpret
by David Blank
This is the final part of the translation in this series of Ammonius' commentary on Aristotle On Interpretation. This is the only commentary written out and published by Ammonius, teacher of the philosophers Philoponus, Simplicius, Asclepius and
ISBN: 9781780932071
Binding: Hardback
$140.00
Among the Dead Cities: Is the Targeting of Civilians in War Ever Justified?
by A.C. Grayling
Is it ever right to target civilians in a time of war? Or do the ends sometimes justify the means? The twentieth century - the age of 'total war' - marked the first time that civilian populations came to be seen as legitimate military targets. ...
ISBN: 9781472526038
Binding: Paperback
$25.99
by Charlene Elsby
<p>Why read a book about Amy Schumer and philosophy? After all, Amy Schumer is primarily known as a comedian, though she is also an actor, writer, and producer. One reason is that it will be enlightening. Amy Schumer is one of a handful of ...
ISBN: 9780812699906
Binding: Paperback
$29.99
An Awareness of What is Missing
Faith and Reason in a Post-secular Age
by Jürgen Habermas
In his recent writings on religion and secularization, Habermas has challenged reason to clarify its relation to religious experience and to engage religions in a constructive dialogue. Given the global challenges facing humanity, nothing is ...
ISBN: 9780745647210
Binding: Paperback