Philosophy: aesthetics books

At head of title: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft.  Read More >>

A study of the notion of artistic detachment, or psychic distance, as an intercultural motif for East-West comparative...  Read More >>

Cynthia Freeland explains why innovation and controversy are valued in the arts, weaving together philosophy, art...  Read More >>

The essays in this collection explore the links and gaps between the aesthetic and the political at the intersection...  Read More >>

The essays in this collection explore the links and gaps between the aesthetic and the political at the intersection...  Read More >>

This is a collection of contemporary translations of seven rare and influential 18th-century British aesthetic texts...  Read More >>

The transfer of intellectual ideas between European countries during the period known as the Enlightenment was largely...  Read More >>

Aesthetic Concepts is an exploration of key topics in contemporary aesthetics that arise from the seminal work of...  Read More >>

Hans-Georg Gadamer zeichnet in diesem Text die Entstehung des historischen Bewußtseins in den modernen Geisteswissenschaften...  Read More >>

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Paul Crowther argues that art can bridge the gap between philosophy's traditional striving for generality and completeness,...  Read More >>

Collects Frank Sibley's major papers on philosophical aesthetics. This work is concerned with a group of related...  Read More >>

This collection of essays constitutes the first history of modern Japanese aesthetics in any language. It introduces...  Read More >>

Beyond Aesthetics brings together philosophical essays addressing art and related issues by one of the foremost...  Read More >>

Die Studie bemüht sich um eine genaue Rekonstruktion des ästhetischen Denkens Goethes von den frühesten Äußerungen...  Read More >>

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While much has been written about the visual artists and playwrights of early twentieth-century Germany - Nolde,...  Read More >>

What role can literature play in philosophical reflection about the good life? Does moral philosophy need reference...  Read More >>

-- First paperback edition. -- In this engaging companion to Arts of the Beautiful, Etienne Gilson turns his attention...  Read More >>

This book tackles the age-old interpretative problem of 'pleasure' in Keat's poetry by placing him in the context...  Read More >>

This book tackles the age-old interpretative problem of 'pleasure' in Keat's poetry by placing him in the context...  Read More >>

A selection of essays by Griselda Pollock, engaging areas of contemporary theory, especially sexed subjectivities,...  Read More >>

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This collection of essays constitutes a history of modern Japanese aesthetics. It introduces readers through translations...  Read More >>

In this study, Frederick Burwick probes the origins - philosophical, aesthetic and literary - of developing subjectivist...  Read More >>