Aesthetics

This acclaimed anthology is ideal for newcomers to aesthetics or philosophy of art and includes new sections on pornography and erotica and societies without art , as well as new essays and revised introductions throughout.  ..

This acclaimed anthology is ideal for newcomers to aesthetics or philosophy of art and includes new sections on pornography and erotica and societies without art , as well as new essays and revised introductions throughout.  ..

McMahon draws upon Kant and his legacy in pragmatist theories of meaning and language to argue that aesthetic judgment is a version of moral judgment: a way to cultivate attitudes conducive to community, which plays a pivotal role in the evolution of language, meaning, and knowledge.While offering a..

Art and Knowledge argues that the experience of art is so rewarding because it can be an important source of knowledge about ourselves and our relation to each other and to the world...

This collection explores a previously neglected area of study – the role of art in Marcuse’s work. Presenting a wealth of published and unpublished material, it is essential reading not only for those new to Marcuse, but also for specialists...

This collection explores a previously neglected area of study – the role of art in Marcuse’s work. Presenting a wealth of published and unpublished material, it is essential reading not only for those new to Marcuse, but also for specialists...

Art and Phenomenology is one of the first books to explore visual art as a mode of experiencing the world itself, showing how in the words of Merleau-Ponty ‘Painting does not imitate the world, but is a world of its own’. Essential reading for anyone interested in phenomenology, aesthetics, and visu..

This is an exciting exploration of the role art plays in our lives. Mattick takes the question "What is art?" as a basis for a discussion of the nature of art, he asks what meaning art can have and to whom in the present order...

This is an exciting exploration of the role art plays in our lives. Mattick takes the question "What is art?" as a basis for a discussion of the nature of art, he asks what meaning art can have and to whom in the present order...

Clothes protect our vulnerable skin and they keep us warm or cool. They help us show that we are young or old, rich or poor, at work or play, and whether we may be good to know. This title considers the overlapping values that clothes have for us...

An outstanding collection of specially commissioned chapters by leading philosophers who explore the relationship between philosophy and creativity. Essential readings for those interested in the philosophy of creativity, it is also an extremely useful resource for those in related subjects such as ..

This volume advances the contemporary debate on five central issues in the philosophy of film. These issues concern the relation between the art and technology of film, the nature of film realism, how narrative fiction films narrate, how we engage emotionally with films, and whether films can philos..