Philosophy: Aesthetics

The book aims to provide a contemporary individual with an extensive but focused set of examples of kitsch in non-artistic spheres to create theore...

In everyday life, most people do not reflect seriously on the impacts of architecture and environmental aesthetics on their well-being and health. ...

Originally published in 1995 as part of the Ethnoscapes: Current Challenges in the Environmental Social Sciences series, reissued now with a new se...

This book explores three connected insights into humor. First, that humor provides a privileged access to the deepest kind of truth, the sense as s...

What do we mean by semiotic perception? Why should the concepts of perception and expressivity be reinterpreted within the encompassing framework o...

Bringing together the latest research and perspectives in the fields of analytic philosophy and theatre studies, this collection of essays provides...

Bringing together the latest research and perspectives in the fields of analytic philosophy and theatre studies, this collection of essays provides...

Weil jede Note zählt: Dies ist das interpretatorische Credo, das Alfred Brendel in diesem Buch entwirft. Es ist eine Aufforderung, über den Umgang ...

An invigorating exploration of the pleasures and social benefits of conversationTalking Cure is a timely and enticing excursion into the art of goo...

Dieses Lexikon ist ein Novum der Musikliteratur. Erstmals werden alle wichtigen Texte zur Musiktheorie und Musikästhetik in lexikalischer Form von ...

These essays discuss various ontological and epistemological questions in moral philosophy, drawing on ideas from Platonic-Aristotelian ethics, the...

A beautifully illustrated history of the many inventive, poetic, and alluring ways in which color swatches have been selected and stagedThe need to...

Iagos I am not what I am epitomises how Shakespeares work is rich in philosophy, from issues of deception and moral deviance to those concerning th...

This study uncovers the plethora of new, innovative drawing strategies that shaped French visual arts at the height of Frances imperial power.Horac...

The modern media world came into being in the nineteenth century, when machines were harnessed to produce texts and images in unprecedented numbers...

This volume shows how Nancy was able to deconstruct the founding sign of all metaphysics and all transcendence by redefining the concepts of existe...

This book considers the cognitive, behavioural and socio-emotional aspects of autism in relation to music perception, musical engagement and music ...

Disagreement is one of the deepest and most pervasive topics in philosophy; arguably its very bedrock, and is an ever-increasing feature of politic...

Across the academy, scholars are debating the question of what bearing scientific inquiry has upon the humanities. The latest addition to the AFI F...