Philosophy: aesthetics

The third edition of the acclaimed Routledge Companion to Aesthetics contains over sixty chapters written by leading international scholars covering all aspects of aesthetics.

Released in 1999, Fight Club is David Fincher's popular adaption of Chuck Palahniuk's cult novel, and one of the most philosophically rich films of recent years.

Released in 1999, Fight Club is David Fincher's popular adaption of Chuck Palahniuk's cult novel, and one of the most philosophically rich films of recent years.

Immanuel Kant's moral philosophy, political philosophy, and philosophy of judgement have been and continue to be widely discussed among many scholars.

Immanuel Kant's moral philosophy, political philosophy, and philosophy of judgement have been and continue to be widely discussed among many scholars.

This exciting collection of David Goldblatt's essays, available for the first time in one volume, uses the metaphor of ventriloquism to help understand a variety of art world phenomena.

This exciting collection of David Goldblatt's essays, available for the first time in one volume, uses the metaphor of ventriloquism to help understand a variety of art world phenomena.

Philosophical inquiry into pregnancy, childbirth, and mothering is a growing area of interest to academic philosophers.

Philosophical inquiry into pregnancy, childbirth, and mothering is a growing area of interest to academic philosophers.

Opinionated and example-filled, this extremely concise and accessible book provides a survey of some fundamental and longstanding debates about the nature of music.

Opinionated and example-filled, this extremely concise and accessible book provides a survey of some fundamental and longstanding debates about the nature of music.

Fifty Key Texts in Art History is an anthology of critical commentaries selected from the classical period to the late modern.

Fifty Key Texts in Art History is an anthology of critical commentaries selected from the classical period to the late modern.

Aesthetics of Music: Musicological Approaches is an anthology of fourteen essays, each addressing a single key concept or pair of terms in the aesthetics of music, collectively serving as an authoritative work on musical aesthetics that remains as close to 'the music' as possible.

Aesthetics of Music: Musicological Approaches is an anthology of fourteen essays, each addressing a single key concept or pair of terms in the aesthetics of music, collectively serving as an authoritative work on musical aesthetics that remains as close to 'the music' as possible.

While there are many books on the romantics, and many books on Heidegger, there has been no book exploring the connection between the two.

While there are many books on the romantics, and many books on Heidegger, there has been no book exploring the connection between the two.

In this new study, Cristina Chimisso explores the work of the French Philosopher of Science, Gaston Bachelard (1884-1962) by situating it within French cultural life of the first half of the century.

In this new study, Cristina Chimisso explores the work of the French Philosopher of Science, Gaston Bachelard (1884-1962) by situating it within French cultural life of the first half of the century.

With the emerging dominance of digital technology, the time is ripe to reconsider the nature of the image.

With the emerging dominance of digital technology, the time is ripe to reconsider the nature of the image.

The scientific, political, and industrial revolutions of the Romantic period transformed the status of humans and redefined the concept of species.

The scientific, political, and industrial revolutions of the Romantic period transformed the status of humans and redefined the concept of species.

This collection fills a gap in the current literature in philosophy and film by focusing on the question: How would thinking in philosophy and film be transformed if race were formally incorporated moved from its margins to the center?

This collection fills a gap in the current literature in philosophy and film by focusing on the question: How would thinking in philosophy and film be transformed if race were formally incorporated moved from its margins to the center?

This book focuses on a dimension of art which the philosophical tradition (from Plato to Hegel and even Adorno) has consistently overlooked, such was its commitment - explicit or implicit - to mimesis and the metaphysics of truth it presupposes.

This book focuses on a dimension of art which the philosophical tradition (from Plato to Hegel and even Adorno) has consistently overlooked, such was its commitment - explicit or implicit - to mimesis and the metaphysics of truth it presupposes.

First published in 1927, Science and Philosophy: And Other Essays is a collection of individual papers written by Bernard Bosanquet during his highly industrious philosophical life.

First published in 1927, Science and Philosophy: And Other Essays is a collection of individual papers written by Bernard Bosanquet during his highly industrious philosophical life.

Across the academy, scholars are debating the question of what bearing scientific inquiry has upon the humanities.

Across the academy, scholars are debating the question of what bearing scientific inquiry has upon the humanities.

Released in 1958, Vertigo is widely regarded as Alfred Hitchcock's masterpiece and one of the greatest films of all time.

Released in 1958, Vertigo is widely regarded as Alfred Hitchcock's masterpiece and one of the greatest films of all time.

Ridley Scott's Blade Runner is widely regarded as a "e;masterpiece of modern cinema"e; and is regularly ranked as one of the great films of all time.

Ridley Scott's Blade Runner is widely regarded as a "e;masterpiece of modern cinema"e; and is regularly ranked as one of the great films of all time.

From its very beginnings, theatre has been both an art and a public space, shared by actors and spectators.

From its very beginnings, theatre has been both an art and a public space, shared by actors and spectators.

Wittgenstein is one of the most important and influential twentieth-century philosophers in the western tradition.

Wittgenstein is one of the most important and influential twentieth-century philosophers in the western tradition.

In the late 1970s Bernard Stiegler was arrested for armed robbery and imprisoned.

Schopenhauers Verhältnis zu Goethe hat seine eigene Dramaturgie: Von Bewunderung und gemeinsamen Diskussionen geprägt, führte die Auseinandersetzung mit dem Farbentheoretiker Goethe in einen Überbietungswettkampf, der schließlich mit einem unfreiwilligen Bruch endete.

Death and Love brings together notable psychoanalytic and philosophical theorists to explore the connection between death and love.

Wie kommt es, dass zwei Besucherinnen einer Mahler-Symphonie die gleichen Akkorde, Harmonien und Melodien hören, aber in jenen einmal Dissonanz und Langeweile, bzw.

The Routledge Companion to Philosophy and Film is the first comprehensive volume to explore the main themes, topics, thinkers and issues in philosophy and film.

The Routledge Companion to Philosophy and Film is the first comprehensive volume to explore the main themes, topics, thinkers and issues in philosophy and film.

The Thin Red Line is the third feature-length film from acclaimed director Terrence Malick, set during the struggle between American and Japanese forces for Guadalcanal in the South Pacific during World War Two.

The Thin Red Line is the third feature-length film from acclaimed director Terrence Malick, set during the struggle between American and Japanese forces for Guadalcanal in the South Pacific during World War Two.

Pedro Almodovar is one of the most renowned film directors of recent years.

Pedro Almodovar is one of the most renowned film directors of recent years.

Thinking on Screen: Film as Philosophy is an accessible and thought-provoking examination of the way films raise and explore complex philosophical ideas.